Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys – review
'This book is very well written and Lina's pain and emotions are conveyed brilliantly. It is moving and heart-wrenching'Between Shades of Grey is about a Lithuanian girl called Lina whose town is taken over by the Soviets. One night she, her mother and...
Ruby Redfort – Look Into My Eyes by Lauren Child – review
'It's not perfect, in fact there are a lot of painstakingly cliché bits but overall it is one fabulous story!'Wowsers. Yeah, sounds near enough something Ruby Redfort would say…Ruby Redfort…what a character! I tell you, Lauren Child has done it ag...
Around the world in Eighty days by Jules Verne – review
'An unforgettable classic which is recommended for all the ages'Phileas Fogg lives at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens. He's a rich bachelor, around 40 years of age, but nobody knows his source of his ₤40,000 fortune. This amount was significan...
Your elephants!
Elmer creator David McKee taught you how to draw elephants. Here's your best work
Elizabeth Laird’s top 10 books about tough stuff from out there
Author Elizabeth Laird travels the world from Africa to Australia in her pick of books showing teens tackling tough stuff and all their trials and triumphs along the way"What does a good novel do for you? Make you laugh? Make you cry, gasp, clutch the ...
Skulduggery Pleasant: The DeathBringer by Derek Landy – review
'Valkyrie is selfish, cruel, inconsiderate and egotistical and you will find yourself thoroughly disliking her. Nevertheless, the whole book is much better for it'Skulduggery Pleasant is a series surrounding the life of Stephanie Edgley/ Valkyrie Cain....
Your flash fiction stories
It's National Flash Fiction Day and you've been sending in your ultra short stories, after reading flash fiction expert David Gaffney's top tips. Read a selection belowBy Bethonie, 15They're coming. On balloons, on boats, on planes, on foot - they are ...
Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid – trailer
Try a spooky trailer for a dark first novel about twin sisters divided by a terrible secretJoin the site and email us at childrens.books@guardian.co.uk to share YOUR favourite trailer in Trailer blazers!Children and teenagersTeen booksguardian.co.uk &c...
A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler – review
'Do 12-year-old girls find absolutely everything fabulous? If they do, or if you do, then you would enjoy this novel'A Year Without Autumn is a novel on twelve-year-old Jenni's discovery on what true friendship is about. Jenni's best friend is Autumn-...
Top flash fiction writing tips: David Gaffney
16 May is the first ever day celebrating the art of micro-fiction. But what's the secret of writing ultra short stories? Follow David Gaffney's tips and email in your own flash fiction masterpieces - we'll publish our favourites in the Your Stories sec...
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card – review
'I would recommend this book to readers because of its excitement, meaning and unpredictability'As you come across this book in a bookstore, many of you will probably leave it alone just because of its thickness. Actually, time won't be a problem (I r...
Can you provide a definitive reading list for the first 10 years of life?
'Though enjoyable and useful, lists are very subjective, so it pays to look around for different types'I very much liked the book lists you put out last year during the Guardian and Observer books season, but wondered if you could provide a definitive ...
