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- 'She' for 'He' in children's books
  
  Emma Watson is a strong female character in fiction as Hermione and in the real world – author Cate Sampson calls for more portrayals in children's and teen books that reflect how women really are
- Get your copy of Terror Kid!
  
  Get your copy of our autumn Teen Book Club read, the new book by the poet and author of Refugee Boy, Benjamin Zephaniah, about a boy who only wants to make a difference in the world and ends caught up in something much, much bigger than he is…
- Philip Kerr: I don't like books for children that deal with adult themes
  
  The New York Times bestselling author has written his first book for teens, The Winter Horses, about one girl and two horses trying to survive in remote Ukraine during the second world war. Find out a bit more about Philip as he dares to take our quickfire interview
- The Maze Runner's James Dashner: Movies are my first love. And that's how I write
  
  How does it feel to have your best selling novel turned into a Hollywood movie? Site member Patrick Sproull gets to ask James Dashner, as movie version of his book The Maze Runner hits the screens across the UK

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Children's books

Dead Ends by Erin Lange - review

22 Oct 2014:
jboo1698: 'This book was fantastic in every sense of the word'
Children's books

CHERUB: Lone Wolf by Robert Muchamore - review

22 Oct 2014:
Krazy Kesh: 'Muchamore has never failed to please me and this one has been yet another joyride'
Children's books

Things to do this half term!

22 Oct 2014:
Halloween's coming – and so is half term. Oh what to do, what to do? Check out our list and keep you or your little monsters busy!
Children's books

The Cat's Maw by Brooke Burgess - review

22 Oct 2014:
Prosah: 'If you like cats at all, and adventure, and mystery, you will like this book'
Children's books

Holly Black: Peter Capaldi is going to bring genuine darkness to the character of The Doctor

22 Oct 2014: Holly Black is the 12th writer to be given her very own Doctor to write about for Dr Who series 12 Doctors, 12 Stories. And she had to write the first draft without watching Peter Capaldi in action! Site member Patrick gets the low-down on Holly Black’s Lights Out

Latest reader reviews

Searching For Sky by Jillian Cantor - review

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Clariel by Garth Nix - review

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Murder Most Unladylike: A Wells & Wong Mystery By Robin Stevens

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - review

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan - review

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The Diviners by Libba Bray - review

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The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank - review

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Crusher by Niall Leonard - review

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Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson - review

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I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb - review

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua - review

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The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson - review

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Soulmates by Holly Bourne - review

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan - review

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The Iron Trial by Cassandra Care and Holly Black - review

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams - review

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - review

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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell - review

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We Were Liars By Emily Lockhart - review

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Then by Morris Gleitzman - review

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Fight For Her by Harper James - review

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The Giver by Lois Lowry - review

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Ellie's War by Emily Sharratt - review

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Frozen in Time by Ali Sparkes - review

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - review

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The book doctor

What are the best children's books on ducks?

20 Oct 2014, 5:58 EDT: The Book Doctor goes absolutely quackers this week hunting down the most brilliant books on all kinds of ducks
What are the best books on immigration and adapting to life in the UK?
13 Oct 2014, 6:59 EDT
Which are the best art books for children?
6 Oct 2014, 6:17 EDT

Latest video and audio

Teen authors on language and love in fiction

Teen authors Michelle Gayle, Martyn Bedford, Mal Peet and Peter Cocks discuss the tricky topics of language and love in young adult fiction
Julia Donaldson becomes children's laureate - video

Julia Donaldson, the new children's laureate, reads a comic poem composed for the occasion and tackles questions about libraries from children
Eoin Colfer on Artemis Fowl: 'A lot of writers' inspiration comes from their childhood' - video

Irish author Eoin Colfer reads from his first Artemis Fowl book and answers questions from young readers
Michelle Paver: 'Inspiration is mysterious' - video

Michelle Paver reads from her book Ghost Hunter and answers questions from readers of the Guardian children's books site
Charlie Higson: 'The last thing you want is for kids to think they're being taught a lesson' - video

Charlie Higson reads from his book The Dead, and answers questions from readers of the Guardian children's books site
Cathy Cassidy on Cherry Crush: 'I would recommend daydreaming to anybody' - video

Cathy Cassidy reads from her book Cherry Crush, the first in her Chocolate Box Girls series, and answers questions from young readers
David Tennant reads My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece - audio

Listen to an audio clip from Annabel Pitcher's novel My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, read by the actor David Tennant
Ted Hughes reads his poems - audio

Children's books member and poetry-lover Luke Shore wanted to know what Ted Hughes sounded like - so he asked us if we could find any recordings of him reading. We did - and Luke introduces a selection from Hughes' Poems for Children: Cat, Thought Fox, Toad and Wolf
Children's books podcast: Patrick Ness

Patrick Ness, author of the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, reads from his new book, A Monster Calls, talks about its unusual origins, and answers your questions
Anthony Horowitz: 'I had no plan B. I was going to be a writer or nothing' - video

Anthony Horowitz reads from his final Alex Rider book, Scorpia Rising, and answers questions from young readers
Welcome to the Guardian's new children's books website - video

As the Guardian launches its new new children's books website, we ask young people what they'd look for in such a site
Children's books podcast: Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman reads an excerpt from her book Boys Don't Cry, and reveals why she chose to write it from the point of view of a teenage dad
Childrens Books: Puffin authors answer children's questions

Puffin children's authors - Anna Perera, who wrote The Glass Collector, Morris Gleitzman, author of Grace and Ruta Sepetys, whose book is Between Shades of Gray - answer readers' questions
Dean Atta reads Shadowboxer - audio

The performance poet reads Shadowboxer, inspired by Martyn Bedford's teen novel Flip