How reading between the ages of 11 and 16 can help teens get better jobs | Series 1, Episode 31
Season 1, Episode 31 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for June 2025 and how reading can help teens get better jobs.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Amie Jordan is a British author of young adult fiction. She studied Film and Media at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her debut novel, All the Hidden Monsters, was published by Chicken House in May 2024. The book is an urban fantasy thriller centred on a teenage werewolf named Sage who investigates a murder with the help of a warlock, moving between the human world and the supernatural Downside.
Jordan is represented by Lydia Silver at Darley Anderson Children’s. She is also known for her work creating bespoke knitted items for film, television, and theatre costume departments.
All the Hidden Monsters was published by Chicken House in May 2024.
Season 1, Episode 31 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for June 2025 and how reading can help teens get better jobs.
May 2025’s book club recommendations feature titles by Sally Gardner, Aoife Dooley, Frann Preston-Gannon, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Ravena Guron, Tamsin Winter, and Amie Jordan.
Crime fiction for teens including titles by Tia Fisher, Robert Muchamore, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Maureen Johnson, Ben Oliver, Karen M. McManus, Cynthia Murphy and Holly Jackson.
Keep your teen reading over the summer holidays with books by Abiola Bello, Simon James Green, Cynthia Murphy, Oskar Kroon, Meredith Adamo, E Lockhart, Angeline Boulley, Tess Sharpe, John Schu and more.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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