Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Bec Manser is a children’s author published by Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random House Children’s UK.
Her debut novel, Wildheart, is the first book in the Wildheart series. The paperback edition is published on 4 June 2026 (ISBN 9780241753194).
June 2026’s book club includes titles by Marjoke Henrichs, Philip Ardagh, Ian Eagleton, Hayley Wells, Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, Tony Bradman, Bec Manser, Clare Pollard, Patrick Gallagher, Jamie Gregory, Mitch Johnson & Matt Goodfellow.
Wildheart is a fast-moving fantasy with detailed world building, secretive Rangers, danger in the forest and a thoughtful ending, as Nettle fights to save Fern and prove her sister was coerced.
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