Books published by ZunTold

Dan's dad is evolving.

Yan Harris is VERY EXCITED.Well, of course she is. It¿s summer, she¿s got over her depression and she¿s in London for a week with her BFF Chelsea. After seventeen years in a sleepy village where everybody just knows them as The Chinese One and The Brainy One¿ life is calling.It¿s a pretty cool prospect¿ if Chel can stop worrying about discourse in the Nordhelm fandom long enough to enjoy it. Chelseäs worried about Yan, too, to Yan¿s annoyance.Barely sleeping, barely eating, getting increasingly gobby, having an ¿ ahem ¿ close encounter in a toilet, giving a Tory MP a good kick in the shins, and running around kind of literally screaming¿ well, it¿s all just good summer fun, isn¿t it?Isn¿t it?In the desperate battle of Yan vs. bipolar disorder, does the poor disease really stand a chance?Written by an author who lives with bipolar herself, this is a hilarious yet edge-of-your-seat ride, with friendship at its heart. Perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Alice Oseman.¿This book nails it¿not just the vertiginous flights of bipolar, but also the pure joy of youth.¿ ¿ Marya Hornbacher, author of Wasted and Madness: a Bipolar Life¿Cleverly written, fast-paced and engaging. I rattled through it, desperate to know what happened.¿ ¿ Nicola Morgan, author of Blame My Brain ¿You don''t want to miss this story, it will hit you like a tidal wave.¿ ¿ Lucas Maxwell, UK School Librarian of the Year 2017 ¿It¿s impossible not to fall in love with Yan.¿ ¿ Tabitha Suzuma, author of Forbidden and A Note of Madness ¿Authentic, dazzling and a vivid demonstration of why neurodivergent "own voices" are so important.¿ - Eric Lindstrom, author of Not if I See You First and A Tragic Kind of Wonderful  ¿Witty, inventive and incredibly immersive. Yan is a brilliant, heart-breaking character.¿ -Elen Caldecott, author of The Short Knife

The Game Weavers is a futuristic novel set in darker times. An LGBTQ love story both fantastical and yet contemporary.

Slotting in beside THE MACHINE GUNNERS and WAR HORSE, A CAKE FOR THE GESTAPO tells the story of a fictional gang of kids in Jersey during the German Occupation in WW2, weaving in very real islanders¿ own stories of the Occupation at its core ¿ A history that has never before been told in children¿s literature June 1940. Jersey. Joe makes light of his father¿s unpredictable anger, and Spinner tries to ignore the school bully, Percy, while dealing with her own mounting fears. As for Ginger, her cousin, he¿s nervous of the biggest bully of all, Hitler, while her neighbour, farmer¿s son Clem, is apparently just keeping his head down. But on the sly, Clem is learning to box, has hidden a gun and he¿s going to deal with Percy ¿ and possibly the Germans ¿ all by himself. All the same, none of them believes the Germans will actually invade. Then the island is bombed, Joe is injured and outrage turns to terror as the Germans arrive and their grip on the peaceful island tightens. Initially, the adults avoid direct confrontation, while the gang is determined to go further, aiming to destroy German morale and trip them up in their every move. At first, they simply play tricks on the soldiers, but as the situation worsens, their defiance escalates, leading them all into terrible, mortal danger. As the Occupation wears on, and deprivation turns to starvation, a distinct plan emerges for the kids - the successful elimination from the island of a Gestapo sergeant, the cruel and repugnant Viktor.

14-year-old Max only has one person he can really talk to. Her name is Ana - also known as anorexia, his eating disorder. Max writes to Ana every day. She feeds on his fears, encouraging him to lose more and more weight.For Christmas, Max gets an unusual present from his older brother Robin: a geocache. He hides it in the forest near their house, thrilled by the anonymity it gives him. Anyone can leave Max a note - and soon, he gets one from the mysterious 'E'. Could it be the Evie, the new girl at school, playing tricks on him?In the midst of a family crisis, Max's eating disorder quickly deteriorates. Ana pulls him further and further away from his family and friends, until he feels totally alone. Can anyone help him find a way out?Drawing on debut author Samuel Pollen's own experiences, this is an unforgettable, uplifting story of one boy's battle with anorexia.

Milly and Charlie are back in another adventure, this time battling the mysterious Brothers of Brimstone. What has happened to Sir Byron De Bohun's Brain? How can our two intrepid heroes save Miss Martinet from the evil curse threatening to destroy Blaggards from within.

Jiddy is a survivor. Rescued at birth, she grows up in Robin Hood's Bay, a village harbouring a dangerous secret. Just as romance blossoms and Jiddy finally feels like she belongs, figures from the past threaten to tear her world apart... A thrilling tale of one girl's search for identity and love, set against a backdrop of smuggling and violence