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.

Reviews for Always Here for You:'Truly gripping.'Saffia Farr, Editor, JUNO Magazine'A must-read of our times.'WRD Magazine'A heart-stopping portrayal. Essential reading for teens and parents of teens - this book may well save lives.'MIRIAM HALAHMYAngela Kiverstein'A crucial read - current and compelling.'Penny Joelson'Poignant, powerful and educational.'Emma Suffield, SLA UK School Librarian of the Year 2018'Impossible to put down.'Lucas Maxwell, Portable Magic Dispenser'A very important book.'From Bee With Love 'Compelling, insightful and urgently important.'Fallen Star Stories'A poignant book with a very important message for teens.'A Beautiful Chaos'A must read for all parents.'Motherhood: The Real Deal'Incredibly well crafted.'My Chestnut Reading Tree'An important reminder about online safety for a generation that often take the validity of their online relationships for granted.' Sarah ChurchillMiriam Halahmy's novel explores the realities of online grooming. It is told from the perspective of 14 year old Holly. Holly is a middle class girl from Brighton. She lives with Mum and Dad who love her, care about her but due to circumstances such as work pressure and Gran's loneliness and fragility after the death of Granddad, leave her at home alone. This would not be unreasonable in normal circumstances but Holly is at a particularly vulnerable time. Her best friend since nursery school has moved away to Canada. They had been inseperable and Holly has no friends at school. The novel follows Holly trying to make new friends and alongside this, meeting Jay, a boy online. The novel uses text messages and whatsapp messaging to tell the story of how Jay, another fourteen year old from a different school, become hopelessly engrossed in each other. Jay messages Holly all of the time, at 2am, at 3am and becomes desperate and sometimes sulky, when Holly doesn't message him back. Holly is flattered and soon even her newly forming school friendship group seem unimportant to her as she is increasingly flattered by and absorbed by Jay. But is he all her seems?Or is there something more sinister happening. With the debate raging about Smart phones and teenagers access to social media, this novel is ever more significant. It is pacy and gripping and easy to read. It would do well in all bookstores and in school libraries. It should be a classic for the PSHE reading list. Miriam Halahmy's Always Here for You was nominated for the Carnegie Medal

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.

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