The Imaginators from Bolton interview Nat Luurtsema, author of Girl Out of Water.

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We are all as uniquely different as our DNA and yet society and the media can often seem determined to turn us into clones. We’re encouraged to look the same, dress the same and act the same and anyone who embraces their individuality can end up being labelled a ‘freak’.

When I wrote The Moonlight Dreamers I wanted it to be a celebration of daring to be different.

Welcome to the Popcorn Sessions! Every month we invite a young people’s reading groups to interview an author of a new young adult fiction title. This month Books and Biscuits from Hove in East Sussex interviewed Amber Lee Dodd.

Hi, my name is Octavia and I am a Reading Hack Youth Advisor. I love reading and enjoy a range of books but recently have been transfixed by a number of books by the same author. I want to tell you about four amazing novels and hopefully encourage you to give them a try and discover this great writer.

What does your bookcase say about you? Think of a bookcase as being your mind, and treat it with respect and tender loving care. Treat yourself with something to read.

Check out the interview with author James Patterson. Our Reading Hackers found out what he thinks about libraries, world records and how he’s never really grown up.

There is a wealth of great translated fiction out there for young adult readers.Check out our selection of some of the most popular young adult books in translation.