Reek: A Times Children’s Book of the Week (Dyslexia-friendly)

Climate catastrophe leaves the people of Earth fighting for oxygen in this gripping dystopian thriller from bestselling sci-fi author Alastair Chisholm. Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie, the tech billionaire behind Zephyr Industries, is cashing in as the only supplier of clean air. Sparrow is struggling to help her family survive until her brilliant inventor friend, Miriam Fenn, comes up with a new form of technology that could break Zephyr’s stranglehold on the air supply. But men like Brodie are hard to defeat, and he will do everything in his power to stop Miriam and Sparrow. Who will triumph in this battle to breathe? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8. REEK by Alastair Chisholm is an award-winning, dystopian sci-fi adventure that explores the politics of a world where clean air is a prize only the rich can afford. This young adult fiction is a thrilling story of action, resilience, and the power of science in the hands of the young. For fans of Robert Mcphillips (Guardian of the Sea), Tui T. Sutherland (Moon Rising), Katie Tsang (Dragon Force), Kevin Tsang (Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Spiders!), and Cressida Cowell (How To Train Your Dragon). HarperCollins 2024