Book cover for review: image shows a red wasteland, with abandoned buildings and cars. In the background there is fire and smoke, and someone being chased by a bear. In the middle there is a person running, pushing a shopping trolley full of food, while a zombie crawls nearby. In the foreground there is a white man and a Black woman reading a book titled Living Through the Apocalypse. In the middle, above the running person, the title 'How to Survive an Apocalypse' is written white, with the final word in green like a neon light.
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How to Survive an Apocalypse

Written by Cameron Hardy and Coby Coonradt, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva (pub. Neon Squid, 2026)

Can you build a fire? Filter water? Make shelter from plastic and duct tape? These skills aren’t just cool – they’re lifesavers. Start learning small stuff now, such as how to use a compass and tie knots. You don’t need to be an expert. You just need to start.

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The Song Walker book cover for review shows an orange desert under a harsh sun. Two girls are walking - on the left, a white girl in a black dress carrying a metal case. On the right, a black girl in dungarees pointing off and leading the way. In the centre of the image is a green bird, with the book title around it in blue.
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The Song Walker | Book Review

By Zillah Bethell (published by Usborne Publishing, 2023)

The bottle is removed from my lips. I try calling out for it to be returned, but then a hand – wet with water – runs over my brow, cooling my forehead. It feels so good.

“Wait here,” the voice says. “I will be back soon. A few minutes. Don’t move.”

I hear feet scrunching against the dirt. Running. Away from me. I raise my arms in the air. Please don’t go, I try saying, but nothing comes out of my mouth. Please stay. Don’t leave me alone here.

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The Blue Book of Nebo | Young Adult Book Review

By Manon Steffan Ros (published by Firefly Press, 2022)

The Blue Book of Nebo,’ I smiled, taking the book from her. The pages were blank and wide, like a new day.

‘Eh?’ asked Mam.

‘Like The Black Book of Carmarthen, or The Red Book of Hergest. That’s how they did it in the olden days.’ I’d read about them in a book of Welsh history. ‘Important books that said something about our history. And now is a part of history, isn’t it?’

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