Your stories: Tower Clearing – Part 3 by Ellathebookworm

Can Ananya and Zaniel overcome their differences and find out who lives in Tower Clearing?

Reader reviews roundup

We're moving from the bitter reality of modern-day refugees to fantasy worlds, dystopian futures, alternative realities and the mythical past in this week's roundup!

Back to school in fiction quiz

Got the back to school blues? Ward them off with our schools in books quiz and find out if you'll be starting the new term at the top of the class or pretending that the dog ate your homework

Lost Christmas by David Logan – review

SophieDophie: 'Lost Christmas is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read'

The Savages by Matt Whyman – review

Japanmomiji: 'The Savages are no ordinary family: they are cannibals!'

Fletcher Moss’s top 10 self-contained worlds in fiction

From steampunk airships to chilling holiday camps, Fletcher Moss picks his favourite claustrophic parallel worlds to get lost in

The World of Norm: May Contain Nuts and May Cause Irritation by Jonathan Meres – review

SophieDophie: 'Both these books were hilarious to read and made me really laugh out loud'

Alex Scarrow: ‘Capaldi? Doctor Who isn’t X Factor or Made in Chelsea!’

Timeriders author Alex Scarrow, who has written a new Doctor Who story, discusses Doctor Who past and present

Kurt Gets Truckloads by Erlend Loe – review

Victorious Rocks!: 'The book explains about how money can make you nasty and horrible'

Win an early copy of Sally Gardner’s new book, Tinder

Read the latest book by Maggot Moon author Sally Gardner before it's in the shops!

Snatched by Richard Parker – review

Pheebz: 'The descriptions were so realistic it was like I was there with the three children'

Gamer by Chris Bradford – review

Hetty99: 'This is such an exciting and gripping story that my eyes couldn't leave the pages for even a second'

Shadow by Michael Morpurgo – review

ShadowMaster: 'This book is Fantastic, Amazing, Brilliant, Interesting, Sad, Happy, Exciting, Incredible and Thought-out well! That's why you should read it!'

Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker – review

Amber: 'This is a book about a nine year old girls' adventures in school. It's an easy read, about her fears and travails'

The Secret Seven on the Trail by Enid Blyton – review

Mahi: 'I liked this book because it had a twist and it kept me unsure of what was happening next'