Ewen is twelve years old. He is a keen scientist and ceramicist. He enjoys reading dystopian fiction.

Introduction (2:10) Concerns for mental health (2:50) Organising principles, or lack of them, of the book shelf (3:48) Favourite dystopian fiction and Katniss Everdeen (4:15) Surprise guest coming up in Season 3 (5:50) Philip Pullman's novellas and needing more time for reading (6:40) The point of no return in Animal Farm (7:35) Why David Walliams is a literary dealbreaker (10:00) A Hollywood movie in a book (11:20) Contemporary classics that you should read (12:15)

Reading list:

Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Firework-Maker's Daughter and Clockwork, or All Wound Up by Philip Pullman

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan

The Rain by Virginia Bergin

The Undying of Obedience Wellrest by Nicholas Bowling

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