Paul's books cover a wide range of subjects, from whether the Romans ate crisps to how to build the world's best skatepark, but he writes mostly about sport.

Whether you are interested in swimming or cycling, snowboarding, surfing or another sport, Paul has probably written something that will inspire you to get out and give it a try.

Paul writes in a shack by the beach, which he shares with his one-eyed surf dog, Daisy.

Anthony McGowan is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels including Hellbent, Henry Tumour and The Knife That Killed Me, the last of which has been released as a film.

He won the 2006 BookTrust Teenage Prize, the 2007 Catalyst Award and has been shortlisted for a raft of other major children’s literature prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for Rook in 2018.

Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation.

She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children’s Book Award and the Smarties Prize.

She lives near Coventry with her husband.