Running Out of Time, the pulsating action thriller by author Simon Fox, has been shortlisted for the ‘Children’s Audiobook of the Year’ in the inaugural The Week Junior Book Awards.

The award recognises “excellence in storytelling, sound and production for children” and “the winning entry will offer a completely immersive audio experience that transports young listeners away from their everyday lives and into other worlds, lives and stories.”

You can find out more and see the full shortlist here.

A thrilling, unputdownable debut, with extraordinary twists and incredible action, Running Out of Time is an exhilarating middle-grade read from an incredible new voice in children’s fiction.

I can steal time.

The most I can take at the moment is fifteen seconds, which is not a lot. Grandmother took almost three minutes once and she told me she’s done more, but I never saw it.

She says there are stories of someone who can take all the time in the world, but how can that be right?

When Alex and his father are forced to flee their home to escape a brutal government, they begin a life-threatening journey across Europe. But when they are separated before they can reach Britain, Alex finds himself alone, with only his extraordinary gift to keep him alive.

Running Out of Time is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.