We love the alluring shelves and tables of books, of course - each a passport into a new world of glorious escapism or fascinating discovery. We’re also rather keen on the etcetera… the audiotapes, magazine, toys and games.
School’s out for summer! After a long school year, the last day of the summer term signals weeks of fun, play, adventure and holidays ahead. But don’t put down books altogether. Use your free time to free your imagination and get lost in a variety of great summer reads. Check out some ideas below:
 Death’s Shadow by Darren Shan
Fresh hell from the Demonata - you can't cheat death..."I'm a human sponge - I soak up memories. I feel like a thief, stealing secrets with an innocent touch. I don't like this gift. It's intrusive and sneaky. I think it's harmless, but I can't be sure. If knowledge is power, why do I feel so alone!?" The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn't the end, and out of the destruction, new life has emerged. Bec is back to face the Demonata…
 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving. Desperate to prove his new found maturity, which only going up a grade can bring, Greg is happy to have his not-quite-so-cool sidekick, Rowley, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's popularity to his own advantage. Recorded in his diary with comic pictures and his very own words, this test of Greg and Rowley's friendship unfolds with hilarious results.
 Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Dinosaurs were all wiped out a long way back in history, No one knows quite how or why. This book solves the mystery. They were all wiped out in a mighty Pants War! Join T-Rex and the rest of the gang as they slog it out to gain prehistoric pants supremacy in this hilarious follow-up to the award-winning Aliens Love Underpants.
 Into the Forest by Anthony Brown
One night a boy is woken by a terrible sound. A storm is breaking, lightning flashing across the sky. In the morning Dad is gone and Mum doesn't seem to know when he'll be back. The next day Mum asks her son to take a cake to his sick grandma. "Don't go into the forest," she warns. "Go the long way round." But, for the first time, the boy chooses to take the path into the forest, where he meets a variety of fairy tale characters.
 Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
This edition of the classic tale from the Narnia Chronicles comes with a dramatic movie cover image. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia once more, this time to help rescue the rightful heir to the throne from his evil Uncle Miraz.
Classic re-issued to coincided with the film, aka Narnia Two.
 Stop in the name of Pants by Louise Rennison
Welcome the ninth book of the confessions of crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson! Now that Georgia has finally won over gorgey Masimo, the Italian Stallion, her old friend and lip-nibbling partner Dave the Laugh has popped up again. Will Georgia go to Pizza-a-gogo land to visit dreamy Masimo? Or could her perfect boy be closer than she thinks. A Sex Kitty's life is never simple!
 Where’s Wally by Martin Handford
Still much-loved classic visual feast of puns and puzzles. How quickly can you spot Wally in the crowd?
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