Summer Reads

Everyone needs a good book to get stuck into on holiday, so here are some of our favourites!

Middle grade Kid Normal

by Greg James and Chris Smith

Kid Normal tells the story of Murph Cooper. When he starts his new school he can't help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it's not because he's worried about where to sit, making friends, fitting in, or not knowing where the loos are. It's because his mum has enrolled him at a school for superheroes by mistake. But just because you don't have superpowers, it doesn't mean you can't save the day. £6.99 Paperback and EBook Bloomsbury Publishing

Young adult fiction Windfall

by Jennifer E. Smith

Alice doesn’t believe in luck (at least not the good kind), Alice believes in love. Mostly that she’s been in love with her best friend, Teddy, for the last three years. When she buys him a lottery ticket for his birthday and he wins 32 million dollars, they are thrown together with the world at their feet. Teddy decides that he will spend his money committing random acts of kindness, and who better to go on that adventure with him than Alice? In the process they get to know themselves and each other better than they ever have before, but money can’t buy you love… £5.99 Faber

Early readers Marge and the Pirate Baby

by Isla Fisher

The second fun family story in the MARGE series by actor & comedian Isla Fisher, illustrated with wit and warmth by Eglantine Ceulemans. Marge is back and exploring the neighbourhood with the kids! With some help from Jemima and Jake, can she stay in charge and keep ‘pirate’ baby Zara under control? And can the children make sure Marge behaves at Uncle Desmond and Annie’s wedding? £5.99 Paperback Piccadilly Press