We know how much our regular borrowers value our Library offer and how much visiting our Libraries helps Slough children develop a love for reading. The last few months have certainly been challenging and continue to be, with ever changing guidelines.
We could all do with escaping reality for a while, and what better way of doing that then getting stuck into a good book? Some of the Star Reads below have already hit our shelves and some are due to arrive imminently! Check the availability on our Library catalogue before requesting them through Click & Collect.
All four of our libraries – The Curve, Britwell, Cippenham and Langley – are now partially open for our new Click and Collect service and book returns. You just need your Library card and PIN number to use this new service and borrow books which our staff will select for you. For Click and Collect go to this link:
By Jeff kinney
224 pages For ages 9+
Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mum from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure! Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure is the follow-up to Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney, the internationally bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.re
By Harriet Muncaster
128 pages for ages 5+
Meet Mirabelle. Her mum is a witch and her dad is a fairy, and Mirabelle is a bit of both. She likes casting spells with her fairy wand and flying around on her witchy broomstick, but most of all, the thing she really, really likes to do, is cause mischief. And in MirabelleGetsuptoMischief, she does just that!
High Rise Mystery
By Sharna Jackson
256 pages for ages 9+
The detective duo everyone is dying to meet. Summer in London is hot, the hottest on record, and there's been a murder in THE TRI: the high-rise home to resident know-it-alls, Nik and Norva. Who better to solve the case? Armed with curiosity, home-turf knowledge and unlimited time - until the end of the summer holidays anyway.
The Worlds Worst Parents
By David Walliams
302 pages for ages 7+
Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever?
Sure, some parents are embarrassing but they're NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world's most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter.
Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world. Jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels. Watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids toys and, oh no, it's Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit.
Death Sets Sail
By Robin Stevens
400 Pages for ages 9+
Maisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder. Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Three days into the cruise their leader, Theodora Miller, is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora's timid daughter Hephzibah, who is prone to sleepwalking, is being framed. And within the society, everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead. Daisy and Hazel leap into action and begin to investigate their most difficult case yet. But there is danger all around, and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive.
Kidnap on the California Comet
256 pages for ages 9+
After the excitement of his adventures aboard the Highland Falcon Thief, Harrison Beck can't wait for the opportunity to go on another amazing train journey. So when his Uncle Nat invites him aboard theCaliforniaComet, the iconic three-day train journey from Chicago to San Francisco, he leaps at the chance to travel. But when the daughter of billionaire entrepreneur August Reza goes missing en route, Hal finds himself with another mystery to solve. Can he uncover the kidnapper before the journey's end?