Literary lounge trip to waterstones
Posted 5th June 2025
On Thursday 22 May, regular attendees of the Literary Lounge, who topped the leader board for achieving ‘Bibliophile’, ‘Voracious Reader’ and ‘Literary Lounge Legend’ status, were taken to Waterstones, Liverpool, to select a book to take home and read.
Twelve students from Years 7, 8, and 9 spent a joyous afternoon perusing the Young Adult, History and Science sections, choosing books which reveal their love of specific genres and reflect their diverse interests, hobbies and talents.
Lawrence, Year 8, chose the book ‘On the Origin of Time’ by Thomas Hertog:
‘I chose this book because science interests me and I like to learn about the world. This book is about quantum physics: the body of scientific laws that describe the wacky behaviour of photons, electrons and the other subatomic particles that make up the universe. It is also about black holes and the Big Bang.’
Sam, Year 8, also chose a book related to science:
‘I chose ‘Parallel Worlds’ by Machio Kaku because I was drawn to the name and it made me want to find out if there is another planet with life that hasn’t been discovered. This book is absolutely impossible to overlook; it’s mind-blowing!’
Jiro, Year 9, chose to read ‘The Book of Bill’ by Alex Hirsch because he is a member of the fandom the book is related to:
‘It falls into the genre of fantasy / mystery, and it breaks the fourth wall. It is also interactive, with many codes that you need to decipher to find secrets and has funny and horrifying images which make it really appealing.’
Savvas, Year 7, also loves fantasy:
‘I love reading and writing so I chose ‘Daughter of the Drowned Empire’ by Frankie Diane Mallis. I wanted something more mature to push myself to be a better reader and an amazing writer. I want to be a lawyer or a book writer so I'm taking inspiration from this book.’
Gerard selected ‘Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War Two’ by James Holland because he is fascinated by WW II fighter planes as ‘they are massive bombing machines.’ He also explained how it was difficult to pick just one because ‘there were so many amazing books to choose from!’
Chenxu, Year 9, is also an avid lover of history:
‘I chose the book ‘Crusaders’ by Dan Jones because I am fascinated in that era of history – they had to carry out eight crusades for a single city: Jerusalem. I find each Crusade interesting: the battles, inspiring leaders and the different outcomes each time. I especially like the third crusade because I thought it would have been the perfect ending.’
Francis, Year 7, chose ‘Mickey 7’ by Edward Ashton and wants to read it quickly as it inspired the new motion picture ‘Mickey 17’ which he is ‘desperate to watch’. Charlie picked ‘The Lost World’ by Michael Crichton because he loves Jurassic Park and is excited to watch the latest instalment in the franchise ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’. Calvin chose ‘The Exiled’ by Sarah Daniels as he ‘loves Science Fiction’, whilst Sayyad picked ‘The Crimes of Grindlewald’: the original screenplay by J K Rowling because he loves fantasy books ‘as they are great stress relievers.’ He was also incredibly appreciative saying‘ Thank you to Miss Redhead and Dixons Croxteth for taking me and my peers on a wonderful trip.’
The boys hope to swap their books when they have finished so that they have the opportunity to read twelve different books they perhaps wouldn’t have considered previously.
