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C.H. BOOTH LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

June 14--August 20


How it Works

  • Register for an account. You can make accounts for yourself and your family.

  • Log in to your account and record your reading. See your age group below for more information regarding logging and prizes.

  • Visit us at the library for reading recommendations, and see our Event Calendar for more summer fun for the whole family. 


Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who can participate?

The whole family! We have a program for children, young adults, and adults. 


  • Can I count books that I read on my computer or e-reader?

Of course!


  • Can I count audiobooks?

You bet! 


  • Can I join the program before or after its official start date?  

Yes! You can register now and start recording your reading on the official start date (June 14th). Log your reading until August 20 for children, young adults, and adults.


  • What should I read?

Stop by the library to ask us for recommendations, view our book lists online, or follow us on social media, where we will post book recommendations all summer long. 


Facebook / Instagram / YA Instagram / Children’s Instagram


KIDS 

Ages 4 to Grade 5

Stop by the children’s department to pick up your summer reading kit. Each kit which includes  tickets for our prize raffle to be held on August 21.  All tickets must be received by August 20 to be eligible.



YOUNG ADULTS

Grades 6 to 12


Log your time spent reading to win points. Each week, participants will have the opportunity to use their reading points for the chance to win gift cards for local businesses and other fun stuff!


The summer’s top readers will have a chance to win a Kindle Fire tablet.


ADULTS


For every book review you submit, you will be entered into the Friday morning gift card raffle as well as the end-of-the-summer raffle of your choice.

All Participants
Points Earned

Book Reviews
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The Push
by Ashley Audrain
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The Push is a quick and intense read. I gave it 5 stars because it's a unique and fantastically written novel. It's dark, and also very sad and depressing. But Ashley Audrain makes narrator Blythe so real that I felt completely immersed in her struggles with motherhood and her relationships. I found the flashback sections a little confusing at first, but as the book went on it became clear that there was a purpose for including the unusual and disturbing stories of Blythe's mother and grandmother.

Superbikes
by Margaret Parish
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All of the bikes are really cool. My favorite is the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R because I am wondering if ninjas use this bike and it is the "king of all sports bikes."

The Weekenders
by Mary Kay Andrews
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Perfect Summer Read! The setting of the book is Belle Isle, North Carolina. Riley Griggs is looking forward to a relaxing summer on the Isle. A place she has been going to all her life. Just when she gets to the Isle she finds out her house has been foreclosed on and her life unravels from there. She finds out her husband is dead and has been murdered. Then she realizes what kind of man he really was. He has destroyed her entire family. How will she recover, read it and find out!!

When We Believed In Mermaids
by Barbara O'Neal
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This is a very slow-paced book about a sibling relationship. I do not feel like the synopsis did this book justice as I was expecting something different. The plot was lacking substance for me in general. Overall, it was an okay book that I wouldn't re-read.

The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett
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How is this not a movie or television show yet? This book was such a fast read. I would highly recommend for anyone interested in fantasy. A mix between Hunger Games and The Handmaid's Tale, but in a young adult fashion. I wish I could re-read this book for the first time!

The Endermen Invasion: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book Three
by Winter Morgan
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Active action, good concept, good book for certain people.

The Paris Model
by Alexandra Joel
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Grace leaves an unfulfilling marriage in Australia and travels to Paris where she becomes a model for the House of Dior. Supposedly based on a true story, Grace finds her true self far away from home. Some of the setting seemed implausible; otherwise it was a quick and educational read (learning about fashion in the post WWII era).

Pokemon XY Pocket Comics
by Santa Harukaze
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They were nice little comics to read, lots of different stories about pokemon which is my favorite. I can't wait to read more comics about pokemon next time. A+++++++++ .....................................................................................

The Ghosts We Keep
by Mason Deaver
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This book was complex in how it portrayed grief and how it can affect family/friends/lovers. There were thoughts I read that someone I know has expressed feeling at that time in their life and made me reflect on if I did the right things during that time.

Thea Stilton And The Dancing Shadows
by Geronimo Stilton
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I really liked this book because it had a lot of dancing and mysteries, which are my favorite kinds of books
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