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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
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Book Reviews
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Claudia And Mean Janine
by Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novels
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Mimi gets really hurt and has to go to the hospital and Claudia thinks it’s her fault because she yelled at her. Claudia has to stay home and help Mimi when she gets back from the hospital and misses Babysitters Club. Janine and Claudia made up at the end of the book.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
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I listened to this book, read by the author. It is a letter to his mother telling her how he viewed his childhood with her. She is Vietnamese and brought him up in America alongside her own mother. His American father was aware but not involved in his upbringing. His mother is quite abusive to him and he also has a relationship with a boy called Trevor so it is quite a difficult book to listen to, but beautifully written.
Ink And Bone
by Rachel Caine
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A bit darker than I was in the mood for, but I appreciated some of the twists. The love interest piece seemed a bit contrived, but it has served a useful plot motivator. Overall, it makes for a good, solid YA book with a believably flawed male character. The most valuable part of the book was experiencing Jess grappling with his own internal conflicts.
The Sweetness Of Water
by Nathan Harris
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Amazing. Absolutely heartbreaking, but amazing. Set in Georgia shortly after the Civil War, George Walker is out for a walk in his woods one day when he happens upon two emancipated slaves. Having just heard his son was killed in combat, George is desperate to cling to anything, and so he invites the two to help him create a peanut farm on his land. Thus begins an emotional rollercoaster, as George and his family realizes that not all share their opinion about emancipation, and a fire of hatred spreads through the town. Few will remain standing in the ashes, and all will be scared by the outcome of George's actions. Everything about this book was mesmerizing, and it's easily one of the best books published this year.
Death Of A Showman
by Mariah Fredericks
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Slow to start and difficult to keep the characters straight. Ending left a lot to be desired. The overall story was enjoyable. The side story about the best friend was not needed and I felt like it was just something to fill pages and was not at all relevant to the murmur plot.
The Sanitorium
by Sarah Pearse
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I had been told that this wasn't a great book but I persevered and actually rather enjoyed it. The story is of a Tuberculosis Sanitorium which has been closed for some time and re-opened as a luxury resort hotel. There are some pretty grisly murders but the author does not dwell on the that but rather on building suspense as the characters find themselves trapped in the hotel with the murderer due to some severe weather and avalanches. The story of the 'detective' who solves the murders is also running parallel to the main story and it makes for many surprising twists and turns. I would recommend it for an interesting read.
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult
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I have only ever read one book by Jodi Picoult before so was not sure I would like this but it was a very clever and interesting story with a twist at the end. Also it had a lot of interesting information on elephants which has made me want to investigate them a bit more too.
The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall
by Katie Alender
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WOW! This was a very fast read: I finished the book within 2 hours. Great thriller book that involves the paranormal as well. You really start to feel connected to the main character. It was not like anything I had read prior. Great young adult read.
The Night Watchman
by Louise Erdric
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Louise Erdrich’s novel speaks of her ancestors and Chippewa culture. Her grandfather fought termination bringing his flight to Washington DC to help defeat the proposed dispossession of the Chippewa from Turtle Mountain, North Dakota. At points the book dulls and could have been shorter, but her characters come to life and her story teaches.
puppy pool party
by seth casteel
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Awesome book with wonderful photographs. Puppies are cute on their own. Put puppies in water and it's just perfect!! Loved the way Savannah laughed when we read it and loved the pages at the end where it showed the puppies, their ages and their names.
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