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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.

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Book Reviews
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Wicked As You Wish
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Excellent!

Gina The Girl Who Broke The World
by Judd Winick
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I liked the book a lot!

Magic Tree House 23
by Mary Pope Osborne Magic Treehouse Series
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Jack and Anna were eating potatos for lunch. Then a hail storm hit. Next a very big dust devil came. Then they rush back to the tree house as fast as they can. Then they rushed back to the school to warn every won about the dust devil. then every won took cover.

The Weight Of Our Sky
by Hanna Alkaf
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Having parents from the neighboring country of Singapore (which was once part of Malaysia) and family from Malaysia, it was very interesting to read about Malaysian history and the race riots. These also happened in Singapore and was one of the reasons why Singapore became independent in the first place. Additionally, I really enjoyed the main character and the portrayal of OCD.

Into the Deep
by Colleen Coble
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Third book in the Rock Harbor series. Continue loving the characters and the lives they have entwined me into. I feel like I know the characters and care about what happens in their lives. In this book, Bree's dog Samson gets kidnapped and she tries to find him using the other dogs she is training. She doesn't give up and uses prayer and support of her family to help her get through this tough time.

NEED
by Joelle Charbonneau
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NEED is an amazing sci-fi thriller that grabs onto you from the first page and doesn't let go. Essentially, NEED is a startup website that gives you anything you 'need' in exchange for a small price. But the price of your NEED is increasing drastically, and the book reveals an intricate web of betrayals and blood that NEED leaves behind in their small town. NEED approaches the idea of what we think qualifies as a need, the way we think, and just how far we'll go to get what we want.

The Cookbook Collector
by Allegra Goodman
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Two sisters, Emily and Jessamine, are opposites in every way. Emily is the CEO of a large technology company. Jess is an environmental activist and a graduate student in philosophy. Emily is making a fortune. Jess is barely surviving financially. Emily is rational and driven, Jess is a dreamer. The novel tells of the changes in their lives due to the differences in their personalities. I loved the cookbook and food references that become a huge part of changing Jess' life and livelihood.

The Croc Who Rocked
by Laura Casella
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Fun book with onomanopeia (though I am awful at spelling that). The storyline was fun, the characters were clever, and the sounds the animals would make was really inventive. It could be a fun series book at some point. Love the illustrations.

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.

Hilo Book 2
by Judd Winick
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It was good. It left me on a cliffhanger at the end
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