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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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Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
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The book Sisters was one of the best I have read. First I love that the author goes back in time so you can see what happens in the past but it still goes with where you are in the book. Also I like that Reinas siblings are in the book. Furthermore, the drawings were awesome.

Such A Quiet Place
by Megan Miranda
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Honestly, I just found this really boring? There was nothing novel about the storyline or the characters, and I didn't care about what happened at all. Set in a small neighborhood were everyone knows each other, the story takes place 14 months after Ruby Fletcher, a girl who rented a room in one of the houses, was convicted of killing two neighbors. With her conviction overturned, Ruby reappears in town determined to get revenge on everyone who turned against her. Everyone in town, in turn, is determined to completely ignore her until she leaves. Maybe it was because the victims were dead before the novel started, and were clearly disliked by everyone in the community anyway? There was no real reason to feel anything - and that goes for all of the characters. The narrator is really unreliable and wishy-washy, and her building the case of what happened at the end was illogical and would never hold up any weight in court. The rest of the neighborhood also seems like it's filled with jerks. It was just a very lackluster read, unfortunately.

We Are Not Free
by Traci Chee
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. In school, while we covered the battles of WWII in great depth, Japanese internment camps were never really discussed in detail. Although a bit jarring at first, I liked following multiple characters (a different one each chapter) through their lives and learning about their unique struggles. All the kids are around each other for the most part, so we still see mostly the same characters but the chapter is just not told from their perspective. Although it would have been very long (maybe in another book?), I would have liked to return to some characters’ perspectives which I felt could have been developed a bit more. Honestly, I even cried one chapter but laughed in others.

The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
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Zachary flips through an old library book and is shocked to find that he is inexplicably one of the characters in it. The ensuing search to unravel this mystery takes him through ancient underground libraries, lost cities, magical seas, in stories that transcend Time and Fate. The author writes in a hauntingly poetic style that immediately draws you into this magical world.

The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris
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A love story that began in the most dire of circumstances- at the concentration camp of Auschwitz. The story also highlights how an underground economy emerged with jewels, chocolate, and extra rations used as currency. Amidst the horrors, the couple not only survives but finds life long love.

Clash Of The Creepers
by Winter Morgan
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This book had active action and suspense. It is a good idea, and a good book for certain people.

Another Mother's Life
by Rowan Coleman
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The books centers around Catherine always wondering what would have happened if she had a baby with her teen love. She thinks she missed out on a life of love and happiness, but does not realize the extent of the betrayal by her lover and her friend carried on throughout their marriage. The books drags in the middle with way too much description about the music career of Jimmy and could have had more of a focus on the emotions Jimmy experiences during the loss of his marriage.

Dragon Masters 6
by Tracey West
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It was a great book and it is full of teamwork. This book was full of adventure and it was full of excitement. I really enjoyed this book because it was about dragons and it was awesome. You should definitely read it if you like dragons as much as I do.

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.

Wings Of Fire Graphic Novel 2
by Tui T Sutherland
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It’s a great book so far.…………………………………………….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BNN nnbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!………….,……:::::
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