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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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Tristan Strong Destroys The World
by Kwame Mbalia
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I loved the book and everything in it. It was one of the best books I have read. There were very interesting plot twists, and I really enjoyed all of the new characters being introduced throughout the story. I cannot wait for the next book coming out in October.
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.
Finding Ashley
by Danielle Steel
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Melissa Henderson used to be a bestselling author, but after the death of her son she has retreated to New England. She puts all of her efforts into fixing up her new home. She has stopped writing and has divorced her husband. During the story, it is revealed her sister is a nun. She wanted to be an actress, but when things didn't work out she ran away and joined a convent. Melissa was upset by this, it is revealed that when she was younger she got pregnant and went to Ireland to deliver her baby. She tried before to find the little girl she delivered but all the records were destroyed. Will her sister Hattie, the nun, help her find her daughter using her connection to the convent. I haven't read a Danielle Steel novel in awhile. It did not disappoint.
Windrush
by Mike Phillips
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This book tells the story of the generation who came to Britain from the Caribbean after WW2. Powerful story with many first-hand accounts. It helped me gain a sense of the Afro-Caribbean community in Britain decade by decade. Also gives the historical background to the Windrush Scandal that broke in 2018.
Three Hours In Paris
by Cara Black
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It is June 1940. Paris is occupied by the Germans and Adolf Hitler is scheduled to visit. Kate Rees, an American sharpshooter, who learned to shoot on a farm in rural Oregon, is living in England with her Welsh husband when he and her baby daughter are killed during a German bomb attack. Kate is recruited by British intelligence and after some brief training, armed with only a rifle and a need for revenge, she parachutes into Occupied France to assassinate Hitler. She misses and runs for her life coming to the realization that the plan was a decoy, and she was set up. Extremely well-written historical thriller. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Dangerous Depths
by Colleen Coble
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Book 3 of the Aloha Reef Series. Bane and Leia who were once an item but Leia walked away are pushed back together. A death of a good friend who was seeking a sunken treasure. They have to unravel the mystery of their friends death and find the truth. In the meantime they grow closer. Will Leia push him away again?
Mrs. Rochester's Ghost
by Lindsay Marcott
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I chose this book because it was free on Amazon Prime Reading. It was pretty good. Jane has lost pretty much everything, her friend Otis offers her a job tutoring his boss's daughter at a beautiful cottage with a fantastic view. Evan Rochester has been accused of murdering his wife. Will Jane be able to feel comfortable with him and his daughter? Jane hears things at night! Is it the Ghost of Evan's wife? It was an interesting read, not my typical type of read but good nonetheless.
Distant Echoes
by Colleen Coble
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Book one of the Aloha Reef Series. We meet the Oana family. The first book focuses on Kaia Oana. She works with dolphins specifically a dolphin named Nani. An explosion on the water occurs and the next thing you know, Kaia and Nani are working with the US Navy to figure out why the explosion occurred. Good Story but predictable.
Can You Tell A Bee From A Wasp
by Buffy Silverman
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This was a good book for facts but didn't tell me a lot that was new
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
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I listened to this book on audio. I found it very hard to stay engaged in this. Perhaps already knowing the outcome diminished the story for me, the details provided went into the minutia. The author should not have done the audio - whew his accents were awful.
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