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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. 


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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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The Last Olympian Graphic Novel
by Rick Riordan
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The Last Olympian Graphic Novel was great. Since the movies were not great they stopped at the second out of five in the series, so now I have a way to see what is happening in the books. Also you know what is happening because there are words so you know where you would be in the book with just words.
I Owe You One
by Sophie Kinsella
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Fixie loves her life, but her mom needs a break. So her brother and sister help her take of her dad's prized possession his store. Fixie realizes that her siblings do not see the store the way she does. Which causes some friction. A chance meeting in a coffee shop. Fixie saves Sebastian's laptop, he gives her an IOU. Will she ever use it and how. Will this chance meeting help her life. Great Quick read by Sophia Kinsella.
We Were Never Here
by Andrea Bartz
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I fee like I'm on a trend this month of books that just start out really slow. Emily and Kristen have been best friends since college, and they have a hobby of going on trips to random places together. Last year they went to Columbia, where their trip ended with a dead guy. This year they go to Chile, where their trip also ends with a dead guy. Now forced to deal with the trauma of two dead men, Emily is struggling to return to normalcy. And then all of a sudden Kristen appears in town, moving in and inserting herself in her life more fully than ever before. Could those two instances really have been just a fluke, or is something darker hiding under the surface of their relationship? The first chunk of this book was just so boring, because it felt like you were waiting for the shoe to drop and the action to begin. The world-building aspect here was not captivating at all. The book was also SUPER predictable. You could see every twist and turn coming on a mile away, and I felt like the author didn't trust me to put together anything subtle. There was one clue near the end of the book that I went "huh, I wonder what that will mean," only for it to be immediately explained a few pages later, like she was afraid I wouldn't remember it if she waited. Overall a little too much of a handhold while reading, and nothing really special. Probably closer to 2 and a half stars, but I'll give it three because I don't think I regret reading it, it just wasn't memorable.
Remember
by Lisa Genova
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This is a great book for those of us who wonder if we're starting to show early signs of Alzheimer's. Unless you misplace your keys and later find them in the refrigerator there's not much to worry about, yet. You will learn tips and tricks to help you make and maintain memories in every day life.
People We Meet On Vacation
by Emily Henry
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This was cute. I wanted a palate cleanser because the mystery binge I've been on has led to a reading block, and this really fit the bill. It was just a really wholesome story about two best friends getting together. Their relationship isn't perfect because they're not perfect, and I'm honestly not sure they're great for each other long term, but they're sweet together. The ending was a little bit of a let down - a lot of big speeches and dramatic moments all crushed into one small section of the book, and I wasn't sure I really wanted them to get together by the time all was said and done. But overall the vacations and trips they take together are super adorable.
The Woman They Could Not Silence
by Kate Moore
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This is the true story of Elizabeth Packard who's husband had her put in a mental hospital because she dared to have ideas and opinions that were different from his. At the beginning she befriends the head doctor at the hospital but later he turns on her and she has to experience terrible conditions. The story revolves around how she gets released and then goes on to fight for the rights of women wrongly placed in these institutions and improves the conditions of those who have to stay. She also has to fight to regain her family of 6 children. It is very interesting but also incredible that such things were actually considered normal at one time.
Where The Grass Is Green Lauren Weisberger
by Lauren Weisberger
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Fun summer read! Quick read and love that it takes place in NYC and Westchester County. Also a story line very much in the news concerning college admissions with a different twist. Her characters are always so true to life and always get a good laugh from her stories!
The Rose Code By Kate Quinn
by Kate Quinn
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A wonderful story of 3 young women who became unlikely friends during WWII. It's a long book, over 600 pages that was an easy read. I typically read at night before bed and caught my self many times during the day wondering what Oslo, Man & Beth would be up to tonight when I picked up this wonderful novel
Eileen
by Ottessa Moshfegh
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Eileen is a dark and disturbing Christmastime story about a young woman living in an unnamed New England town, sometime in the 1960s, caring for her alcoholic father while working at a prison for boys. Is Eileen an unreliable narrator or are things really about to go off the rails? Moshfegh's writing paints a vivid picture of this bleak winter, and the doomed friendship that gives Eileen a sliver of hope for her future.
Diary Of An 8-bit Warrior: crafting alliances
by Cube Kid
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An entertaining book to read. However there were many things that could be done to improve it, like adding a little deeper meaning and adding few more sensory details.
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