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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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News Of The World
by Paulette Jiles
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This isn't my usual type of book but I liked it a lot. Jiles did a great job of creating two unique and interesting characters, Captain Kidd, a tired and grizzled veteran of 71 who travels through Texas reading the news to groups who gather to hear him, and Johanna, a 10 year old white girl who was rescued after being held captive by Indians for four years. In the quest to return Johanna to her relatives, both of them grow and learn and show the reader what real family means.
March Book 1
by John Lewis
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March (Book 1) is a great read for all ages. I recommend not rushing through this novel, but taking the time to thoroughly analyze the graphics drawn by Nate Powell in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Civil Rights struggle. I appreciated learning about John Lewis' childhood and experiences in the South, to better understand how they impacted his future activism. Especially interesting was the conflict WITHIN the movement between the older activists who were more willing to compromise, such as MLK Jr and Thurgood Marshall, and the younger activists who wanted full justice without negotiation, such as John Lewis and Diane Nash of SNCC. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading the next books in the trilogy.
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.
Russell the Sheep
by Rob Scotton
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Russell couldn't fall asleep. He wasn't tired. He tried counting all sorts of things and nothing helped. He tried counting his legs and then the stars and he found a new bed and he still wasn't tired. Then he tried counting sheep. That put him to sleep.
The Goblet Of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
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One of the best books I have ever 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.
Radium Girls
by Kate Moore
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Growing up in New Jersey, I had always heard stories about the Radium Girls. I found this book so captivating, yet heart wrenching. I couldn't put it down. What these girls went through after working with radium paint is so sad and truly unfair.
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.
Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook By Celia Rees
by Celia Rees
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Miss Graham heads to post-war Germany to assist in rebuilding the infrastructure. In addition to this task, she is requested to locate her former lover and Nazi war criminal who is wanted by the Americans and British for different outcomes. The story is dense with history and intense--recommended if one really enjoys a thoroughly researched and intriguing story.
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James Loewen
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Incredible book! It gives a context for why we are kept away from learning the truth about our nation's history.
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