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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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The Sweetness Of Water
by Nathan Harris
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This is a beautifully written lyrical novel about the devastation of Reconstruction and the racism entrenched in society beyond emancipation. The characters are complex and the story tragic but also filled with hope- hope beyond what is to what could be. The author paints a beautiful landscape that is highly visual.

Half Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling
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I love this book so much!

Thea Stilton And The Dancing Shadows
by Geronimo Stilton
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I really liked this book because it had a lot of dancing and mysteries, which are my favorite kinds of books

Diary Of An Awesome Friendly Kid
by Jeff Kinney
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not very in depth but still good, nice story line, book of the other main character from a different series.

Two's Company
by Jill Mansell
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My sister recommended this book to me! It was pretty good. It had a few twists you didn't see coming. Some of the incidents at the beginning of the book happened to fast for me and I didn't understand. Then the book had a good story with characters you end of liking. I would recommend this book as a light, easy beach read.

The Divines
by Ellie Eaton
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This was okay. Josephine has just gotten married. As a child, she was known as a "Divine" - she went to a very expensive school for entitled rich people, where the children were taught nothing academic and mostly just how to treat people they considered beneath them poorly. She hasn't thought about her years there much since she left, but when her husband starts asking questions about the box of mementos she's kept, she's forced to relive her past and confront some of the darker moments within - especially the tragic tale of her roommate, Gerry. The mystery part takes a bit to develop, and really isn't the focus of the story? It seems more like the struggle of a young girl to find her place in the world, and to deal with the pressure to conform to what her friends and family want her to be. The chapters alternated between her years at the school and her adult life, and I honestly didn't really care about her as an adult. Those chapters didn't really add anything to my experience. By the end I was left with this vague feeling like I'd missed something important, but I'm not sure what? This was the sort of book that seemed like my jam, because I love a good boarding school mystery, but something about it fell flat and I just didn't adore it like I expected to.

Henry And Mudge And The Forever Sea
by Cynthia Rylant
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Henry and Mudge went to the beach and the beach was called the forever sea. In Henry's bag he had green googles, a yellow bucket, orange shovel and a dump truck. Henry and Mudge got to the forever sea and they had hot dogs. Mudge ate three hot dogs in one gulp. They made a big sand castle but a big wave came and got it!

Cry in the Night
by Colleen Coble
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Book 5 in the Rock Harbor Series. I just love these characters that I want to keep going and see what happens in their lives. In this book Bree finds a crying baby in the woods with her search and rescue dog Samson. Bree struggles to figure out if she wants another baby in her life with her husband. While caring for this baby and searching for the mother. Why would someone leave the baby out in the cold. Another mystery for the people of Rock Harbor.

The Boy From The Woods
by Harlan Coben
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I like reading Harlan Coben books. They are always interesting. Wilde was found in the woods as a young child. As an adult he still doesn't know who he belongs too. He has done 23andme, will it give him the results he is longing for. In the meantime he helps his godson Matthew search for his friend Naomi. She turns up and then goes missing again! It was a good read, wasn't too happy with the ending hope there is a sequel.

Hercufleas
by Sam Gayton
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I liked this book even though it was a little sad. It was sad when the girl's family died. It made me want to cry. I thought it was cool that the flea got his super strength from drinking a lion's blood. I would recommend this book to my friends and family.
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