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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 Benefits Of Being An Octopus
by Ann Braden
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What a great book!!! I loved it and am glad that things worked out for the main character-such a determined, creative thinker looking to better her and her mom's life. I am glad that they discussed the organizations that could help too...DCF is such a saving force in so many people's lives!
Greenlights
by Matthew Mcconaughey
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This is Matthew McConaughey's autobiography written as he turned 50. The greenlights refer to the lessons he has learned from his life experiences. He peppers his story with bumper stickers or little quotes or sayings which he considers relevant to the topic he is talking about. It is a fairly short book and quite light hearted and entertaining
Magic Tree House 23
by Mary Pope Osborne Magic Treehouse Series
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First Anna and Jack went to the praries of Kases. Then the meat a class with 3 studnets and a 16 year old teacher. A studnet named Jeb who was not being nice to Jack. Then there was a twister when they were running back to the tree house. Then they rushed back to the school to safe every won.
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.
Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard
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I loved this book a ton! I wonder what will happen in Kings Cage. The suspense!
China Room
by Sunjeev Sahota
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This was a heartbreaking novel that was full of masterful writing, but for whatever reason it just didn't capture my attention. The story mostly centers around Mehar, a woman in 1929 who has just been married. In Mehar's case, however, her marriage ceremony was shared with two other woman who also married into the family, leaving her unsure which man she actually married. She meets her husband only when she is called upon at night, at which point it is so dark she is unable to see him. Though she tries her best to come to a conclusion, she is ultimately unable to determine which of the siblings she has been married off to - until one day when she overhears a conversation and becomes confident in her answer - however, whether she is right or not will have a huge impact on her. I think where the book didn't work for me was due to the inclusion of the other character's storyline. In addition to Mehar, every once in a while there is a chapter that follows a young man who travels to India in 1999 to live with family and try to overcome his heroin addition. These chapters - and the storyline itself - ultimately seemed completely unnecessary. I didn't care about him at all, nor did I really see what he added. I feel like I would have much rather stayed with Mehar the entire time.
The Cookbook Collector
by Allegra Goodman
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Two sisters, Emily and Jessamine, are opposites in every way. Emily is the CEO of a large technology company. Jess is an environmental activist and a graduate student in philosophy. Emily is making a fortune. Jess is barely surviving financially. Emily is rational and driven, Jess is a dreamer. The novel tells of the changes in their lives due to the differences in their personalities. I loved the cookbook and food references that become a huge part of changing Jess' life and livelihood.
All The Ugly And Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
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This work of fiction is both disturbing and uplifting at the same time. It follows the story of a child whose father was a meth dealer and whose mother was an addict and the family she made for herself outside of the traditional definitions of family.
Beyond A Doubt
by Colleen Coble
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Second book in the Rock Harbor series. I will finish the series by the end of July. This is an easy read and flows nicely from the first book. I love the characters. I feel like I know the characters and easily find myself engrossed in their lives. This book deals with Bree and her son, whom she found in the first book, alive after a year. Someone breaks into her lighthouse and is searching for something. She and her dog Sampson need to protect her son and find out what they are looking for.
Lion Vs. Hyena Clan
by Nathan Sommer
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This book is a non-fiction and its about a lion fighting a hyena clan (5 hyenas). It was a battle and it was time to fight and the hyena leader was pushed to the ground by the lion. One hyena tried to sneak up from behind and the lion spotted him and bit him. My favorite part was that the lion won!
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