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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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Grilled For Murder
by Maddie Day
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Book Two in the Country Store Mystery Series. The story just continues but this time Robbie Jordan finds Erica dead on the floor of the store. She didn't hear anything and now she is scared. Who wanted to kill Erica and why? Robbie of course decides to help the police find the killer, while putting herself in danger. Quick, easy and fun read. I will continue to read the rest of the series.

The World According To Humphrey
by Betty G Birney
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This was the first chapter book I read all by myself and I really liked it. I am going to read the whole Humphrey series and I just got a pet hamster that looks just like Humphrey. My favorite part of the book was when Humphrey and Aldo made friends with each other.

Call Me By Your Name
by Andre Aciman
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I haven't seen the movie but was generally aware of the plot and the many awards and nominations it garnered, so I thought this book might be interesting. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case - it was torturously slow and I truly couldn't wait for it to end. It reads like a very long, drawn out journal entry by the 17 year old narrator, Elio, recounting his erotic obsession and ultimate affair with Oliver, a 24 year old grad student spending the summer with Elio's family at their Italian villa. In contrast with this stream of consciousness-like tale that takes up most of the book, near the end it abruptly jumps ahead 15 and then 20 years when the Elio and Oliver meet up two more times and remind each other of their shared bond, which still exists.

Wicked As You Wish
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Excellent!

Outlaw
by Scott McGough
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Amazing book, parts are a little hard to understand when they are not given a backstory such as kanji, ochimusha, and moonfolk.

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.

A Peculiar Combination Ashley Weaver
by Ashley Weaver
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A great, light romp in the business of thief turned spy. Electra McDonnell is conscripted by British intelligence during WWII and she’s ready to ‘do her bit’. Handsome Major Ramsey is an incentive. A new series by Ashley Weaver and looking forward to the next book!

Ms. Bixby's Last Day
by John David Anderson
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Ms. Bixby's Last Day was a different kind of book than what I usually gravitate towards (sci-fi). But I really loved this book anyway. It's about three boys who were in Ms. Bixby's class. When Ms. Bixby resigns during the school year because of terminal illness, the three boys band together to help make Ms. Bixby's dreams come true, to acknowledge how she changed their lives forever. I loved this feel-good realistic fiction that bounced between flashbacks and present day, told in turn by the three boys. I strongly encourage this book to basically everyone.

The Hollywood Spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal
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Book Eleven in the Maggie Hope series. Maggie sets out to 1943 Hollywood where she agrees to help her previous beau, John Sterling, solve the mystery of Gloria Hutton's death. It is here she encounters American Nazism, the Zoot Suit Riots, Segregation, and the glittery stars of Hollywood. There is also a great, highly anticipated (at least by this reader) foreshadowing of a storyline for Book 12! Love this series!!

The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett
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How is this not a movie or television show yet? This book was such a fast read. I would highly recommend for anyone interested in fantasy. A mix between Hunger Games and The Handmaid's Tale, but in a young adult fashion. I wish I could re-read this book for the first time!
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