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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 Paris Apartment
by Kelly Bowen
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Three characters, two timelines, and a lot of predictable occurrences. Estelle, glamour queen of Paris, is living the life, or so it seems, at the Ritz Hotel. Meanwhile, Sophie is preparing to return to France after her perilous and tragic escape from Poland. And, present day Lia who is trying to figure it all out after inheriting Estelle's Paris Apartment. A good, and also a little predictable, read.
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.
Labyrinth Lost
by Zoraida Cordova
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In this story by Zoraida Cordova, there is rich Latin American folklore and incredible fantasy blended together to create the book known as Labyrinth Lost, the first book in the Brooklyn Brujas series. Alex Mortiz is a witch, although in her world, they’re called brujas. Alex, more than anything, wants to get rid of the magic that she knows she’ll eventually discover. Unfortunately, Alex’s first display of magic happens, and suddenly she’s all set up for a Deathday; plus, Alex turns out to be an encantrix, the once-in-a-lifetime On her Deathday, Alex casts a spell to banish her magic forever, but instead, she ends up banishing her mother and two sisters to Los Lagos, the in-between land for the living and the dead. Her only hope is to team up with a brujo named Nova and dive into the fantastical realm of Los Lagos.
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
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The harrowing journey of Cora as she escapes her plantation in Georgia. She spends some time in South Carolina and is temporarily tricked into the “uplifting” program which involves secret syphillis testing and “voluntary” sterilization as well as in a secret attack in North Carolina. Her mother is the only person prior to her to have escaped this plantation- or so she thought.
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.
Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
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The book Sisters was one of the best I have read. First I love that the author goes back in time so you can see what happens in the past but it still goes with where you are in the book. Also I like that Reinas siblings are in the book. Furthermore, the drawings were awesome.
That Summer Jennifer Weiner
by Jennifer Weiner
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I expected this book to be a light beach read but it was actually more complex. I enjoyed the writing and how each chapter was from a different characters point of view. I also liked the way the timeline was organized and how it all came together in the end.
The Secret Stealers By Jane Healey
by Jane Healey
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An in-depth (albeit a bit too much in parts) story of Anna who is looking for her purpose in war-torn France. She is hired by "Wild" Bill Donovan, head of the United State's OSS and eventually returns to France to help the Resistance. Factually based with a good deal of information and insight as to the lives of those sent beyond the frontline. Would recommend for anyone interested in the women of the OSS and SOE.
The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue
by V.e. Schwab
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I absolutely loved this book. The storyline is non linear but the plot is extremely creative. Very fun read! It is similar to The Time Traveler’s Wife and Midnight Library. It follows the life of the main character for four hundred years as she is cursed by the deal she makes with the devil.
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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