Summer Reading Week 4

Welcome to the results of Week 4 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 328 people signed up.  This week, out of 43 people submitting entries, 17 were new.  They read 150 books.  For the four weeks, 105 people read 466 books.

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A Place in the Country By Adler, Elizabeth Author Adler, Alfred 2012-06 - St. Martin's Press 9780312668365 Check Our Catalog From "New York Times"-bestselling author of "From Barcelona with Love" comes a new novel that will transport readers to a world of intriguing locales and show a home to where the heart is. …More

Revealed By Alexander, Tamera 2006-11 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764201097 Check Our Catalog 2007 RITA Winner for Best Inspirational Romance Anabelle and trail guide Matthew seek fresh beginnings from past mistakes as they travel west in search of the future. Fountain Creek Chronicles book 2. …More

Use Your Brain to Change Your Age: Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day By Amen, Daniel G. 2012-02 - Crown Archetype 9780307888549 Check Our Catalog From a bestselling author and PBS star comes a brain-healthy program for readers to turn back the clock and keep their minds sharp and their bodies fit. This book emphasizes that we must help ourselves be healthy and happy as we we can be.  We need to exercise,e at good food choices and work on emotional clues to be well. …More

The Look of Love (Chase & Chloe) By Andre, Bella 2011-06 - Createspace 9781463603779 Check Our Catalog …More

Saving Faith By Baldacci, David 2000-09 - Warner Books 9780446608893 Check Our Catalog BELIEVE THE POWER In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had, a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and she'll tell too much. BELIEVE THE SUSPENSE Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world, Faith has been targeted to die. But when a private investigator walks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shooting suddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. BELIEVE THE ASTOUNDING NEW STORY THAT ONLY DAVID BALDACCI COULD WRITE... Now Faith Lockhart must flee for her life -- with her story, with her deadly secret, and with an unknown man she's forced to trust... …More

Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down By Baldwin, Rosecrans 2012-04 - Farrar Straus Giroux 9780374146689 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title An offbeat, up-to-date, surprising entry in the expat canon, this is a book about a young man who witnesses his Paris preconceptions replaced by the oddities of a vigorous, nervy city--exactly what he needs to uncover a Paris of his own, and fall in love with the city all over again. …More

The Forever Marriage By Bauer, Ann 2012-06 - Overlook Press 9781590207215 Check Our Catalog Bauer brings to life the tale of one faithless widow. Carmen wishes Jobe, the husband she never loved, dead--only to fall in love with him after he is gone. As she helps her three children grieve, she discovers, after a tryst with her most recent lover, that her own life may be in danger. …More

Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, as You've Never Seen Him By Beck, Glenn 2011-11 - Threshold Editions 9781451659269 Check Our Catalog Beck brings his historical acumen and political savvy to this fresh, new interpretation of "The Federalist Papers," the 18th-century collection of political essays that defined and shaped our Constitution and laid bare the "original argument" between states' rights and big federal government--a debate as relevant and urgent today as it was at the birth of our nation. I read this in tandem with David McCullough's 1776, so a lot of the information was identical (some inconsistances between the two include the timing of Payne's Commonsense.)  This isn't as much a history book as it is a character witness/analysis of Washington so should be read differently. …More

Echo By Block, Francesca Lia 2002-08 - San Val 9780613531818 Check Our Catalog Using her uniquely poetic, carefully crafted style, Block, the acclaimed author of "Weezie Bat, " uses linked, adult-themed short stories to map one girl's passage into womanhood. …More

A Man in a Kilt By Blair, Sandy 2004-09 - Zebra 9780821777664 Check Our Catalog In this riveting, debut time-travel romance, a New York caterer visits the Scottish castle she's inherited and encounters a swashbuckling specter whom she can free from his curse if she proves the power of her love. Original. …More

Bones Under the Beach Hut By Brett, Simon 2011-12 - Five Star (ME) 9781432825683 Check Our Catalog …More

The Weird Sisters By Brown, Eleanor 2012-02 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425244142 Check Our Catalog A major new talent tackles the complicated terrain of sisters, the power of books, and the places we decide to call home. Lovely . . . This novel should appeal to Shakespeare lovers, bibliophiles, fans of novels in academic settings, and stories of sisterhood. The narration is a creative and original blending of the three 'Weird Sisters' as one."--"Library Journal." …More

The Cat Who Wasn't There By Braun, Lilian Jackson 1993-06 - Jove Books 9780515111279 Check Our Catalog Qwill agrees to join his beloved Polly on a group tour of Scotland to keep her safe from the Pickax Prowler. On their sixth day in Scotland, however, the tour organizer--Polly's best friend Irma--dies of an apparent heart attack, and Qwill suspects foul play. Koko and Yum Yum may have been miles away from the scene of the crime, but they're just a whisker away from cracking the case. …More

Cold Case Squad By Buchanan, Edna 2005-04 - Pocket Books 9780743476638 Check Our Catalog Legendary Miami crime reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Buchanan launches a gripping new mystery series featuring a special homicide unit in Miami that breathes new life into old cases. 1). A look at the psychological profile of law enforcement and its impact on case outcomes.  Great use of characters by the author, well defined. 2).  An Edna Buchanan specialty, a fine study of Miami P. D. and of character.  Human elements are portrayed realistically.  The chain of events to retrace the crime are compelling.  Complex plot with believable resolution. …More

King's Pleasure By Byrd, Adrianne 2011-11 - Kimani Press 9780373534494 Check Our Catalog The final installment of the House of Kings trilogy, about three sexy brothers who run a bachelor-party planning business yet somehow end up walking down the aisle themselves. Original. …More

King's Promise By Byrd, Adrianne 2011-06 - Kimani Press 9780373534470 Check Our Catalog The second title in Byrd's House of Kings series--about three sexy brothers who each find the perfect woman. Original. …More

Abandon By Cabot, Meg 2011-04 - Point 9780545284103 Check Our Catalog New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, a dark, fantastical story about this world . . . and the underworld. When Pierce first sees him, she thinks he is a murderer. She's right about one thing -- he does take lives. But not in the way she ever imagined. Pierce is drawn to the dark stranger even as she tries to uncover the mystery surrounding the tragic death of someone close to her. As she gets closer to the truth -- and the stranger -- unexpected secrets are revealed, even in her own heart. Can't wait for the second book! …More

Chosen By Cast, P. C. Author Cast, Kristin 2008-03 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312360306 Check Our Catalog Bloodlust and dark forces are at work at the House of Night, and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And, oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" ("Romantic Times"), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Speaking of rare, Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare position of having "three "boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. But, as Zoey and her friends find out, things are not always what they seem... Page turning from the first page.  Unexpected twisted throughout.  Makes it more exciting to read next book. …More

Dragon's Oath By Cast, P. C. Author Cast, Kristin 2011-07 - St. Martin's Griffin 9781250000231 Check Our Catalog The first in an enthralling new mini-series of novellas from the #1 bestselling authors of the House of Night, "Dragon's Oath" tells the story behind the House of Night's formidable fencing instructor--the love that will transform him, and the promise that will haunt him. After Dragon's wife Anastasia dies he believes he is the original cause of her death.  This is due to allowing one of the Raven Mochers to live over 200  years earlier. …More

Nyx in the House of Night: Mythology, Folklore, and Religion in the P.C. and Kristin Cast Vampyre Series By Cast, P. C. Illustrator Torrance, Alan With Wilson, Leah 2011-06 - Smart Pop 9781935618553 Check Our Catalog Ever had a question about Nyx and the many that follow her, this is the book with the answers. …More

The House on Mango Street By Cisneros, Sandra 1991-04 - Vintage Books USA 9780679734772 Check Our Catalog Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong--not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. The House on Mango Street  is a wonderful, well-written book.  Sandra Cisneros captures the sadness and beautyy of girls who want to run away from their lives yet have pride in where they come from.  House on Mango Street inspires, moving and heart-warming, a recommend for all ages. …More

Mobbed: A Regan Reilly Mystery By Clark, Carol Higgins 2012-03 - Pocket Books 9781439170298 Check Our Catalog Private investigator Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, become involved with a case that takes them from Cape May through the casinos and boardwalks of Atlantic City to the music halls and restaurants of Asbury Park. Regan Reilly is back in a suspenseful, fun, and murderous venue of why questions and whether she will live through this new adventure. …More