Summer Reading Week 6

Welcome to the results of Week 6 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 357 people signed up.  This week 41 people read 134 books (17 submitted entries for the first time this week.)  So far, 392 people have read 757 books!

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The Norse King's Daughter By Hill, Sandra 2011-09 - Avon Books 9780061673511 Check Our Catalog The third book in this fantastic and fun new Viking series from a "New York Times"- and "USA Today"-bestsellling author. Original. …More

Sweeter Savage Love By Hill, Sandra 2006-08 - Love Spell 9780505522122 Check Our Catalog Modern-day psychologist Harriet Ginoza is cast back to the Old South, and meets her dream lover. But to her disappointment, Etienne Baptiste refuses to ravish her--or fulfill her other secret wishes. Reissue. …More

This Year's Christmas Present By Hill, Sandra Author Bangs, Nina Author Joy, Dara 2008-10 - Love Spell 9780505527905 Check Our Catalog Contemporary holiday tales by three bestselling authors are gathered in this special collection that is sure to remind readers of the greatest gift of all: love. Includes the stories Man with a Golden Bow by Bangs, Fever by Sandra Hill, and Santa Reads Romance by Dara Joy. Original. …More

Down the Darkest Road By Hoag, Tami 2011-12 - Dutton Books 9780525952398 Check Our Catalog Hoag returns once more to Oak Knoll for the third installment of her bestselling series. Through Leone's pioneering, science-based investigatory skills, Hoag explores the early days of forensic police work. And through the chilling case at the heart of "Down the Darkest Road," she hooks ever more readers into the meticulously crafted, all-too-terrifying world of Oak Knoll, where the scariest secrets of all can be found . . . Down the Darkest Road. …More

A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty By Jackson, Joshilyn Read by Jackson, Joshilyn 2012-01 - Hachette Audio 9781611139921 Check Our Catalog A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY is a powerful saga of three generations of women, plagued by hardships and torn by a devastating secret, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of family. Fifteen-year-old Mosey Slocumb-spirited, sassy, and on the cusp of womanhood-is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard, and determined to figure out why it's there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, is haunted by choices she made as a teenager. But it is Jenny, Mosey's strong and big-hearted grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women's shared past--and who will stop at nothing to defend their future. …More

American Dreams By Jakes, John Afterword by Jakes, John 1999-06 - Signet Book 9780451197016 Check Our Catalog America's master storyteller first introduced readers to the Crown family in "Homeland." As the second generation comes of age, the Crowns strive to find their place in a turbulent America at the dawn of a new century. From the speedways of Detroit to the glamour of young Hollywood to the daring heights of early aviation, theirs is a story of passion and adventure, glory and ambition. …More

The Magnificent Rogue By Johansen, Iris 2012-04 - Bantam 9780345536464 Check Our Catalog From the glittering courts of Elizabethan England to the storm-tossed cliffs of the Scottish Highlands comes a dazzling tale of seduction, danger, and desire by one of America's bestselling and beloved authors. Reissue. …More

Christine By King, Stephen 1983-11 - Signet Book 9780451160447 Check Our Catalog Arnie Cunningham is in love with his car. Christine, the car, is in complete control. "Vintage King . . . breathtaking, awesome. Carries such momentum the reader must force himself to slow down."--"New York Times Book Review" …More

The Long Walk By King, Stephen Author Bachman, Stephen Author Bachman, Richard 2001-01 - Turtleback Books 9780613173506 Check Our Catalog On the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for an event known throughout the country as "The Long Walk." If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying. Reissue. …More

Rose Madder By King, Stephen 1996-06 - Signet Book 9780451186362 Check Our Catalog Rose Daniels saw the single drop of blood on the bed sheet -- and knew she must escape from her macabre marriage before it was too late. But escape was not as easy as fleeing to a new city, picking a new name, finding a new job, lucking out with a new man. Her husband, Norman, was a cop, with a cop's training, a cop's technology, a cop's bloodhound instincts. And even worse, Norman was -- well, Norman. Rose knew she had been married to a savage brute. Now she realized she was being tracked down by a terrifying monster -- but the only place she found to hide could be the most dangerous of all.... …More

Coming Home: A Story of Undying Hope By Kingsbury, Karen 2012-06 - Zondervan 9780310266983 Check Our Catalog As the Baxter's make plans to come together for a summer lakeside reunion, the unthinkable happens. When the family rallies together, memories come to light that bring healing and hope during a time when darkness might have the final word. From bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home---a stand-alone novel---can serve as either a grand introduction or a beautiful conclusion in the saga of the Baxter Family. …More

Twenties Girl By Kinsella, Sophie 2010-03 - Dial Press 9780385342032 Check Our Catalog Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal, professional, twenty-something young women don't get visited by ghosts. Or do they? …More

Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse By Klauss, Lucas 2012-01 - Simon Pulse 9781442423886 Check Our Catalog Phillip's sophomore year is off to a rough start. One of his best friends ditches him for a group of douchebags. His track coach singles him out for personalized, torturous training sessions. And his dad decides to clean out all of the emergency supplies from the basement, even though the world could end in disaster at any moment...and even though those supplies are all Phillip has left of his dead mom. Not that he wants to talk about that. But then Phillip meets Rebekah. Not only is she unconventionally hot and smart, but she has seriously great boobs. And she might like him back. As Phillip gets closer to Rebekah, he tries harder and harder to turn himself into the kind of person he thinks she wants him to be. But the question is, can he become that person? And does he really want to? …More

Deaths-Head Revisited By Serling, Rod Author Kneece, Mark Illustrator Lie, Chris 2009-05 - Walker & Company 9780802797230 Check Our Catalog Location: Dachau concentration camp, years after World War II. A retired German SS captain returns to reminisce about his days in power--until he finds himself at the mercy of those he tortured, on trial by those who died at his hands. Justice will finally be served . . . in the Twilight Zone. One of most ground-breaking shows in the history of television, "The Twilight Zone "has become a permanent fixture in pop culture. This new graphic novel series re-imagines the show's most enduring episodes, in all their original uncut glory, originally written by Rod Serling himself, and now adapted for a new generation--a generation that has ridden Disney's Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorTM ride, studied old episodes in school, watched the annual marathons, and paid homage to the show through the many random take-offs that show up in movies and TV shows everywhere. …More

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street By Serling, Rod Illustrator Ellis, Rich Adapted by Kneece, Mark 2008-12 - Walker & Company 9780802797131 Check Our Catalog Maple Street--late on a Saturday afternoon a mysterious flash of light results in a power outage. But this is no ordinary power failure, and the neighbors on Maple Street will soon find themselves in the dark with an enemy of their own creation . . . in the Twilight Zone. …More

Light in Shadow By Krentz, Jayne Ann 2003-09 - Jove Books 9780515136180 Check Our Catalog Krentz's "New York Times" bestselling tale of false identities, double crosses, and daring passions involves a successful interior designer who senses that one of her clients may be hiding a dark secret. …More

All for You By Kurland, Lynn 2012-04 - Jove Books 9780515150650 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "One Magic Moment"--called Oone of romance's finest writersO ("Oakland Press")--comes an enchanting time-travel romance. Original. …More

Kabbalah for Dummies By Kurzweil, Arthur 2006-11 - For Dummies 9780471915904 Check Our Catalog "Kabbalah For Dummies" presents a balanced perspective of Kabbalah as an "umbrella" for a complex assemblage of mystical Jewish teachings and codification techniques. "Kabbalah For Dummies" also shows how Kabbalah simultaneously presents an approach to the study of text, the performance of ritual and the experience of worship, as well as how the reader can apply its teaching to everyday life. Many good introductions to this captivating Jewish mysticism. …More

The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae By Laurens, Stephanie 2012-01 - Avon Books 9780062068620 Check Our Catalog From "New York Times"- and "USA Today"-bestselling author Laurens comes the wild and satisfying conclusion to her trilogy about three Cynster sisters tracking down their perfect matches. Includes a bonus short story. Original. …More

Perelandra By Lewis, C. S. 2003-04 - Scribner Book Company 9780743234917 Check Our Catalog Pitted against the greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, Dr. Ransom must battle evil on a new world--Perelandra--when it is invaded by an evil force. Will Perelandra succumb to this being's influence or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? Not as interesting as other book I read by this author-laborious at times. …More

Mr. G: A Novel about the Creation By Lightman, Alan P. 2012-01 - Pantheon Books 9780307379993 Check Our Catalog "As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe." So begins Lightman's playful and profound new novel, "Mr g," the story of Creation as narrated by God. The first half is great.  The second half is pretty slow. …More

Darkness Calls By Liu, Marjorie M. 2009-06 - Ace Books 9780441017300 Check Our Catalog Demon hunter Maxine Kiss, inked with living tattoos, is on a mission to rescue the man she loves from a bloodthirsty army. To save him, Maxine has only one choice: to lose control--and release her own powers of darkness. Original. …More

The Last Twilight By Liu, Marjorie M. 2011-05 - Avon Books 9780062019875 Check Our Catalog A young doctor finds herself caught up in a bioweapons plot, and only Amiri, a shape-shifting member of Dirk & Steele, can protect her--and win her heart. …More