Summer Reading Week 8

Welcome to the results of Week 8 of Summer Reading 2012.  We have 365 people signed up.  This week 45 people read 169 books (4 submitted entries for the first time this week.)  So far, 151 people have read 1040 books!

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The Bone House By Freeman, Brian 2011-03 - Minotaur Books 9780312562830 Check Our Catalog A year after Mark Bradley was accused of a torrid affair with a student, another teenage girl is found dead--and once again Mark faces a hostile town convinced of his guilt. Mark's wife Hilary is determined to prove that Mark is innocent, but she's on a lonely, dangerous quest. Keepy you intense; suspense.  Ready for the next book. …More

The Bedlam Detective By Gallagher, Stephen 2012-02 - Crown Publishing Group (NY) 9780307406644 Check Our Catalog The author of "The Kingdom of Bones" returns with a beautifully written literary thriller featuring madmen who see monsters and monsters who hide in plain sight--a powerful story of class, family, and insanity. …More

The Game: Short Stories about the Life By Jossel, J. M. 2003-04 - Triple Crown Publications 9780970247230 Check Our Catalog Pretty good book iwth different stories.  I would recommend this book to friends. …More

The Silent Girl By Gerritsen, Tess 2011-07 - Ballantine Books 9780345515506 Check Our Catalog Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli is already at the crime scene when medical examiner Maura Isles arrives on the Chinatown rooftop. A savage killer has left behind a grisly spectacle, and the sick feeling in Rizzoli's gut says they're on the trail of a twisted predator. After a monkey hair is found on the body, other clues point Rizzoli and Isles in the direction of the fable of the Monkey King. Keepy you guessing who/what is the murderer.  Great precision on Chinatown; arts lost tomost but in trege (sic) to learn of warrior. …More

The Book By Goldberg, Whoopi 1997-10 - William Morrow & Company 9780688152529 Check Our Catalog Hey, Hey, you. Yeah, you. The one with the book. I'm so glad you picked it up. I wrote it so you'd read it. Now, here's where I'm supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy it. Picking it up is just the first step. Buying it - that's a whole other contract. So I'll give it to you straight. The book doesn't suck. It'll make you laugh - maybe not out loud, but in that place deep down where you know a good joke when you hear one. It'll make you think - also not out loud, because, you know, that'd be a little strange. Hell, it might even get you to reconsider a few things, and consider a few others for the first time. …More

Is It Just Me?: Or Is It Nuts Out There? By Goldberg, Whoopi 2010-10 - Hyperion Books 9781401323844 Check Our Catalog Whoopi has witnessed the growing disrespect and rudeness in our lives and realized she is not alone. The co-host of ABC's "The View" unleashes her trademark irreverence and humor in this look at how a loss of civility is messing with the quality of life for everyone. …More

Blood Red By Graham, Heather 2007-12 - Thorndike Press 9780786297139 Check Our Catalog …More

Dying to Have Her By Graham, Heather 2001-03 - Onyx Books 9780451409881 Check Our Catalog Soap opera diva Serena McCormack's road to success takes a deadly turn when a co-star is murdered--and the clues point to Serena as the intended victim. When P.I. Liam Murphy is hired to protect her, Serena can't deny the attraction. But as ratings soar, so do the threats on Serena's life. …More

Another Piece of My Heart By Green, Jane 2012-03 - St. Martin's Press 9780312591823 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Jemima J" and "The Beach House" comes her most emotional and powerful novel yet: a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying into a ready-made family, and the true meaning of motherhood. …More

The Appeal By Grisham, John 2008-01 - Doubleday Books 9780385515047 Check Our Catalog In Grishams first legal thriller since "The Broker," justice is for sale--and only the rich can afford it. …More

Calico Joe By Grisham, John 2012-04 - Doubleday Books 9780385536073 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Joe Castle, from Calico Rock, Arkansas, took the baseball world by storm in 1973. He homered in his first three major league at bats for the Chicago Cubs. Two months later, he was still hitting more than .500. Then, in his next at bat after homering off Warren Tracey, a surly journeyman pitcher, Tracey drilled a fastball at Joe's head. The damage was severe. Joe's right eye socket was destroyed, and he never played again, retreating back to Calico Rock, far from the public eye. Tracey soon retired from the Mets and drifted into booze and a succession of ex-wives. Thirty years later, Tracey's estranged son, Paul, on learning of his father's impending death from cancer, tries to bring Warren Tracey and Joe Castle together. Not the usual Grisham book, but it is interesting and keeps ones attention.  I recommend reading it. …More

The Confession By Grisham, John 2011-07 - Dell Publishing Company 9780440245117 Check Our Catalog #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER First time in paperback An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donte Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man? A good example of capitol punishment gone wrong and the scary part is that it's probably happening somewhere right now. …More

The Litigators By Grisham, John 2011-10 - Doubleday Books 9780385535137 Check Our Catalog The incomparable master of the legal thriller takes us deeper into the labyrinth that is the American justice system, always drawing us in with an irresistible hook, pull-ing the thread of tension tighter and tighter, and then knocking us out with a conclusion that's never "by the book." Maybe that's why, after more than twenty years of consecutive #1 "New York Times" best sellers, a new novel by America's favorite storyteller is still a major publishing event. …More

Cottage by the Sea By Gunn, Robin Jones 2012-07 - Howard Books 9781416583455 Check Our Catalog From bestselling and award-winning author Gunn comes a poignant novel about a woman who must care for her ill and elderly father, hoping to mend both his health and their relationship. In the many hours she spends beside her father, Erin finds a treasure hidden in the darkness. She reaches out and, at long last, receives the gift of healing. …More

$10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles By Hall, Parnell 2012-01 - Minotaur Books 9780312602475 Check Our Catalog When young attorney Becky Baldwin hires Cora Felton to make a blackmail payment drop, it couldn't go worse: Cora stumbles over a corpse and a puzzle, and someone steals the money. This title in the entertaining series features new puzzles by Will Shortz that help readers solve the mystery. …More

Into the Wild Nerd Yonder By Halpern, Julie 2009-09 - Feiwel & Friends 9780312382520 Check Our Catalog Things are changing fast for high school sophomore Jessie, and she needs new friends. Her quest is a hilarious tour through high school clique-dom, with a surprising stop along the way--the Dungeons & Dragons crowd, who outnerd everybody. I loved this book!  It did a great job of portraying many "geeky" classics, such as "Dungeons and Dragons."  I also loved the main character, Jess, and was surprised by many similarities to me. …More

The Homecoming By Hamner, Earl 1992-12 - Lightyear Press 9780899669458 Check Our Catalog When Clay Spencer fails to arrive home at the expected hour on Christmas Eve of 1933, his family is concerned. The older son, Clay-boy, is dispatched to find his father. On his journey through the snowbound Virginia hills, he experiences a series of hazardous, touching, and hilarious adventures. An encounter with the neighborhood Negro church teaches Clay-boy a lesson in race relations and, while taking refuge from a snowstorm, he is overwhelmed by the intoxicating hospitality of two elderly genteel lady bootleggers. Finally, at midnight, when all hope for him has been abandoned, Clay Spencer provides a surprising climax to the story, and in a single moment illuminates the triumph of the human spirit. Bright alive characters, a joy to read. …More

Spencer's Mountain By Hamner, Earl 1995-06 - Buccaneer Books 9781568490229 Check Our Catalog …More

Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla By Hansford, Andrew Author Homer, Karen 2012-01 - Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers 9781557838469 Check Our Catalog …More

Dead Reckoning By Harris, Charlaine 2011-05 - Ace Books 9780441020317 Check Our Catalog With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie suspects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she realizes that her lover Eric Northman and his "child" Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot--which is much more complicated than she knows. …More

A Darker Shade of Blue: Stories By Harvey, John 2012-02 - Pegasus Books 9781605982847 Check Our Catalog Interesting storyline, great detail at the beginning to draw you in.  Enjoyed the author's descriptions to enhance detail to the readers imagination.  Recommend this book! …More

Baltimore Chronicles By Hernandez, Treasure 2012-03 - Urban Books 9781601624826 Check Our Catalog Renowned for her action-packed Flint series, Hernandez is sure to keep readers riveted with this explosive final book of her powerful street series chronicling both sides of Baltimore's black market. …More

Deader Homes and Gardens By Hess, Joan 2012-02 - Minotaur Books 9780312363628 Check Our Catalog Claire Malloy discovers that house-hunting can be murder--literally--in the latest entry in Joan Hess's wildly entertaining series."--"Mystery Scene." …More