Summer Reading Week 8

Here are the results of Week 8.  This week 29 people submitted entries, and 5 were new!  They read 119 books.  So far 107 people have submitted 779 entries, and 215 people have registered,69 just this week.

The Bad Seed By Anderson, Maxwell Author March, William 1956-12 - Dramatists Play Service 9780822200888 Check Our Catalog …More

Mother: A Cradle to Hold Me By Angelou, Maya 2006-04 - Random House (NY) 9781400066018 Check Our Catalog Poet, writer, performer, teacher, and director Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas, and then moved to San Francisco. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she has also written a cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table; five poetry collections, including I Shall Not Be Moved and Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?; and the celebrated poems "On the Pulse of Morning," which she read at the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton, and "Amazing Peace," which she read at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., in December 2005. …More

Hawksong By Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia 2004-09 - Laurel Leaf Library 9780440238034 Check Our Catalog DANICA SHARDAE IS an avian shapeshifter, and the golden hawk's form in which she takes to the sky is as natural to her as the human one that graces her on land. The only thing more familiar to her is war: It has raged between her people and the serpiente for so long, no one can remember how the fighting began. As heir to the avian throne, she'll do anything in her power to stop this war--even accept Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, as her pair bond and make the two royal families one. Trust. It is all Zane asks of Danica--and all they ask of their people--but it may be more than she can give. "A School Library Journal "Best Books of the Year "A VOYA "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror List selection "From the Hardcover edition. …More

Pure By Baggott, Julianna 2012-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455503056 Check Our Catalog There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked: Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is influential in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her. …More

500 Ways to Be a Better Freshwater Fishkeeper: Hints and Tips from a Team of Experts By Bailey, Mary Author Evans, Sean Author Fletcher, Nick 2005-09 - Firefly Books 9781554070480 Check Our Catalog "Essential, practical tips from professional fishkeeping experts." 500 Ways to Be a Better Freshwater Fish Keeper is a comprehensive references of practical advice from seasoned experts. The 500 tips are presented in logical sections for quick and easy navigation to professional advice for: Choosing and buying fish Setting up an effective aquarium system Filtration and water quality Lighting Feeding Routine aquarium maintenance Breeding. Each book is packed with information in easy-to-access segments. Some of the frequently asked questions addressed are: Why are some tropical fish cheap and others expensive? How to deal with fish that appear shy and nervous How to identify breeding pairs How to use microscopic organisms to feed fry What are the ideal species for beginning fishkeepers? There is also a sister volume: "500 Ways to Be a Better Saltwater Fish Keeper". With detailed step-by-step instructions and color photographs and graphics, the 500 Ways to be a Better Fish Keeper books are the perfect go-to guides for information and counsel to solve a problem quickly. …More

Burn By Barr, Nevada 2010-08 - Minotaur Books 9780312614560 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title As she recovers from the trauma of the past couple of months, National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon visits an old friend in New Orleans. She's not in town long when she crosses paths with a creepy guy who apparently attempts to put a curse on her, and she begins to slowly find traces of very dark doings in the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans. …More

Flashback By Barr, Nevada 2004-02 - Berkley 9780425194492 Check Our Catalog Fleeing from personal problems, Anna Pigeon takes a post as a temporary supervisory ranger on remote Garden Key in Key West. When a mysterious boat explosion keeps her anchored to the present, Anna finds crimes of the past and present closing in on her. …More

Cut!: Hollywood Murders, Accidents, and Other Tragedies By Brettell, Andrew Author Imwold, Denise Author Kennedy, Damien 2005-11 - Barron's Educational Series 9780764158582 Check Our Catalog This heavily illustrated book recounts the many tragic events that have haunted the Hollywood movie community from its early-20th-century beginnings to the present day. Here are accounts of the sudden, premature deaths of stars and celebrities, some of whom became more famous in death than in life. …More

A Templar's Destiny By Black, Kat 2012-08 - Scholastic Press 9780545056779 Check Our Catalog …More

Predator By Blackstock, Terri 2010-05 - Zondervan 9780310321996 Check Our Catalog Bestselling author Terri Blackstock presents another stand-alone novel, Predator.The murder of Krista Carmichael's fourteen-year-old sister by an online predator has shaken her faith and made her question God's justice and protection. Desperate to find the killer, she creates an online persona to bait the predator. But when the stalker turns his sights on her, will Krista be able to control the outcome?Ryan Adkins started the social network GrapeVyne in his college dorm and has grown it into a billion-dollar corporation. But he never expected it to become a stalking ground for online Predators. One of them lives in his town and has killed two girls and attacked a third. When Ryan meets Krista, the murders become more than a news story to him, and everything is on the line.Joining forces, he and Krista set out to stop the killer. But when hunters pursue a hunter, the tables can easily turn. Only God can protect them now. …More

Headed for Trouble By Brockmann, Suzanne 2013-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345521255 Check Our Catalog Packed with pulse-pounding tales featuring the intrepid men and women of Troubleshooters, Inc. and Navy SEAL Team 16, this suspenseful collection is a must-read for fans of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, and is also an ideal introduction for newcomers. Original. …More

Goodbye to Yesterday By Brunstetter, Wanda E. 2013-02 - Barbour Publishing 9781616260859 Check Our Catalog Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus are an Amish couple who are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. Will their love and faith be enough to bring them back together again, against all odds? …More

The Hope of Spring By Brunstetter, Wanda E. 2013-04 - Barbour Publishing 9781620291443 Check Our Catalog In the third in an exclusive six-consecutive-month release Amish serial novel, Brunstetter weaves a compelling love story brilliantly mingled with an unexpected twist. …More

Ruins By Card, Orson Scott 2012-10 - Simon Pulse 9781416991779 Check Our Catalog Rigg has the power to change the past. But nothing can prepare him for the future... The adventure, suspense, and time travel continue in this second installment in the critically acclaimed "New York Times" and "Publishers Weekly" bestselling Pathfinder series. …More

The Wanderer By Carr, Robyn 2013-04 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410457134 Check Our Catalog …More

Heist Society By Carter, Ally 2011-05 - Hyperion Books 9781423116615 Check Our Catalog When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre . . . to case it. When Kat turned 15, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. …More

The Crimson Crown By Chima, Cinda Williams 2012-10 - Hyperion Books 9781423144335 Check Our Catalog A simple, devastating truth concealed by a thousand-year-old lie at last comes to light in this stunning conclusion to the "New York Times"-bestselling Seven Realms series. …More

Fleeced By Clark, Carol Higgins 2002-08 - Pocket Books 9780743412315 Check Our Catalog Attending a crime conference in New York City, Detective Regan Reilly is called by old friend Thomas Pilsner, president of the Settlers' Club on Gramercy Park. Two benefactors are dead, diamonds they were donating to the club are missing, and Thomas is rapidly becoming the prime suspect. Regan must put the pieces of this puzzle together to save Thomas--before the real killer finds him. …More

Gypped By Clark, Carol Higgins 2013-04 - Pocket Books 9781439170328 Check Our Catalog In the 15th novel of the popular series, a chance encounter with someone fromher past throws Regan Reilly's trip to the West Coast with her husband, Jack, entirely off course. …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. …More

Footprints in the Sand By Clark, Mary Jane 2013-01 - William Morrow & Company 9780062135445 Check Our Catalog Plans for a romantic beach wedding are threatened when a bridesmaid goes missing and it falls to Piper Donovan to save the day in the third installment of Clark's enthralling Wedding Cake Mystery series. …More

The Lost Years By Clark, Mary Higgins 2012-04 - Simon & Schuster 9781451668865 Check Our Catalog In her long career as America's most beloved suspense writer, this is Clark's most astonishing and dramatic novel: a breathless murder mystery and a hunt for what may be the most precious religious treasure of all time. …More

We'll Meet Again By Clark, Mary Higgins 2000-04 - Pocket Books 9780671004569 Check Our Catalog Dr. Gary Lasch, prominent Greenwich, Connecticut, doctor and founder of the HMO Remington Health Management, is found dead in his home, his skull crushed by a blow with a heavy bronze sculpture, and his wife, Molly, in bed covered with his blood. It was the Lasches' housekeeper, Edna Barry, who made the grisly discovery the morning after Molly's unexpectedly early return from Cape Cod, where she had gone to seclude herself upon learning of her husband's infidelity. As the evidence against Molly grows, her lawyer plea-bargains a manslaughter charge to avoid a murder conviction. Released from prison nearly six years later, Molly reasserts her innocence to reporters, among them an old school friend, Fran Simmons, an investigative reporter and anchor for a true-crime show. Molly convinces Fran to research and produce a program on her husband's death, and as hidden aspects of Gary Lasch's life and the affairs of Remington Health Management come to light, Fran herself becomes a target for murder. …More

Glint By Coburn, Ann 2007-01 - Eos 9780060847234 Check Our Catalog In this compelling novel of parallel happenings in two different worlds, Ellie must behave like the girl Argent would, in the other world, if she is to find her missing brother. Argent, in her own search for the missing baby dragon, gets help from the mysterious outsider Lukos. Must Ellie do the same in her world? HPL patron:  I didn't know how it was going to end, until the last two chapters.  Didn't have a clue, who the guilty party was! …More