Summer Reading Week 4 Friday

A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos By Sobel, Dava 2011-09 - Walker & Company 9780802717931 Check Our Catalog In her elegant, compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles, as nobody has, the conflicting personalities and extraordinary discoveries that shaped the Copernican Revolution. HPL patron: Dava Sobel is wonderful at writing the histories of astronomy. But she is not a great playwright. The book is enjoyable, but the middle section-the play-is hard to get through. …More

Marshall Field's: The Store That Helped Build Chicago By Soucek, Gayle 2013-04 - History Press (SC) 9781626190672 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: A concise history of the store I loved. Who knew that John Shedd was president of Marshall Field's? I cut up my credit card when it read "Dayton-Hudson"! …More

The Choice By Sparks, Nicholas 2007-09 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446579926 Check Our Catalog Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast, "The Choice" tells the story of Travis Parker, a small-town veterinarian, who avoids romantic entanglements until new neighbor Gabby Holland enters his life. HPL patron: You don't want to miss this one. Great ending. …More

See Me By Sparks, Nicholas 2015-10 - Grand Central Publishing 9781455520619 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: Mr. Sparks knows how to tell a story. It doesn't seem to matter what he writes about he sucks me in. …More

Black Maps By Spiegelman, Peter 2005-05 - Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 9781400033591 Check Our Catalog John March walked away from his family's merchant bank for the life of a rural deputy sheriff-a life that would explode in personal tragedy and professional disaster. Three years later, March is back in New York City, working as a private investigator and still running from his grief and guilt. When he takes the case of Rick Pierro, a wealthy investment banker threatened by blackmail, March is …More

The Light Between Oceans By Stedman, M. L. 2012-07 - Scribner Book Company 9781451681734 Check Our Catalog A novel set on a remote Australian island, where a childless couple live quietly running a lighthouse, until a boat carrying a baby washes ashore. …More

The Apartment By Steel, Danielle 2016-05 - Delacorte Press 9780345531070 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER This vibrant, tender, and moving tale pulses with the excitement of New York City, as Danielle Steel explores twists of fate, and the way that sometimes, in special places, friends can be the family we need most. They come together by chance in the heart of New York City, four young women at turning points in their lives. Claire Kelly finds the walk-up …More

The Help By Stockett, Kathryn 2009-02 - Amy Einhorn Books 9780399155345 Check Our Catalog Awards: Colorado Blue Spruce Award (2014), Indies Choice Book Awards (2010), Mississippi Authors Award (2009), Nevada Young Readers' Award (2012), Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (2010), SIBA Book Award (2010) In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another. HPL patron: Been meaning to read this book, finally got to it on audiobook. With 4-5 different …More

Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis By Townsend, Tim 2014-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780061997198 Check Our Catalog The story of American Army chaplain Henry Gerecke, who was sent to save the souls of the Nazis incarcerated at Nuremberg, a tale that provides a new history of the trials and raises questions of faith, guilt, morality, vengeance, forgiveness, salvation, and the essence of humanity. …More

Encyclopedia of Creative Cooking By Turgeon, Charlotte Snyder Author Solmson, Jane 1985-07 - Gramercy Books 9780517309728 Check Our Catalog …More

Vinegar Girl By Tyler, Anne 2016-06 - Hogarth 9780804141260 Check Our Catalog Pulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work her pre-school charges adore her, but …More

Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters By Wheelan, Charles 2016-04 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393069020 Check Our Catalog Consider the $20 bill. It has no more value, as a simple slip of paper, than Monopoly money. Yet even children recognize that tearing one into small pieces is an act of inconceivable stupidity. What makes a $20 bill actually worth twenty dollars? In the third volume of his best-selling Naked series, Charles Wheelan uses this seemingly simple question to open the door to the surprisingly …More

Friendly Fire By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Introduction by Ford, John G. 2008-03 - Vertigo 9781401216627 Check Our Catalog …More

DMZ, Volume 5: The Hidden War By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Illustrator Zezelj, Danijel 2008-08 - Vertigo 9781401218331 Check Our Catalog This fifth volume in the critically acclaimed series looks at life during wartime--America's 21st-century Civil War. …More

DMZ: Public Works: Volume 3 By Wood, Brian Illustrator Burchielli, Riccardo Introduction by Doctorow, Cory 2007-09 - Vertigo 9781401214760 Check Our Catalog In Volume 3, collecting issues 13-17, Matty severs his ties to the "Liberty News" and becomes a free agent. He soon finds himself in over his head as he goes undercover and infiltrates a terrorist cell determined to disrupt any and all construction sites trying to rebuild the city. …More

Dishonorable Intentions By Woods, Stuart 2016-06 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399573910 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington gains an adversary that he can't seem to shake in the electrifying new adventure from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. Stone Barrington's latest lady friend is full of surprises, both good and ill. A sensual woman with unexpected desires, Stone finds her revelations in the boudoir extremely agreeable. But on the other hand, she also has some unfinished …More

Family Jewels By Woods, Stuart 2016-04 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399174698 Check Our Catalog Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the newest thriller from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. Stone Barrington's newest client seems to be a magnet for trouble. A poised lady of considerable wealth, she's looking for help discouraging the attentions of a tenacious gentleman. But no sooner does Stone fend off the party in question than his client becomes involved …More

A Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Most Haunted Places in America By Zepke, Terrance 2012-04 - Safari Publishing 9780985539801 Check Our Catalog Boasting photographs, fun facts, and visitor information, this unique (and spooky)travel guide showcases the 15 most haunted places in America. Each chapter is laid out in an easy-to-read format and includes fascinating history and documented paranormal activities. The tour includes the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, where experimental lobotomies were performed and it is believed that many of …More

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II By Zuckoff, Mitchell 2013-04 - Harper 9780062133434 Check Our Catalog A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of "New York Times"-bestseller "Lost in Shangri-La." …More

Upcoming events at HPL

ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2:00 PM Join HPL for a touch and talk program exploring animals from rain forests, deserts and other locations. Learn the unique qualities of these animals, their behaviors and differences. This is a great program for animal lovers, pet owners, or anyone curious about other life forms.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, July 27 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

"PIZZA & A PAPERBACK" LUNCH MASTER READERS GROUP THURSDAY, JULY 28, NOON Big Kids - 4th through 7th grade or 10 - 13 year olds--Reading is fun especially when you can share the experience. Bring your friends and explore a great book together. This group is for big kids who are reading well.

SUMMER CRAFTS SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2:00 PM Summer is here! Come on into the library where we're having an afternoon of D-Y-I summer crafts! What do you like best about summer? Let's see what we can make together!

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday,  August 3 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

KIDS' FLEA MARKET

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

LOCATION:  ON THE LAWN AT THE HACKLEY ADMINISTRATION BLDG.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:  CALL 231-722-7276 EXT. 230.

It's time for HPL's annual Kids' Sell-A-Bration!
The Kids' Flea Market provides a grand finale for Summer Reading Program activities. Children run their own booths--parental help is recommended--and keep the money the earn from their sales.

A 50 cent price limit per item keeps things fun and safe for all. 

Sales Ideas:  Old books, collectibles, stuffed animals, fast food prizes, puzzles, craft items, and lemonade stand yummies are good sellers.

Please DO NOT bring used clothing or other items of interest to grownups only.

Sellers bring their own tables and chairs, or a beach blanket to sell from.

Rain Date:  Friday, August 5

Summer Reading Week 4 Thursday

15th Affair By Patterson, James Author Paetro, Maxine 2016-05 - Little Brown and Company 9780316407076 Check Our Catalog Detective Lindsay Boxer chases an elusive, possibly very dangerous suspect...her husband, Joe. Lindsay Boxer has a beautiful baby daughter and a husband she loves unconditionally. She'd always been too focused on her career as a San Francisco police detective to wonder what domestic bliss might feel like, but now she knows, and she's never been happier. She can't imagine …More

Cat & Mouse By Patterson, James 1997-11 - Little Brown and Company 9780316693295 Check Our Catalog Two killers - one operating in America, one in Europe - believe Alex Cross is the only worthy opponent in the deadly game each has planned. And Alex must contend with something he hasn't known since the loss of his wife: he's falling deeply in love, and this romance will make him, and her, all the more vulnerable... HPL patron: Bone-chilling twists and turns. The Alex …More

Silent Witness By Patterson, Richard North 1999-02 - Random House Value Publishing 9780517361337 Check Our Catalog Attorney Tony Lord left his hometown and the bitter memories of his girlfriend's murder behind. Now, twenty-seven years later, he's pulled back to Lake City to defend his closest high school friend against a charge of homicide. Sam Robb, the married father of two, is a local football legend. But he was also the last to see sixteen-year-old Marcie Calder alive, and as shocking forensic evidence …More

Cooking By Peterson, James 2007-10 - Ten Speed Press 9781580087896 Check Our Catalog Awards: IACP Crystal Whisk Award (2008), James Beard Foundation Book Awards (2008), James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards (2008) James Peterson, one of the country's most revered cooking teachers, provides the confidence-building instructions home cooks need to teach themselves to cook consistently with ease in success. This instructional manual details techniques, teaches basic recipes, and includes hundreds of photos. HPL patron: Recipes from past to present. …More

A Treasure Concealed By Peterson, Tracie 2016-03 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764213342 Check Our Catalog Bestselling Author Tracie Peterson Launches Exciting New Series Set in 1890s Montana Emily Carver wants a home where she can put down roots instead of following her gold-hungry father from one mining camp to another. She also longs for tenderness and love, both of which are missing in her life. Yet when she realizes she's losing her heart to the intriguing new man in camp, she fiercely …More

Emperor Mage By Pierce, Tamora 2015-09 - Atheneum Books for Young Readers 9781481440271 Check Our Catalog Sent to Carthak as part of the Tortallan peace delegation, Daine finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything -- she's just there to heal the emperor's birds. It's extremely frustrating! What's more, her power has grown in a mysterious way. As the peace talks stall, Daine …More

Garden of Lies By Quick, Amanda 2015-04 - Berkley Books 9780399165153 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Otherwise Engaged" and "The Mystery Woman" presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end …More

'Til Death Do Us Part By Quick, Amanda 2016-04 - Berkley Books 9780399174469 Check Our Catalog The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Garden of Lies" returns to Victorian London in an all-new novel of deadly obsession. Calista Langley operates an exclusive introduction agency in Victorian London, catering to respectable ladies and gentlemen who find themselves alone in the world. But now, a dangerously obsessed individual has begun sending her trinkets and gifts suitable …More

Golden State By Richmond, Michelle 2014-07 - Thorndike Press 9781410469113 Check Our Catalog HPL patron: I loved this book. I couldn't put it down. It has everything, love-relationships with her sister-stalking. …More

No One You Know By Richmond, Michelle 2009-05 - Bantam 9780385340144 Check Our Catalog The author of the luminous work "The Year of Fog" returns with an intensely emotional, multilayered family drama--a woman's search for her sister's killer that spirals into a journey of secrets, revelations, and damaged lives. HPL patron: Fascinating. I read it in 1 day, I'm retired. …More

The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge By Ridley, Matt 2015-10 - Harper 9780062296009 Check Our Catalog The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world. Human society evolves. Change in technology, language, morality, and society is incremental, inexorable, gradual, and spontaneous. It follows a narrative, going from one …More

Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children By Riggs, Ransom 2015-09 - Quirk Books 9781594747588 Check Our Catalog The movie adaptation of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" is in theaters September 2016. The "New York Times "#1 best selling series A boy with extraordinary powers. An army of deadly monsters. An epic battle for the future of peculiardom. The adventure that began with "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and continued in "Hollow City" comes …More

The House of Hades By Riordan, Rick 2013-10 - Disney Press 9781423146728 Check Our Catalog Awards: Colorado Children's Book Award (2015), Golden Archer Award (2015) In this fourth installment of the bestselling series, the Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophesy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of DeathNand help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process. HPL patron: It was a very good book but I don't really like the ending. I know it is part of a trilogy, but it is a little too much of a cliff-hanger. …More

Calculated in Death By Robb, J. D. 2013-02 - Putnam Adult 9780399158827 Check Our Catalog On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. …More

Celebrity in Death By Robb, J. D. 2012-02 - Putnam Adult 9780399158308 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (2013) Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she's having a reasonably good time at a celebrity-packed bash celebrating a film based on one of her famous cases. But once a cast member drowns, she's at the center of a crime scene and more than ready to get out of her high heels. …More

Concealed in Death By Robb, J. D. 2014-02 - G.P. Putnam's Sons a Member of Penguin Group 9780399164439 Check Our Catalog Awards: Rita Awards (2015) The incomparable J. D. Robb presents the latest moving and suspenseful novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Eve Dallas series. In a decrepit, long-empty New York building, Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband begins the demolition process by swinging a sledgehammer into a wall. When the dust clears, there are two skeletons wrapped in plastic behind it. He summons his wife immediately-and by the …More

Delusion in Death By Robb, J. D. 2012-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399158810 Check Our Catalog After 12 minutes of violence at a downtown bar, 80 people lay dead. Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things--monsters and swarms of bees. The patrons were exposed to a cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that could drive anyone to temporary insanity--if not kill them. …More

Obsession in Death By Robb, J. D. 2015-02 - Berkley Books 9780399170874 Check Our Catalog Lieutenant Eve Dallas walks the thin line between love and hate in this fabulous 40th thriller from #1 "New York Times" bestseller J. D. Robb Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She and her billionaire husband are getting accustomed to being objects of attention, of gossip, of speculation. But now Eve has become the …More

Seduction in Death By Robb, J. D. Author Roberts, Nora 2009-09 - Thorndike Press 9781410416483 Check Our Catalog In this all-new original novel from bestselling author Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is back on the beat, and hot on the trail of a seductive killer in the "New York Times" bestselling series. …More

Insurgent By Roth, Veronica 2012-05 - Katherine Tegen Books 9780062024046 Check Our Catalog Awards: Buckeye Children's Book Award (2013), Sequoyah Book Awards (2015) YA book about a world made up of Factions…groups of people in the US that handle different aspects of life.  The selfless are in Politics, the ruthless and tough are in Dauntless (protectors), etc.  When the characters turn 16 they all go take a test to see which faction they …More

The Darkest Torment By Showalter, Gena 2016-05 - Harlequin Books 9780373779741 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with her most explosive Lords of the Underworld tale to date, about a fierce warrior on the brink of sanity who will stop at nothing to claim the exquisite human with the power to soothe the beast inside him Driven to his death by the demon of Distrust, Baden spent centuries in purgatory. Now he's back, but at what cost? Bound to the …More

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 By Shriver, Lionel 2016-06 - Harper 9780062328243 Check Our Catalog "A provocative and very funny page-turner..."--Wall Street Journal With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. It is not science …More

The Summer Before the War By Simonson, Helen 2016-03 - Random House 9780812993103 Check Our Catalog "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER A novel to cure your "Downton Abbey" withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community. "The Washington Post" The bestselling author of "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand "returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I …More

The Wander Society By Smith, Keri 2016-03 - Penguin Books 9780143108368 Check Our Catalog wan.der "verb" \ wan-d r\ to walk/explore/amble in an unplanned or aimless way with a complete openness to the unknown Several years ago when Keri Smith, bestselling author of"Wreck This Journal," discovered cryptic handwritten notations in a worn copy of Walt Whitman s"Leaves of Grass," her interest was piqued. Little did she know at the time that those simple …More