Adult Summer Reading

 

Week 5!  16 people joined the fun this week, bringing the total up to 134 people.  Of those, 44 read 136 books during this week, bringing the total of books read to 611 for the summer!  It's not too late to join the program.  Sign up at the circulation desk.  We still have signing prizes available, as well.

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Book reviews from participants July 30: 

The Last Stand by Nathaniel Philbrick:  Philbrick has done extensive research, pulling together many interviews of people who were in other divisions, Indians, scouts.  His story covers everything leading up to the last stand.  Both sides committed terrible atrocities to each other.

Seasons of the Sleeping Bear by Terry Phipps:  Photographic review with history behind Sleeping Bear and other Michigan outdoor areas.

Water Luminous and Deep by Meredith Ann Pierce:  This book tells many different tall tails.  It holds many different kinds of theme like love story, adventure, good friends and lost ones.

Beka Cooper:  Terrier by Tamora Pierce:  Beka Cooper is a puppy which is like a training to become a cop or known as a Dog.  They try to find the snake who takes innocent people who didn't pay.  At the end Beka Cooper it out at the end and you have to read it to believe it.

And Mistress Makes Three by Francis Ray:  Story about a strong woman raising children alone after husband leaves her, trying to keep her company going.  Falls in love with a widower!  Can they help heal each other?  O yes!  Loved it!

Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb:  Dee Dallas tracks down and arrests a killer who killed using a Halo Video Game System.

Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb:  Dee Dallas finds and arrests a killer who kills 3 people tyring to avenge his mother's death only to find his father was to blame for her death the whole time.

Miss Julia paints the town by Ann B. Ross:  A  "fun" book of the antics of Miss Julia and her small town neighbors.

When Food is Love by Genean Roth:  The no diet diet.  It makes sense for many women.  I am looking forward to reading her new one.

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz:  Interesting, made me want to know more, but still had a little too much suspense for not enough things that were revealed.

Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow:  Kim and Hana are sisters.  When their  Uncle arrived with Samaries everything changes.  Their Uncle murdered their father.  They went undercover while their mother and little brother hid from enemies.  Kim and Hana went to Mt. Dojo and met Master Goku.  There they find their true potential.

The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn By Philbrick, Nathaniel 2010-05 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410426512 Check Our Catalog - Mayflower was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a Best Book of the Year selection by The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, Publishers Weekly, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Chicago Tribune, and spent more than forty weeks on The New York Times bestseller list - In the Heart of the Sea won the National Book Award and spent more than forty weeks on The New York Times bestseller list - Also available as an e-book …More

Seasons of Sleeping Bear By Phipps, Terry W. 2004-05 - University of Michigan Press 9780472114450 Check Our Catalog Breathtaking images of Sleeping Bear Dunes capture the majesty of one of America's most beautiful parks …More

Waters Luminous & Deep: Shorter Fictions By Pierce, Meredith Ann 2004-01 - Firebird 9780142403563 Check Our Catalog From the acclaimed novelist ("Treasure at the Heart of the Tanglewood") comes this first-ever collection of her shorter fiction. The eight works each feature a strong heroine, a tangibly imagined world, and unforgettable imagery. …More

Beka Cooper Book 1: Terrier By Pierce, Tamora 2006-11 - Listening Library 9780739337905 Check Our Catalog Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character that they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality. …More

The Yearling By Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan 1982-05 - Scribner Book Company 9780684176178 Check Our Catalog For nearly a century, Scribner has exemplified the very best in publishing by pairing classic texts with the illustrative giants of the time, such as N. C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish. With the same commitment to the high standards established by the series' founders, Atheneum Books for Young Readers is expanding the Scribner Illustrated Classics line over the next several years to include such modern-day classics as Jack London's The Call of the Wild and White Fang, J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and The Stories of O. Henry, to be illustrated by some of the finest artists of our generation, including Wendell Minor, Ed Young, and Trina Schart Hyman. …More

And Mistress Makes Three By Ray, Francis 2009-11 - Thorndike Press 9781410421258 Check Our Catalog The dramatic new novel from national bestselling author Ray, "And Mistress Makes Three" centers on a divorced mother's second chance at love. …More

Last Kiss By Rice, Luanne 2008-07 - Bantam 9780553805123 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Rice returns to Hubbard's Point, Connecticut, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago. …More

Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick By Ringwald, Molly Illustrator Toledo, Ruben 2010-05 - It Books 9780061809446 Check Our Catalog Remembered eternally as a teen, Ringwald recently celebrated her 40th birthday. In "Getting the Pretty Back," she weaves together stories and advice on sex and beauty, personal style, motherhood, and more, embodying the spirit of being fabulous at 40. …More

Fantasy in Death By Robb, J. D. 2010-07 - Large Print Distribution 9781594134043 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Bestseller NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is having as much trouble figuring out how Bart Minnock was murdered as who did the murdering. The victim's girlfriend seems sincerely grief-stricken and his quirky,but brilliant partners at U-Play appear equally shocked. No one seemed to have a problem with the enthusiastic, high-spirited millionaire. Of course, success can attract jealousy, and gaming, like any business, has its fierce rivalries and dirty tricks -- as Eve's husband, Roarke, one of U-Play's competitors knows well. But Minnock was not naive, and quite capable of fighting back in the real world as well as the virtual one. …More

Kindred in Death By Robb, J. D. 2009-11 - Putnam Adult 9780399155956 Check Our Catalog When the newly promoted captain of the NYPD and his wife return from vacation, they look forward to spending time with their 16-year-old daughter who had stayed behind. Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaits them instead. …More

Black Hills By Roberts, Nora 2009-07 - Putnam Adult 9780399155819 Check Our Catalog New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts takes us deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where the shadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhood friendship matures into an adult passion. …More

Black Rose By Roberts, Nora 2005-07 - Large Print Distribution 9781594130830 Check Our Catalog Book 2 of the "In The Garden Trilogy" Number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the second novel of her" In the Garden" trilogy, as three women must discover the secrets from the past contained within their historic home . . . At forty-five, Rosalind Harper is a woman whose experiences have made her strong enough to bend without breaking - and weather any storm. A widow with three grown sons, she survived a disastrous second marriage, and built her In the Garden nursery from the ground up. Through the years, In the Garden has become more than just a thriving business - it is a symbol of hope and independence to Roz, and to the two women she shares it with. Newlywed Stella and new mother Hayley are the sisters of her heart, and together, the three of them are the future of In the Garden. But now that future is under attack, and Roz knows they can't fight this battle alone. Hired to investigate Roz's Harper ancestors, Dr. Mitchell Carnagie finds himself just as intrigued with Roz herself. And as they begin to unravel the puzzle of the Harper Bride's identity, Roz is shocked to find herself falling for the fascinating genealogist. Now it is a desperate race to discover the truth before the unpredictable apparition lashes out at the one woman who can help her rest in peace . . . Publishing simultaneously with Large Print hardcover. About the author: Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred novels, including eighteen books in the #1 New York Times bestselling "In Death" series, written under the pen name J. D. Robb. Roberts' work has been optioned and made into films, excerpted in national magazines and translated in over twenty-fivedifferent countries. Book One of the" In The Garden" trilogy, "Blue Dahlia," will be available January 2005. Book Three of the "In The Garden" trilogy, "Red Lily," will be available January 2006. Nora Roberts now lives in Keedysville, Maryland. …More

Falling for Rachel By Roberts, Nora 2008-08 - Ulverscroft Large Print 9780263204803 Check Our Catalog Living in Manhattan, rugged Zack Muldoon needed a tough, no-nonsense lawyer to save his delinquent brother. Public defender Rachel Stanislaski was not what he had in mind - until he discovered that there was a lot more to the beautiful, cool-headed lawyer than met the eye...and found himself falling for her hook, line and sinker. …More

Red Lily By Roberts, Nora 2005-12 - Large Print Distribution 9781594131134 Check Our Catalog Book Three of the< I> In the Garden Trilogy< /I>< P>A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night . . .Hayley Phillips came to Memphis hoping for a new start, for herself and her unborn child. She wasn't looking for a handout from her distant cousin Roz, just a job at her thriving In the Garden nursery. What she found was a home surrounded by beauty and the best friends she's ever had - including Roz's son Harper. To Hayley's delight, her new daughter Lily has really taken to him. To Hayley's chagrin, she has begun to dream about Harper - as much more than a friend . . .If Hayley gives in to her desire, she's afraid the foundation she's built with Harper will come tumbling down. Especially since she's begun to suspect that her feelings are no longer completely her own. Flashes of the past and erratic behavior make Hayley believe that the Harper Bride has found a way inside of her mind and body. It's time to put the Bride to rest once and for all, so Hayley can know her own heart again - and whether she's willing to risk it . . .< P>< ul>< li> Nora Roberts lives in Keedysville, Maryland< li> Publishing simultaneously with Large Print hardcover< li> A New York Times Bestselling Author < li> Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred novels, including eighteen books in the #1 Ne York Times bestselling < I>In Death< /I> series, written under the pen name J. D. Robb < li> Roberts' work has been optioned and made into films, excerpted in national magazines andtranslated in over twenty-five countries< li> Book One of the< I> In The Garden< /I> trilogy, < I>Blue Dahlia< /I>, is available in Large Print < li> Book Two of the < I>In The Garden< /I> trilogy, < I>Black Rose< /I>, is available in Large Print< /ul> …More

Taming Natasha By Roberts, Nora 2008-06 - Silhouette Books 9780263204773 Check Our Catalog The first time Spencer Kimball set eyes on Natasha Stanislaki, he was floored by her exotic beauty. But the former ballet dancer had a fiery temperament that could keep men safely at bay. Sensing an open wound, Spence and his little girl joined forces to find a way into her closely guarded heart. For Spence realized he'd do anything to tame Natasha's fears and show her how to love. …More

Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool--The Very Last Word on First Names By Rosenkrantz, Linda Joint Author Satran, Pamela Redmond 2002-08 - St. Martin's Press 9780312983680 Check Our Catalog The authors of the bestselling "Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana" and "The Last Word on First Names" draw on years of research and experience to offer important insights on thousands of names for children, guiding parents to the information and inspiration they need to make the perfect choice. Martin's Press. (August) …More

The Last Word on First Names: The Definitive A-Z Guide to the Best and Worst in Baby Names by America's Leading Experts By Rosenkrantz, Linda With Satran, Pamela Redmond 1995-02 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312117481 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling authors of Beyond Jennifer and Jason comes the definitive guide to the best and the worst in baby names. Like other books, it's packed with entries on names from A-Z, but it also give parents a readable, witty and illuminating guide to the real-world meaning of Madeleine, Max, and thousands of other names. …More

Miss Julia Paints the Town By Ross, Ann B. 2009-04 - Penguin Books 9780143114635 Check Our Catalog The sleepy town of Abbotsville is abuzz over the mayor's plans to replace the old courthouse with luxury retirement condos. As usual, it falls to Miss Julia to save the day--and the courthouse--even if she has to expose a few of the town's not-so-well-kept secrets. …More

When Food Is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy By Roth, Geneen Author Roth, J.D. 1993-01 - Plume Books 9780452268180 Check Our Catalog In this uplifting, revealing book, Roth examines the link between eating disorders and the need for intimacy they often unmask. She shows why many people overeat in an attempt to satisfy their emotional hunger and reveals how to stop this cycle of compulsive behavior. …More

The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide by America's Baby-Naming Experts By Satran, Pamela Redmond Author Rosenkrantz, Linda 2007-02 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312352202 Check Our Catalog From the authors of "Beyond Jennifer and Jason" comes this comprehensive bookwith more than 50,000 perfect names for today's babies. …More

Drowning Ruth By Schwarz, Christina 2003-09 - Ballantine Books 9780345460356 Check Our Catalog Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions when they are exposed. A mesmerizing and achingly beautiful debut. Winter, 1919. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers wounded in the Great War. Finding herself suddenly overwhelmed, she flees Milwaukee and retreats to her family's farm on Nagawaukee Lake, seeking comfort with her younger sister, Mathilda, and three-year-old niece, Ruth. But very soon, Amanda comes to see that her old home is no refuge--she has carried her troubles with her. On one terrible night almost a year later, Amanda loses nearly everything that is dearest to her when her sister mysteriously disappears and is later found drowned beneath the ice that covers the lake. When Mathilda's husband comes home from the war, wounded and troubled himself, he finds that Amanda has taken charge of Ruth and the farm, assuming her responsibility with a frightening intensity. Wry and guarded, Amanda tells the story of her family in careful doses, as anxious to hide from herself as from us the secrets of her own past and of that night. Ruth, haunted by her own memory of that fateful night, grows up under the watchful eye of her prickly and possessive aunt and gradually becomes aware of the odd events of her childhood. As she tells her own story with increasing clarity, she reveals the mounting toll that her aunt's secrets exact from her family and everyone around her, until the heartrending truth is uncovered. Guiding us through the lives of the Starkey women, Christina Schwarz's first novelshows her compassion and a unique understanding of the American landscape and the people who live on it. "From the Hardcover edition. …More

Mistletoe and Sword By Seton, Anya 1920-01 - Amereon Limited 9780891904427 Check Our Catalog Young Quintus Tullius, standard bearer with the Ninth Roman Legion serving in Britain, is ready to begin his quest for the bones of his great-grandfather who died 17 years before--bones that the Druids who haunt Stonehenge watch over. But first he falls in love with Regan, the beautiful and mystifying foster daughter of Boadicea, warrior queen of the Icenians and instigator of the historic, bloody rebellion of the British tribes against Rome. With its suspenseful battle scenes, its mysticism and romance, this absorbing tale makes ancient history excitingly contemporary. …More

Sisters of the Sword By Snow, Maya 2008-06 - HarperCollins 9780061243875 Check Our Catalog Set against the lush backdrop of ancient Japan, this tale of revenge, love, heartbreak, and swordplay is the first in Snow's exciting series in which two aristocratic sisters disguise themselves as boys and take refuge at a training school for samurai. …More

60,001+ Best Baby Names: Plus 222 Great Lists to Help You Find the Right Name By Stafford, Diane 2008-08 - Sourcebooks 9781402213410 Check Our Catalog -- 60,001+ NAMES --222 lists --Your Trusted Resource 60,001 BEST BABY NAMES is the essential guide you need to find the perfect name for your baby. This invaluable book includes not only Hollywood's latest picks (think Suri and Moses) and modern trends in baby naming, but also thousands of classic and traditional names that even Grandma will like. Creative lists, indispensable information, and thousands of options will help you choose the right name for baby. --Over 60,000 names, with meanings, origins, and derivations --Over 200 thought-provoking lists --The most popular names for boys and girls (and twins!) --Hollywood's Hottest Names --Worksheets for parents to list their favorites --Ethnic names from around the world Offering more value and more names for your money, 60,001 BEST BABY NAMES is every expectant parent's naming nirvana. One-stop baby name shopping! Diane Stafford is the author of seven books, including the bestselling 50,001 Best Baby Names. She lives in Newport Beach, California. …More

Big Girl By Steel, Danielle 2010-03 - Delacorte Press 9780385344371 Check Our Catalog A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson knows she has been a disappointment to her family. As an adult, Victoria struggles to accept herself as she is and win the personal victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. …More