Adult Summer Reading

Damaged By Scottoline, Lisa 2016-08 - St. Martin's Press 9781250099624 Check Our Catalog "Scottoline writes riveting thrillers that keep me up all night, with plots that twist and turn." -Harlan Coben One boy. One lawyer. One chance for justice. Ten-year-old Patrick O'Brien is a natural target at school. Shy, dyslexic, and small for his age, he tries to hide his first-grade reading level from everyone: from his classmates, from the grandfather who cares for him, …More

One Perfect Lie By Scottoline, Lisa 2017-04 - St. Martin's Press 9781250099563 Check Our Catalog "Scottoline keeps the pace relentless as she drops a looming threat into the heart of an idyllic suburban community, causing readers to hold their breath in anticipation." -Booklist "Readers can be assured that the author nails the high school milieu, from athletic rivalries to sexting...they're in for one thrilling ride." -Kirkus Reviews "Entertaining...This …More

Save Me By Scottoline, Lisa 2011-04 - St. Martin's Press 9780312380786 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Think Twice" and "Look Again" comes an emotionally powerful novel about a split-second choice, agonizing consequences, and the need for justice. "Save Me" will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. …More

The Autism & ADHD Diet: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hope and Healing by Living Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) and Other Interventions By Silberberg, Barrie 2009-04 - Sourcebooks 9781402218453 Check Our Catalog The Gluten-Free/Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet has proven to be very successful for autistic children in removing many of their autism traits and symptoms. "The Autism Diet" provides a detailed account of why this special diet and other interventions should be implemented. HPL patron: Awesome info and recipes! …More

Against All Odds By Steel, Danielle 2017-05 - Delacorte Press 9781101883914 Check Our Catalog NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The wise, moving new novel from Danielle Steel, whose many bestselling tales have made her one of America's favorite authors Taking chances is part of life, but when you bet your future against the odds, it's a high-risk game. Kate Madison's stylish resale shop has been a big SoHo success, supporting her and her four kids since her husband's untimely …More

The Art of Racing in the Rain By Stein, Garth 2008-05 - HarperTorch 9780061537936 Check Our Catalog Awards: Grand Canyon Reader Award (2012), Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (2009) Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV. Have a box of kleenex by your side!  This story ends as a huge tear jerker, engendered by sadness and joys.  …More

Eating for Autism: The 10-Step Nutrition Plan to Help Treat Your Child's Autism, Asperger's, or ADHD By Strickland, Elizabeth 2009-04 - Da Capo Lifelong Books 9780738212432 Check Our Catalog A breakthrough guide to the nutrition-autism connection: the foods, meals, and supplements to feed your child to improve an autism spectrum condition …More

Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless By Swinson, Kiki Author Noire 2011-12 - Dafina Books 9780758251800 Check Our Catalog Awards: Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) (2012) Noire--the reigning queen of urban erotic fiction--and urban fiction star Swinson unite their talents in this too-hot-to-handle anthology that will appeal to fans of Wahida Clark and Nikki Turner. …More

Lumberjanes Sink or Swim: Vol.6 By Watters, Shannon 2017-04 - Boom Box 9781608869541 Check Our Catalog A crazy storm is coming and the Lumberjanes have to help their counselor Seafarin' Karen get her boat back from some renegade selkies. Knot On Your Life Camp is about more than just crafts and acquiring badges when you're a Lumberjane. When April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley all decide to learn more about the mysterious Seafarin' Karen, things take a turn for the strange. …More

Revolutionary Medicine By Wilbur, C. Keith 1997-10 - Globe Pequot Press 9780762701391 Check Our Catalog In 1775, when the staggering medical crisis known as the Revolutionary War exploded, less than 12 percent of the colonies' practicing physicians held a medical degree. And those few with degrees had graduated without ever seeing a patient. Here are their struggles, their strategies, their odd treatments, and their theories. From makeshift ambulances and wigwam hospitals to herbal drugs and …More

The Shack By Young, William Paul 2008-07 - Windblown Media 9780964729230 Check Our Catalog A grieving father receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him to meet in the Oregon wilderness where his daughter has been abducted and murdered. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant, "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" Windblown Media HPL patron: …More

What to read while waiting for...

The Identicals By Hilderbrand, Elin 2017-06 - Little Brown and Company 9780316375191 Check Our Catalog Identical twin sisters who couldn't look more alike...or live more differently. Harper Frost is laid-back, easygoing. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her. She likes a beer and a shot and wouldn't be caught dead wearing anything fashionable. She's inherited her father's rundown house on Martha's Vineyard, but she can't hold down a job, and her latest romantic disaster …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

The Whole Town's Talking By Flagg, Fannie 2016-11 - Random House 9781400065950 Check Our Catalog NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is at her superb best in this fun-loving, moving novel about what it means to be truly alive. Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it's called, is anything but still. …More

Secrets in Summer By Thayer, Nancy 2017-05 - Ballantine Books 9781101967072 Check Our Catalog "The queen of beach books" (The Star-Ledger) returns to the shores of Nantucket in a novel about one memorable summer when flirtations flourish, family dramas play out, and scandalous secrets surface. Memorial Day weekend means that seasonal visitors have descended on the glamorous island of Nantucket. For year-round resident Darcy Cotterill, it means late-night stargazing in …More

Upcoming Events at HPL

Computer Class-Publisher 10:30 am, Saturday, June 24 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks’ topic--Intro to Publisher.  Learn how to make posters and signs.

MADE IN MICHIGAN SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2 PM This unique presentation explores the vital link between Michigan agriculture and building a better world. Recycling, composting, and organic farming are covered in this fascinating hands on program featuring live goats, chickens, doves, geese, and more!

STORYTIME! MONDAY, JUNE 26, 6:45 PM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

Meditation Workshop 6:00 pm, Monday, June 26 Theresa Bernhardt will lead this meditation workshop.  It is open to anyone who would like to learn how to meditate. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 28 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

STORYTIME! THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 10:30 AM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

FAMILY GAME DAY -- ALL DAY SATURDAY, JULY 1, 10 AM Come upstairs to the Youth Services Department to enjoy classic and new board games. Our only rule is that everyone has fun and nobody knocks over any Monopoly boards!

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint 10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, July 1 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks' topic--Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, July 5 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

STORYTIME! THURSDAY, JULY 6, 10:30 AM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

MINECRAFT

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2:00 PM

Registration is required.

What did the coal ore say to the bedrock: Why so low? Unearth your own corny Minecraft jokes while you build with other players. 

Staff Picks

Check here every month to see what the HPL staff recommends based on our reading.  You can also  find your next good book by stopping by or calling the Reference Desk, or by using our online form:  Your Next Good Book

Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir By Kohler, Sheila 2017-01 - Penguin Books 9780143129295 Check Our Catalog ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST NEW BOOKS "A searing and intimate memoir about love turned deadly." --The BBC "An intimate illumination of sisterhood and loss." --People When Sheila Kohler was thirty-seven, she received the heart-stopping news that her sister Maxine, only two years older, was killed when her husband drove …More

Memories By Leav, Lang 2015-10 - Andrews McMeel Publishing 9781449472399 Check Our Catalog Best-selling poet Lang Leav presents a gorgeous hardcover gift book featuring the best of Lullabies and Love & Misadventure plus thirty-five new poems for fans to discover, along with original color illustrations by the author. For fans of Lang Leav, this beautiful gift book is a must-have Beloved pieces from Lullabies and Love & Misadventure are collected together …More

X: A Novel By Shabazz, Ilyasah 2015-01 - Candlewick Press (MA) 9780763669676 Check Our Catalog Awards: Coretta Scott King Award (2016), Michigan Notable Books (2016), National Book Awards (2015), Tayshas Reading (2016) Winner of the 2016 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Cowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world. Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but …More

An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist: A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States By Middleton, Nick 2016-08 - Chronicle Books 9781452158686 Check Our Catalog What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of 50 states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy in the global order. From long-contested lands like Crimea and Tibet to lesser-known territories such as Africa's last colony and a European republic that …More

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis By Egan, Timothy 2012-10 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780618969029 Check Our Catalog Awards: ALA Notable Books (2013), Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence (2013), Chautauqua Prize (2013) How a lone man's epic obsession led to one of America's greatest cultural treasures: Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history -- and the driven, brilliant man who made them. …More

The Woman in Cabin 10 By Ware, Ruth 2016-07 - Gallery/Scout Press 9781501132933 Check Our Catalog INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK, DARK WOOD Featured in TheSkimm An Entertainment Weekly "Summer Must List" Pick A New York Post "Summer Must-Read" Pick Included in Summer Book Guides from Bustle, Oprah.com, PureWow, and USA TODAY From New York Times bestselling author …More

Black Rabbit Hall By Chase, Eve 2016-02 - G.P. Putnam's Sons 9780399174124 Check Our Catalog For fans of Kate Morton and Daphne du Maurier, here's a magnetic debut novel of wrenching family secrets, forbidden love, and heartbreaking loss housed within the grand gothic manor of Black Rabbit Hall. Amber Alton knows that the hours pass differently at Black Rabbit Hall, her London family's country estate, where no two clocks read the same. Summers there are perfect, …More

Beautiful Ruins By Walter, Jess 2012-06 - Harper 9780061928123 Check Our Catalog Awards: Indies Choice Book Awards (2013) The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller "The Financial Lives of the Poets" returns with his funniest and most romantic novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 and is rekindled in Hollywood 50 years later. …More

Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 By Prose, Francine 2014-04 - HarperTorch 9780061713781 Check Our Catalog Awards: Lambda Literary Awards (2015) A richly imagined and stunningly inventive story of love, art, and betrayal in Paris of the 20's, 30's, and 40's. …More

The Shadow Land By Kostova, Elizabeth 2017-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345527868 Check Our Catalog From the #1 bestselling author of The Historian comes a mesmerizing novel that spans the past and the present--and unearths the troubled history of a gorgeous but haunted country. A young American woman, Alexandra Boyd, has traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria, hoping that life abroad will salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. Soon after arriving in this elegant …More

The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Selznick, Brian 2007-03 - Scholastic Press 9780439813785 Check Our Catalog Awards: Bluebonnet Awards (2009), Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2008), Caldecott Medal (2008), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2008), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2009), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2009), Garden State Teen Book Award (2010), Golden Archer Award (2009), Golden Archer Award (2011), Grand Canyon Reader Award (2009), Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award (2010), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2008), Maine Student Book Award (2009), National Book Awards (2007), Nene Award (2009), Nene Award (2010), Nene Award (2011), Nene Award (2012), New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2007), North Carolina Children's Book Award (2008), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2009), Quill Awards (2007), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award (2009), Volunteer State Book Awards (2010), Young Reader's Choice Award (2010) Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender and spellbinding mystery. …More

What to read while waiting for...

Camino Island By Grisham, John 2017-06 - Doubleday Books 9780385543026 Check Our Catalog A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a secure vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, but Princeton has insured it for twenty-five million dollars. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few …More

Are you patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for that best seller?  Here are some suggestions.

The Alexandria Link By Steve Berry 2007-02 - Ballantine 9780345485755 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title A former Justice Department operative turned bookseller hides a link to the secrets of the vanished library of Alexandria from wealthy international thugs. …More

The Bookman's Wake By Dunning, John 1995-08 - Thorndike Press 9780786204960 Check Our Catalog Denver cop-turned-book dealer Cliff Janeway is lured by an ex-cop into going to Seattle to bring back a beautiful fugitive wanted for assault, burglary, and the possible theft of a priceless edition of Poe's The Raven. To find her, Janeway must unravel the secrets surrounding the book and its mysterious maker. …More

The Lincoln Myth By Berry, Steve 2014-05 - Ballantine Books 9780345526571 Check Our Catalog In Berry's latest, retired secret agent Cotton Malone is drafted from his Copenhagen bookstore to battle a conspiracy, one threatening the U.S. Constitution. …More

Upcoming events at HPL

STORYTIME! THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 10:30 AM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

STAR WARS:  BUILD A BETTER UNIVERSE SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2:00 PM Meet members from the Great Lakes Garrison of the 501st Legion while they help us build a better universe at Hackley Public Library. Make sure to wear your own costume!

Computer Class-Excel 10:30 am, Saturday, June 17 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks' topic-Intro to Excel.  Learn the basics of using a spreadsheet, including opening and saving, entering formulas, and making changes.

BUILD A BETTER WORLD KICKOFF PARTY MONDAY, JUNE 19, 6:00 PM Help us kick off the Summer Reading Program! This year's theme is Build a Better World, and what better way to celebrate building than to get a close look at real construction equipment provided by Wood Trucking and Newkirk Electric. Make sure to collect your first reading log and get started earning cool prizes!

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 21 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

STORYTIME! THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 10:30 AM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

Computer Class-Publisher 10:30 am, Saturday, June 24 De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-7276 to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. This weeks’ topic--Intro to Publisher.  Learn how to make posters and signs.

MADE IN MICHIGAN SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2 PM This unique presentation explores the vital link between Michigan agriculture and building a better world. Recycling, composting, and organic farming are covered in this fascinating hands on program featuring live goats, chickens, doves, geese, and more!

STORYTIME! MONDAY, JUNE 26, 6:45 PM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

Meditation Workshop 6:00 pm, Monday, June 26 Theresa Bernhardt will lead this meditation workshop.  It is open to anyone who would like to learn how to meditate. Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.

Tablet Tips and Tricks 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 28 Want to do more with your tablet? Bring it to HPL on Wednesdays at 1:00 to get tech help. Walk ins welcome.

STORYTIME! THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 10:30 AM Join us for stories, songs, movement activities, and a craft in the air conditioned Youth Services Department.

FAMILY GAME DAY -- ALL DAY SATURDAY, JULY 1, 10 AM Come upstairs to the Youth Services Department to enjoy classic and new board games. Our only rule is that everyone has fun and nobody knocks over any Monopoly boards!

Computer Class-Intro to Powerpoint

10:30 am- 12:00 pm, Saturday, July 1

De'ondra Pentecost will teach computer classes on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. Registration is required. Call HPL at 231-722-8000 or visit HPL Events to register.  Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library.
This weeks' topic--Powerpoint.  Learn how to create a slide show.