Summer Reading

Welcome to Summer Reading 2011!  We have 291 people signed up to participate in the Summer Reading program!  The bags are all gone, but you can still sign up for the program and be able to participate in the drawings!
This week, 50 people read 122 books, which brings the totals for the summer to 225 books and 79 readers.

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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board By Hamilton, Bethany With Berk, Sheryl With Bundschuh, Rick 2011-03 - MTV Books 9781439165799 Check Our Catalog Bethany Hamilton, who "YM" magazine called the "Bravest Girl in America," has been surfing since she was seven years old. Since her shark attack last year Bethany has participated in numerous competitions and has received the 2004 Teen Choice award for Most Courageous Teen and the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete. HPL patron:  This is truly an inspirational story!  Bethany's faith in God and her outspokeness about it was so touching. …More

Night Road By Hannah, Kristin 2011-03 - St. Martin's Press 9780312364427 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title "Night Road" is a vivid, emotionally complex novel that raises profound questions about motherhood, loss, identity, and forgiveness. It is an exquisite, heartbreaking novel that speaks to women everywhere about the things that matter most. HPL patron:  A story about how one bad decision can effect so many lives, and how forgiveness can ultimately bring peace and closure. …More

Hope in a Jar By Harbison, Beth 2009-07 - St. Martin's Press 9780312381967 Check Our Catalog Throughout high school, Allie and Olivia were inseparable until a vicious rumor ended their friendship. Now, on the eve of their 20th high-school reunion, they look back at the girls they once were and examine the women they have become. …More

Thin, Rich, Pretty By Harbison, Beth 2010-07 - St. Martin's Press 9780312381981 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times-"bestselling author of "Hope in a Jar, Secrets of a Shoe Addict," and "Shoe Addicts Anonymous," comes a novel about old rivalries, deep secrets, and the three things all women wish they were. …More

When You Wish By Harmel, Kristin 2009-06 - Laurel Leaf Library 9780385735926 Check Our Catalog ""A feel-good story . . . we all deserve great reads like this!"--"BostonNow.com Star Beck is super-duper megastar famous. She rocks--literally--every night in concert for thousands of cheering fans. But the pop star life--tour buses, fauxmances, size 0 minis--is getting a little old. Star can't help wondering what it would be like to be a regular girl--without paparazzi trailing her every move, and without people being nice just because, well, she's Star Beck. And when she discovers that her mom has been lying to her for years about something very important, Star decides to find out what the world beyond her stage is like after all. In the blink of an emerald green eye, Star finds herself . . . buying a car. Eating cheeseburgers. Swapping her stilettos for flip-flops. Getting a job that doesn't require dancing, winking, or mall appearances. And falling for the cutest, realest boy she's ever met. HPLpatron:  The book was interesting and well written.  The author really put herself  inthe characters' shoes.  Wasn't exactly one of those books you can't put down. …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. HPL patron:  Sookie Stackhouse rocks a good read, good story, good series. …More

Grave Secret By Harris, Charlaine 2009-10 - Berkley Prime Crime 9780425230152 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels comes this latest work in the Harper Connelly mystery series. Every series Harris creates is utterly fantastic.--"Midwest Book Review." …More

Grave Sight By Harris, Charlaine 2005-09 - Berkley Prime Crime 9780425205686 Check Our Catalog The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Dead as a Doornail" introduces a new supernatural mystery series featuring Harper Connelly, a woman who has what one might call a strange job: she finds dead people. …More

Grave Surprise By Harris, Charlaine 2006-10 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425212035 Check Our Catalog In this second installment to Harris's new supernatural mystery series, "Grave Sight's" Harper Connelly is back, and her ability to find the dead and see their last moments is in higher demand than ever. …More

An Ice Cold Grave By Harris, Charlaine 2007-09 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425217290 Check Our Catalog Hired to find a boy who has gone missing in Doraville, North Carolina, Harper Connelly and her brother discover that the boy is only one of several who had disappeared over the years. As she uncovers the towns dark secrets, Harper becomes the next person likely to rest in an ice-cold grave. …More

Dead Witch Walking By Harrison, Kim 2008-05 - Eos 9780061567193 Check Our Catalog Fun, sassy, and filled with action, humor, and romance, "Dead Witch Walking" makes the perfect summer read for anyone who likes vampires, paranormal fantasy, romance, or just a great beach book. Original. …More

The Good, the Bad, and the Undead By Harrison, Kim 2008-07 - Eos 9780061567315 Check Our Catalog In this follow-up to "Dead Witch Walking," Harrison continues her bestselling supernatural series. To save herself and her vampire roommate, former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan must confront an ancient evil and dark secrets she's hidden even from herself. Original. …More

To Scotland, with Love: MacLean Family Series #2 By Hawkins, Karen 2008-02 - Thorndike Press 9781410404022 Check Our Catalog In this second book in her delightful new Regency series, a "New York Times" bestselling author pits a hardheaded Scottish lord with an unusual family curse against a headstrong heiress who has a solution for every problem--except her own wayward heart. Original. …More

Gone By Hayder, Mo 2011-02 - Atlantic Monthly Press 9780802119643 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title In her latest page-turner, the author of "Skin" and "Ritual" delivers a thrilling and horrifying story that follows the investigation of a brilliant yet twisted carjacker with a disturbing game to play. …More

In Motion: The Experience of Travel By Hiss, Tony 2010-10 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780679415978 Check Our Catalog In this extraordinarily wide-ranging, insightful, mind-opening book, Hiss delves into the question of why travel sometimes feels remarkably fresh and exhilarating, and illustrates how to avail oneself of this seemingly elusive quality--which he calls "deep travel"--on an everyday basis. …More

Secrets to the Grave By Hoag, Tami 2010-12 - Dutton Books 9780525951926 Check Our Catalog A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author returns with her second thriller in the Deeper Than the Dead microseries, exploring the early days of forensic investigation, the characteristics of innocence--and the nature of evil. …More

Willow By Hoban, Julia 2010-02 - Speak 9780142416662 Check Our Catalog Told in an arresting, fresh voice, "Willow" is an unforgettable novel about one girl's struggle to cope with tragedy, and one boy's refusal to give up on her. …More

Big Juicy Lips By Hobbs, Allison 2008-10 - Strebor Books 9781593092078 Check Our Catalog From bestselling erotica author Hobbs comes this powerful tale with a twistedlove triangle. HPL patron:  It was about a woman that loves to spend money.  Then she falls inlove with a man that she thought would be the love of her live. …More

Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps By Jericho, Chris With Fornatale, Peter Thomas 2011-02 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446538152 Check Our Catalog The eagerly awaited follow-up to the "New York Times "bestselling "A Lion's Tale" documents Chris Jericho's meteoric rise to wrestling glory in the WWE. "A Lion's Tale" gave readers a portrait of Jericho as a young man. Fighting his way through Mexico, rinky-dink leagues and a battery of thieving, sleazy promoters/managers, the book ended with the author's WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) debut. Never one to leave his fans hanging, as demonstrated by his recent return to wrestling glory, Jericho now tells the story of life in the big leagues. But "making it" in the premier wrestling league in the world comes with its own set of obstacles and hard lessons. Jericho, in his witty, hilarious, and surprisingly endearing manner, lays it all out: the good, the bad, and the spandex. HPL patron:  Great read. …More

The Seventh Daughter By Jones, Frewin 2009-02 - Harper Teen 9780060871109 Check Our Catalog In this third book, readers return to Tania's magical world as she and Edric travel back to Faerie, only to discover their land has been invaded by the Sorcerer King--and only they can save it. …More

Prince of Fire By Jones, Linda Winstead 2007-04 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425214817 Check Our Catalog In this second installment of the Children of the Sun trilogy, Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, falls for her shape-shifting kidnapper, but she still cannot deny the ever-looming Prophecy of the Firstborn: the Queen will betray love in the name of victory. Orignal. …More

Prince of Magic By Jones, Linda Winstead 2007-03 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425214480 Check Our Catalog An all-new trilogy begins, featuring the children of the Fyne witches from the Sisters of the Sun trilogy. Ariana, daughter of the Sun Witch, has the power of healing. A prophecy points to her as the one to save Columbyana from a growing evil. While Sian Chamblyn prepares Ariana for the fight of her life, passions ignite. Original. HPL patron:  A very good book. …More

Prince of Swords By Jones, Linda Winstead 2007-05 - Berkley Trade Pub 9780425215746 Check Our Catalog In the last installment of the Children of the Sun trilogy, a shackled virginmust choose between the monster she knows and a sexy stranger who could spelldoom--or help her fulfill the Prophecy of the Firstborn. Original. …More