Summer Reading Week 1, day 2

Welcome to the results of Week 1, the first week of Summer Reading 2013.  99 people signed up this week and 21 of them read 62 books. 

The Best Man By Higgins, Kristan 2013-02 - Harlequin Hqn 9780373777921 Check Our Catalog A RITA] Award-winning author delights with another charming, hilarious, and heartwarming taleNthe first installment of a new stand-alone series. Original. …More

Nos4a2 By Hill, Joe 2013-04 - William Morrow & Company 9780062200570 Check Our Catalog A spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Hill, the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Horns." Victoria and Charles can both go to secret worlds, from a secret bridge to a terrifying playground of amusements. Their paths have crossed before, and one is looking for revenge. …More

Scandalicious By Hobbs, Allison 2011-10 - Strebor Books 9781593093686 Check Our Catalog After nine years of marriage, Chevonne is bored and Lincoln is starved for physical attention. When the couple seeks help from a relationship counselor, he suggests they explore an open marriage. Six months later and happy with their new situation, the couple meets bakery owner Solay. But Chevonne doesn't expect the emotional connection that's developing between her husband and Solay. 320 pp. 15,000 print. …More

Sleep No More By Johansen, Iris 2012-10 - St. Martin's Press 9780312651244 Check Our Catalog From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author comes a new thriller that will have Eve Duncan questioning everything she thought she knew about her family and her past when a sinister plot comes to light. …More

Ask the Passengers By King, A. S. 2012-10 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316194686 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Astrid Jones copes with her small town's gossip and narrow-mindedness by staring at the sky and imagining that she's sending love to the passengers in the airplanes flying high over her backyard. Maybe they'll know what to do with it. …More

It By King, Stephen Author Fry, Stephen 1986-06 - Viking Books 9780670813025 Check Our Catalog ITA "Previously published in a Viking edition. A limited first edition of this book has been published by Phantasia Press"--T.p. verso. …More

The Mist By King, Stephen 2007-10 - Signet Book 9780451223296 Check Our Catalog The day after a strange and mysterious storm, the citizens of a small town find themselves besieged by throngs of strange, horrifying, and deadly creatures. Originally published as a novella in "Skeleton Crew, The Mist" has been adapted for the big screen by Dimension Films and directed by Frank Darabont ("The Green Mile"), and is set for release on November 21. Original. …More

The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 By Kirkman, Robert Author Rathburn, Cliff Author Adlard, Charlie 2009-05 - Image Comics 9781607060765 Check Our Catalog Introducing the first eight volumes of this fan-favorite series collected into one massive paperback collection! Collects The Walking Dead #1-48. …More

The Walking Dead Book 2 By Kirkman, Robert 2007-04 - Image Comics 9781582406985 Check Our Catalog This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. The tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie apocalypse that has ravaged the world continues. Older teens. …More

Killer Librarian By Kirwin, Mary Lou 2012-11 - Pocket Books 9781451684643 Check Our Catalog …More

Facing Your Giants: A David and Goliath Story for Everyday People By Lucado, Max 2008-11 - Christian Large Print 9781594152559 Check Our Catalog This profound look at the life of David digs deeply into the defeats he suffered and the victories he won as he faced the giants in his life. Goliaths still roam in this world--debt, disaster, divorce, depression. Christians do what David did. They become God-focused, they pick up five stones, they make five decisions, and they take a swing. HPL Patron:  The book talks about the things that King David went through just like our trials and temptations.  How he looked towards God for direction the majority of his life, but also how he failed to keep God first and tried to do things on his own.  But God still considered David a man after His own heart. …More

Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear By Lucado, Max 2006-05 - W Publishing Group 9780849913457 Check Our Catalog With the 23d Psalm as his guide, Lucado urges readers to release some of the burdens--physical luggage as well as spiritual--that they were never intended to bear. HPL Patron:  Traveling Light is a book that takes Psalm 23 and shows you how God guides you along your journey of life through all your ups and downs.  As the book says, "Releasing the burdens you were never intended to bear..." into His hands. …More

Blind Eye By MacBride, Stuart 2013-02 - Harper 9780007342570 Check Our Catalog …More

Dark Blood (Logan McRae, Book 6) By MacBride, Stuart 2011-01 - Harper 9780007362547 Check Our Catalog …More

This Fire Down in My Soul By Mason, J. D. 2008-01 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312301576 Check Our Catalog When Faylene Watkins begins counseling women of her husband's congregation at "Hope Filled Christian Center "church, three women teach her the perils of love, sex and obsession. Choir girl Elise thinks she's found a good man in Jay, a truck driver who came blowing into her life. He's caught up in romancing Elise, however, when she's ready for happily ever after, Jay realizes that he can't just walk away from his family. When Renee starts her latest interior decorating project, she thinks her client's husband is hot, and together, they're on fire. Meanwhile his wife wants to be best friends. Tess's life has long revolved around her unfaithful husband and their two sons. But now the kids have left the nest and she wants to spread her wings. She meets a new man who rocks her world off its steady axis. All the while, counselor Faye is keeping a secret of her own and much deeper than any one of them could ever imagine. …More

Wake By McMann, Lisa 2008-12 - Simon Pulse 9781416974475 Check Our Catalog 2009 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Top Teen For 17-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche--she is a participant. …More

Out of the Broom Closet: 50 True Stories of Witches Who Found and Embraced the Craft By Murphy-Hiscock, Arin 2009-09 - Provenance Press 9781598698916 Check Our Catalog How do you yell your mother youare a witch? Coming out as a witch isnat easy. People drawn to Americaas fastest growing religion often feel misunderstood, rejected, even discriminated against by friends, family, and coworkers who donat really know what it means to be a witch. In this one-of-a-kind collection, fifty real-life witches reveal what drew them to the craft, why they chose this spiritual tradition, and how they dealt with telling their families. From the witch who heard the Goddess speak to her during a terrible car accident to the witch who knew she was on the right path when she picked up her first tarot deck, readers will find the encouragement and inspiration they need to practice magick with pride and dignity, no matter where they are on their path. …More

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version By Pullman, Philip 2012-11 - Viking Books 9780670024971 Check Our Catalog #1 "New York Times" bestseller Philip Pullman retells the world's best-loved fairy tales on their 200th anniversary. …More

The Puppy That Came for Christmas: How a Dog Brought One Family the Gift of Joy By Rix, Megan 2011-10 - Plume Books 9780452297487 Check Our Catalog Marley, Oogy, Huck-and now, Traffy, the "forever dog" that changed one couple's life. All Megan Rix ever wanted was a baby. Yet, month after month, Megan's dreams were dashed. Would her life ever feel complete? Megan and her husband, Ian, found a surprising answer when they began training golden retriever pups to become service dogs for people with disabilities. But opening their homes and hearts up to Emma, and then Freddy-only to have each move on after six months-eventually took its own toll. Megan and Ian didn't know if they could continue. Then, one Christmas, little Traffy came along ... and stayed. An instant U.K. bestseller, "The Puppy That Came for Christmas" is a heartwarming and inspirational story that will captivate dog lovers everywhere. …More

Bad Blood By Sandford, John 2010-09 - Putnam Adult 9780399156908 Check Our Catalog A young man hits a farmer on the head with a steel bar, drops him into the grain bin, waits until he's sure he's dead, and then calls the sheriff to report the "accident." Virgil Flowers quickly breaks the kid down, and the next day the boy is found hanging in his cell, in this saga of multigeneration, multifamily monstrosities. …More

Shock Wave By Sandford, John 2011-10 - Putnam Adult 9780399157691 Check Our Catalog The thrilling new Virgil Flowers novel from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. The superstore chain PyeMart has its sights set on a Minnesota river town, but two very angry groups want to stop it: local merchants, fearing for their businesses, and environmentalists, predicting ecological disaster. The protests don't seem to be slowing the project, though, until someone decides to take matters into his own hands. The first bomb goes off on the top floor of PyeMart's headquarters. The second one explodes at the construction site itself. The blasts are meant to inflict maximum damage-and they do. Who's behind the bombs, and how far will they go? It's Virgil Flowers's job to find out . . . before more people get killed. …More

The Alchemyst By Scott, Michael 2007-05 - Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers 9780385733571 Check Our Catalog 2009 Rhode Island Teen Book Award According to legend, Nicholas Flamel discovered the secret of eternal life from the powerful book of Abraham the Mage--a book he has protected since his death in 1418. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. When the book is stolen, Sophie and Josh Newman find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time. HPL Patron:  Nicolas Flamel is a century-year-old alchemist who, with his wife Perenelle Flamel, is guarding The Book of Abraham.  There is a legend where "two will become one."  His storekeeper Josh and his sister Sophie, currently human, fall into the world where Fantasy becomes real and they become closer to a world of dangerous possibilities. …More

The Magician By Scott, Michael 2009-04 - Delacorte Press 9780385737289 Check Our Catalog After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris--home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. As the second novel of this bestselling series gets underway, it's now time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic: Fire Magic. …More

A Living Nightmare By Shan, Darren 2002-06 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 9780316605106 Check Our Catalog Soon to be a major motion picture based on the three books in the Cirque Du Freak series, these books feature new cover images. Darren Shan is an ordinary schoolboy who enjoys hanging out with his three best friends. Then one day they stumble across an invitation to visit the Cirque Du Freak, a mysterious freak show. As if by destiny, Darren wins a ticket, and what follows is his horrifying descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires. …More