Monday, July 03, 2006

Reviews from "Get Your Paws on a Good Book" reading program Oathblood by Mercedes Lackey: Take this book and read about all the wonderful characters. The Girl in the Box by Ouida Sebestyen: It's about a high school girl who gets kidnapped, and the book is written in letters that she writes with the typewriter she had with her when she was kidnapped. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult: I liked some of her other books better. This one was a little hard to get into, but once I did, I couldn't stop. Very emotional. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett: One of the best books I've ever read! Set in historical Scotland when Mary Queen of Scots is 4 years old. Francis Crawford of Lymond, as the fictional rogue/hero, is willing to give his life to protect her and is so well written he seems every bit as real as the authentic entourage surrounding little Mary. Readers interested in languages will find line in Spanish, French, and Old English, as each chapter starts with stanzas ala Chaucer regarding chess moves. Those into SCA or historical reinactments will love references to acutal battles and medieval weapons. 4:59:02 PM     News from "Get Your Paws on a Good Book" Get Your Paws on a Good Book, Hackley Public Library’s adult summer reading program, is pleased to announce that the winner for the week ending July 1 is Kathy Atherton. She won a gift card donated by Target Stores. The adult summer reading program runs through August, with weekly Monday morning drawings. To sign up for the program call (231-722-7276) or go into the Library and ask to sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program. For each book you read, or listen to, you can put your name in the weekly drawing. This week Muskegon was reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz Rose Madder by Stephen King Chasing Destiny by Eric Jerome Dickey High Tide by Jude Deveraux Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan Ex-girl to the next girl by Daaimah Poole The Betrayal by B. Lewis Color me dark by Patricia McKissack Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown American Negro Short Stories by John H. Clarke Boy 2 Girl by Terence Blacker Camel Club Bette: An Intimate Biography by George Mair Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters Doormat by Kelly McWilliams Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney Front yard gardens by Liz Primeau Creating Life-Like Figures in Polymer Clay by Katherine Dewey Hook by Donald Westlake True Believer by Nicholas Sparks No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark Ava’s Man by Rick Bragg Impossible by Danielle Steel Waking up in Clarkston by Sherry Woods Mates, dates, and Mad Mistakes by Cathy Hopkins Love, Greg and Lauren by Greg Manning Sister Betty, God’s calling you again by Pat G’orge-Walker The Clique by Lisi Harrison Child Called It by Dave Pelzer The Target by Catherine Coulter The Lost Princess by Cynthia Freeman Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer Miss Marple, the complete short stories by Agatha Christie Hemlock Bay by Catherine Coulter The Right Thing by Scott Waddle Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun Nothing But Trouble by Bettye Griffin Rosehaven by Catherine Coulter S is for Silence by Sue Grafton The Perricone Promise by Nicholas Perricone, MD The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry The Whale Caller by Mda Zakes Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets by Cathy Hopkins The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer Killer Dreams by Iris Johansen Wyndham Legacy by Catherine Coulter Gone by Lisa Gardner They tell me of a home by Daniel Black Same time, same murder by Robert Randisi The Husband by Dean Koontz The Storekeeper’s Daughter by Wanda Brunstetter Shopaholic And Sister by Sophie Kinsella Gone by Lisa Gardner Crooked House by Agatha Christie Brother Word by Derek Jackson Jess by Mary Casanova 4:46:36 PM     New Items at HPL in June 2006 Check out the new items for June on our Books page or download an excel file of the new items. 2:22:17 PM

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