My reading lately hasn't lead me to anything too spectacular...but here's what I have read and what I thought of my reads:

The Trophy Wives Club by Kristen Billerbeck

Reading about pedicures, fashion, fancy cars, and the other accrutements of a rich California lifestyle were what made this one a fun read for me.  Haley was a "trophy wife"--wooed and courted by a rich hollywood producer and married by the time she was 20. So when he dumps her for an up and coming actress...

Here's what I've been reading...and what I thought of my reads.

Fairest (Audio CD) by Gail Carson Levine

This is one of the gems of our audiobook collection, a book that is truly enhanced by being turned into an audio performance.  The story is loosely based on "Snow White", but in this modern version the heroine Aza is an "ugly" child who was adopted by innkeepers.   While she is constantly looked down upon because of her looks, one thing she does have going for her is...

What are library staff reading?  Read on to find out and to find out what we thought of what we read.

 As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Shelly recommends

The Scribe by Francine Rivers

My favorite thing about this book is...the book, even though fiction, has been very well researched to the time, place and happening as in the Bible and is easy to read and creates pictures in your head

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Diane recommends

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

My favorite thing about this book is...the author's broad understanding of multi-faceted political themes, past, present and future

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Keith recommends

The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara

My favorite thing about this book is...the story of the Normandy invasion of WWII.

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Pattie recommends

Separated at Death by Sheldon Rusch

My favorite thing about this book is...it keeps going from past to present in such a way that it doesn't lose you.

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Jennifer recommends

I Love You Rituals by Becky Bailey

My favorite thing about this book is...that it gives you activities you can start with your child that very day.

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Janette recommends

Sphere of Influence by Kyle Mills

My favorite thing about this book is...the plot is unpredictable throughout.

As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program our participants shared about the books they would recommend to other patrons.  Maybe your next great read will be from one of their suggestions! 

Evelyn recommends

Hope, Human and Wild by Bill McKibben

My favorite thing about this book is...the author's perspective on a feasible path for humankind on this planet as we cope with global changes and limited natural resources dwindling at the expense of nature.