More Summer Reading Picks

Three more weeks left for the Summer Reading Program! Kids, teens, and adults still have time to register online and log their books. Once you've logged your books online and earned prizes, come in to the library to pick them up. Summer Reading ends July 27.

Here are some more books that library users are reading this summer:

The Astor Orphan

The author was born into a rich family that owned a huge estate in New York but had no money to live on. This bizarre family barely keeps it together and the daughter writes about her strange childhood. - Liane

Echoes of Titanic
This was a very entertaining book. I really enjoyed how they wove together the stories from the past and from the present. The characters were well developed, and I enjoyed the mystery. - Christine

Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

I enjoyed reading about the conflicts and achievements of Civil War era as told through the eyes of Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker. Elizabeth Keckly was a woman of color and she bought her freedom. She was an excellent seamstress and made many beautiful gowns and outfits for Mary Lincoln and other important ladies of the time. Elizabeth also became a friend of the family and shares some insight into the tragedies and successes of the Lincoln family. - Lynn

Revenge Wears Prada
The devil is back! I usually only read one fiction book a year and when I saw there was a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada, I knew this had to be it. It was a great, fun, easy summer read that would be perfect for the beach or sitting around by the pool. The only downside to reading a sequel to a book that's been made into a movie (which you've seen several times) is that you automatically picture the people from the film in your head while reading. No longer can I read about Andy or Miranda without thinking of Anne Hathaway or Meryl Streep. Still, you don't want to miss this one. It's too good to pass up! - Amanda

This Dame for Hire
I've always enjoyed the "hard boiled detective" genre of the 1940's. This was a new twist with the hard boiled detective being a woman who has assumed the principal position in a detective agency while her employer is off serving in WWII. I enjoyed the dialog of the period. - Kent

The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

When we first meet Thea Atwell, she is on her way to The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls -- not for a summer break and not because she wants to go, but because she's done something that has caused a rift in her family. We slowly discover what this "bad thing" is as Thea tells the story about her year at Yonahlossee and the year leading up to her being sent away. It's a wonderful story about being a girl, consequences, and family -- and while there are lessons learned along the way, it's far from preachy. - Melissa

(Reviews have been edited for spelling and grammar.)