Adult Reading Program
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Adult Summer Reading Program
2013
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Program Rules
1. Read 3 adult books or listen to 3 adult audio books between June 3rd and July 31st. Not sure what to read? Some specially selected titles were purchased with multiple copies for this summer. See the list below or on the back of the reading log.
2. Write book titles and authors on the reading log. Turn in your reading log at the Taylor Public Library by 6:00 p.m. July 31st. Each reading list will be entered into a drawing for prizes. There will be a closing Pie Social on Saturday, August 3rd at 11:00 – 12 Noon in the Library Meeting Room.
3. You can submit additional reading logs for better chances to win drawings, but the logs must be turned in at the Taylor Public Library by 6:00 p.m. July 31st.
4. You must be 18 years old to participate.
5. Optional: Submit your own review by logging into your patron account on the Library's online catalog, find your title and click to open the record. Click on the "review this title" button and submit your review.
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Recommended Reading
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There are multiple copies of the listed books in the Taylor Public Library's collections. While it is not required that you read any of these books, they are excellent selections. Please check the card catalog for exact locations of the books.
Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka: Presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
Cutting for Stone, by A. Verghese: Twin brothers born from a secret love affair between an Indian nun and a British surgeon in Addis Ababa, Marion and Shiva Stone come of age in an Ethiopia on the brink of revolution, where their love for the same woman drives them apart.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon: by Sarah Addison Allen. (Adult Fiction ALL) Moving in with the grandfather she never knew after the death of her mother, 17-year-old Emily witnesses bizarre supernatural activities in her new North Carolina community while befriending its remarkable residents.
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn: When a woman goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, her diary reveals hidden turmoil in her marriage, while her husband, desperate to clear himself of suspicion, realizes that something more disturbing than murder may have occurred.
The Lifeboat, by Charlotte Rogan: Forced into an overcrowded lifeboat after a mysterious explosion on their trans-Atlantic ocean liner, newly widowed Grace Winter battles the elements and her fellow survivors and remembers her husband, Henry, who set his own safety aside to ensure Grace's.
Live By Night, by Dennis Lehane: In 1926, during Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba, where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting for their piece of the American dream.
Murder as Fine Art, by David Morrell: Memoirist Thomas De Quincey is the prime suspect in a series of horrific murders that paralyze London. Desperate to prevent more atrocities but crippled by opium addiction, De Quincey is aided by his brilliant daughter, Emily, as well as two determined Scotland Yard detectives.
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern: Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways.
State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett: A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years--a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her past.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, by Edward Kelsey Moore (Adult Fiction MOO): Told with wit, style, and compassion, this is the story of friendship among three women weathering the ups and downs of life in a small Midwestern town. Sitting at the same table for almost 40 years, Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean will be friends forever.
Tiger’s Wife, by Téa Obreht: Struggling to understand why her beloved grandfather left his family to die alone in a field hospital far from home, a young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country takes over her grandfather's search for a mythical ageless vagabond while referring to a worn copy of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book."
Wish You Were Here, by Graham Swift (Adult Fiction): Learning that his long-absent brother has been killed in combat in Iraq, Jack Luxton, a proprietor of a seaside caravan park, shares a poignant journey with his wife to reclaim his brother's remains and confront painful memories.
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Don't see anything that interests you?
Check with staff for other recommendations.
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