Children’s Services Assistant Jennifer D. suggests the following titles:

 

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes.  A must-read for every fan of the movie! Cary Elwes has written his memoir of his time on the set of Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride” and the book is a treat. Elwes shares some behind-the-scenes incidents that will forever change how you view the movie, including trying to hide a broken toe, swordplay injuries, Shawn Wallace’s insecurities, and a massive Giant fart. A wonderfully engrossing book that you will finish much too quickly.

Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen. Don’t let the ‘Y’ on the spine label fool you – this is a fun summertime read for adults as well as teens. A humorous supernatural story that reminded me of Christopher Moore or MaryJanice    Davidson, Evil Librarian follows the adventures of demon-hunter Cyn as she seeks to keep her best friend safe from the clutches of the school’s evil        librarian. Demon-fighting has never been so entertaining.

 

 

 

 

 

Books Recommended by Janice Coles, Deputy CEO

My Grandmother was a huge fan of Agatha Christie, and read and re-read what she referred to as her “Aggies.” When I was about 12 or 13, and summer meant reading just for fun, I decided to find out what Gram found so appealing. I soon discovered why Christie is the world's best-selling mystery writer, with interesting characters, exotic (well, to me) locales and plot turns that kept me guessing to the end. Christie became my summer author of choice when I was a teen, and this summer, I am going to revisit her work. I’ll start with The Secret Adversary, and then move on to some Miss Marple. Gram would be pleased!  

 

 

 

 

Summer Reading Recommended by Leanne Good, LPL's Children's Coordinator

 

Children’s Services Coordinator Leanne G. hopes you’ll have a laugh or two while reading Travels with My Family by Marie-Louise Gay. She writes “This funny story by a wonderful Canadian author is about a family’s unconventional vacations. It brought back fond memories of my own family’s summer road trips. Who wants to go to boring Disneyland anyway?!”

 

 

 

 

Summer Reading Recommended by LPL Staff

Library Page Krithika S. enjoyed these  titles, and hopes you will too!

 

 

 

The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson is the tale of the amazing life of Allan Karlsson, an explosives  expert with a fondness for vodka, who decides its never too late to have an adventure. [Margaret D. also recommended this title, adding that if you liked Forrest Gump, you will enjoy Allan Karlsson’s life story.]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. The classic love story… with a gory twist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. A story about love, hope and corruption in an Indian slum named Annawadi. (I loved this one!)

 

The Top Ten Holds for Fiction Novels

 

 

       1.      The Girl on a Train                Paula Hawkins

2.     The Liar                                   Nora Roberts

3.     The Nightingale                      Kristin Hannah

4.     Memory Man                         David Baldacci

5.     Gathering Prey                       John Sandford

6.     Country (Large Print)             Danielle Steel

7.     Inside the O’Briens                Lisa Genova

8.     The Bone Tree                        Greg Iles

9.     Alert                                        James Patterson

10.  In the Unlikely Event             Judy Blume

 

Top 10 DVD Holds

DVDs
Title	# of holds
Still Alice	44
The Iimitation Game	35
American Sniper	31
Wild	29
The Wedding Ringer	25
Orange is the New Black	24
Outlander	19
Taken 3	19
The Gambler	18
Unbroken	18

Summer Reading Suggests by the LPL Staff

Circulation Assistant Tricia E. hopes you’ll love these summer reads:

The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos. A story about family, about love, and about what we think we know of each other. It is told in turn by two sisters in the process of learning about each other, each with a radically different relationship with their father. The Precious One pulls the reader along from one chapter to the next and is very difficult to put down – perfect for lazy summer days of reading.

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom. The autobiography of ten Boom, a heroine of the Dutch resistance and survivor of   Nazi concentration camps. She writes about hiding Jews and underground workers in a hidden room in her home, being tested in the camps, and through it all, the enduring love of God.

 

The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B Parker. Read the Spenser novel that started it all. Our hero, a private investigator from Boston, is hired to recover a stolen illuminated manuscript. Lies, murder, deceit, near death and near misses  ensue, wrapped up in a nefarious plot involving drugs and money.