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The Summer Reading Program runs through Saturday, August 15.



Tropical Sound concert


"Go Wild with Tropical Sound:
The Dave Seagren Steel Band


Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.
All ages and families are welcome.


Reviews

Title: Angry Conversations with God (A Snarky But Authentic Spiritual Memoir)
Author: Susan E. Isaacs
Review: Very funny book. The author has a comedy background and has performed in film and television. I found her actual therapy sessions with God, whom she develops the dialogue for very amusing. From a young age, Isaacs tries to follow God's will for her life, which can be especially difficult as she tries to break into the entertainment industry.
Rating: 1
Title: Dashing Through The Snow
Author: Mary HIggins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark
Review: If you like a good mystery that is a quick read, this is the book. It's only 226 pages, but reads fast. Mary HIggins Clark and her daughter have done other books that are just as good.
Rating: 5
Title: Death by Cashmere
Author: Sally Goldenbaum
Review: A good summer read & fun if you like knit/lit.
Rating: 4
Title: Eclipse
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Review: I honestly think that the 600 pages could have been cut in half, but Meyer knows how to suck a reader in and not stop reading. You start talking like the characters are real! That is the crazy part!

It was a pretty good book. I though Bella wasn't as much as a main character anymore. Edward and Jacob really took over in this book. I still think Bella needs some pshycology help. Edward needs to coming along (not in the same session as Bella). Edward is suppose to be a old wise man trap in a 17 yr old body and even I don't get his jealously.... At least Jacob is 16 really, so that makes more sense.

I still think Twilight was the a great book. The rest of the series is just ok in comparision.
Rating: 3
Title: What Is Mine
Author: Anne Holt
Review: A mystery that takes place in Norway and is about children getting kidnapped. A little slow at the beginning, but it does pick up and really pulls you in as to who was the culprit.
Rating: 4