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Campfire Reads

            These cool August nights remind me of going to summer camp as a teen. Aside from being one of my most memorable summertime places, camp is a popular setting for authors. Remote wilderness locations lit by bonfires are the ideal places to craft a romance…or stage a crime. Indulge in our campfire reads this summer, the perfect accompaniment to s’mores, cricket music and a sky full of stars.

            In Joy Fielding’s Shadow Creek, Valerie Rowe sets out on a camping trip to the Adirondacks. An unexpected change of plans leaves her with an uncomfortable traveling party: two of her oddest friends, her rebellious daughter and her estranged husband’s fiancée. While Valerie is dealing with their issues, a pair of killers is roaming the woods. When her daughter disappears, her less than perfect camping trip turns into a fight for survival. Check out this thriller set in our own backwoods, if you dare.

            Our tween, teen and adult patrons enjoy the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. In The Lightning Thief, book one of this series, Percy discovers that he is more than human at Camp Half-Blood, a state-of-the-art training facility for young demigods. Unfortunately, Percy is wrongfully accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt. Join him as he masters his new powers and seeks to clear his name. Suspect that you might be a half-blood? Visit rickriordan.com for a quiz that determines your demigod status along with a map of Camp Half-Blood and a Daily Activity Schedule. Our Young Adult Specialist, Krista Briggs, recommends you revisit this beloved series before seeing the newly released film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in theaters.

            For our younger readers, we have Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries: A Super Special by David A. Adler. Cam and her best friend Eric head to Camp Eagle Lake where they find outdoor adventure and three unexpected mysteries. Cam uses her photographic memory to solve these mysteries and makes new friends along the way.

            We hope you are having fun with our Summer Reading Challenge. It’s not too late to participate! Just grab a reading log at the Patron Services desk and use a shovel sticker to mark each book you complete. For every geological era completed, you’ll get a ticket for a chance to win a summer gift bag filled with treats: North Country red wine, New York maple syrup, maple sugar candies, Harmony Farm honey, raspberry jam, Noble Farm beef jerky, Wild Water skin and bath products, gift certificates to The Glow and The Blackbird Café, a reading mug, a library t-shirt, a Book of Secrets and a Groundbreaking Reads journal. Reading logs must be turned in to the Patron Services desk by Friday, August 23^rd. The winner will be announced on Monday, August 26^th.

Children’s Programs

Children's programming will resume in September when school begins. Until then, remember to complete and return your child's Reading Record to the children's room for a prize bag. 

      

Teen Events

            We continue to go “Beneath the Surface” during our teen Summer Reading Program. Join the Anime Club on Wednesdays at 3pm for a supernatural adventure set in the Tokyo Underworld. Be prepared for gang wars, shady medical experiments and a headless motorcycle rider.

Teen programs are designed for ages 13-19. For more information, email kbriggs@ncls.org or call 386-3712.

Enjoy your summer reading! For a list of Canton Free Library’s recent additions to the collection and our hours of service, visit cantonfreelibrary.org and “like” us on Facebook.