Summer Reading Suggestions
One of the greatest gifts a parent
can give a child is the joy of reading. Why not
let your kids see you reading this summer? Here
are a few ideas to get you started, and don’t
forget to register your kids in the KPL Summer
Reading Club - Fire
Up Your Imagination @ KPL: Dragons, Books &
Quests. The program begins Monday,
June 28th at all library locations.
Vancouver
by David Crusie
Beginning in the dying era of
the last Ice Age and spanning thousands of years,
this novel starts with the story of the last survivor
of a Siberian people and moves through history
in a dynamic tapestry towards the present.
Ten
Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
From the #1 "New York Times"
bestselling author comes the latest Stephanie
Plum adventure. The fun shifts into fear when
Plum is the lone witness to a gang-executed robbery
and cop shooting. There's a contract issued for
her head and a California-based killer looking
to fill that contract.
Kill
the Messenger by Tami Hoag
A grueling day in LA. is about
to get even worse for bike messenger Jace Damon
when a delivery for a bottom-feeding lawyer turns
into a fight for his life. When the lawyer is
murdered, Jace must rely on his urban survival
skills to stay alive while trying to clear his
name.
Sisters
of Grass by Theresa Kishkan
As museum curator Anna prepares
an exhibit of artefacts that illustrate the life
of a woman who lived more than a century ago,
she becomes caught up in the story of a life lived
in central BC and the challenges faced by this
independent woman who seeks a career in photography.
Double
Play by Robert B. Parker
It is 1947, the year Jackie Robinson
breaks major-league baseball's color barrier by
playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers - and changes
the world. This is the story of that season, as
told through the eyes of a difficult, brooding,
and wounded man named Joseph Burke. A veteran
of World War II and a survivor of Guadalcanal,
Burke is hired by Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch
Rickey to guard Robinson. While Burke shadows
Robinson, a man of tremendous strength and character
suddenly thrust into the media spotlight, the
bodyguard must also face some hard truths of his
own, in a world where the wrong associations can
prove fatal.
For more reading suggestions, check out
our Summer
Reading List or one of our other booklists.
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