Summer is here! This is the best time to read those books that you've always wanted to read! Also, this is a great time to try new authors, genres and the latest best sellers!
Here are a few suggestions from the Hancock County Library staff for your summer reading enjoyment:
Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power, like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.
To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne—a socialite and philanthropist—and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber’s envy could eat her alive... if she didn’t have a plan.
Amber uses Daphne’s compassion to insinuate herself into the family’s life—the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne’s closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may destroy everything that Amber has worked toward, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces.
With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent.
"Not bad, pretty dark & sinister but not pitch black, a good story & interesting characters & good twists. A very good beach read. Definitely worth the time." staff review
This is a juvenile chapter book about a pig named Mercy who belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Every Saturday there is a special lunch, and Mercy gets to ride in the family’s pink convertible. However, Mercy wants to be the driver. Mr. Watson has to bribe mercy to move over to the passenger seat by offering her extra helpings of hot buttered toast. The Lincoln’s who live next door always watch Mr. Watson and Mercy take their Saturday drive, and disapproves. They feel Mr. Watson is a bad driver, “a menace behind the wheel.”
This is a cute read about a little girl who is unique. She is told there will be times when she walks in a room and no one there is quite like her. It can be your hair texture, clothes, or skin color that makes you stand out. One might not know your language or understand your accent. People may laugh because you talk differently. This book discusses different places in the world and all its beautiful cultures. Different foods, different sounds, and things that remind you of home if you move to another country. People may not want to play with you or hang around you, because you are different. You may feel like an outsider, but you have to be your own brave self. Eventually the world will open up wider, and there will be a place just for you.
This is a must read for anyone who loves a child. The author uses the beauty of nature’s wonders to compare the depth of the love one has for a child. Even though when a baby is brought home, all the sleepless nights are worth it. The tiring mornings are wonderful when you look down at that giggling bundle of joy. Many think they know what true love is until they have their own offspring. All the milk and cereal they spill cannot block the love that you have for that little one. The connection of parent and child is so beautiful and exquisite, and can be compared to the raindrops that fall from the sky. The beautiful music from a bird, the first flowers of spring, and the beautiful night sky is just how deep the love one can have for a child. It is hard to explain the depth of the beauty of God’s creation, but it is just as special to raising a beautiful child. You love them to the moon and back!
July 11, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." First published in 1960, Lee's much beloved novel remains a bestseller with more than 30 million copies in print; in a poll by Library Journal in 1999, the classic was voted the "Best Novel of the Century." It also stars one of the great Mighty Girls of modern literature, Scout Finch.
“Love is not easy with a man chosen by Fate for greatness . . .”
As the daughter of a respected general, Elizabeth Schuyler is accustomed to socializing with dignitaries and soldiers. But no visitor to her parents’ home has affected her so strongly as Alexander Hamilton, a charismatic, ambitious aide to George Washington. They marry quickly, and despite the tumult of the American Revolution, Eliza is confident in her brilliant husband and in her role as his helpmate. But it is in the aftermath of war, as Hamilton becomes one of the country’s most important figures, that she truly comes into her own.
In the new capital, Eliza becomes an adored member of society, respected for her fierce devotion to Hamilton as well as her grace. Behind closed doors, she astutely manages their expanding household, and assists her husband with his political writings. Yet some challenges are impossible to prepare for. Through public scandal, betrayal, personal heartbreak, and tragedy, she is tested again and again. In the end, it will be Eliza’s indomitable strength that makes her not only Hamilton’s most crucial ally in life, but also his most loyal advocate after his death, determined to preserve his legacy while pursuing her own extraordinary path through the nation they helped shape together.
"So how many of you watched “Hamilton” this weekend? Or are planning to soon? I did & i enjoyed it but I also found myself really curious about his wife, Eliza. So much so I decided to read her story. She was far more interesting than the play leads you to believe. If you’re looking to learn more about history or the roles some of the “characters” played in shaping our country, there’s a book for that. "
Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle series of Black, Red, White, and Green. Each of the four novels have been bestsellers - with combined sales of more than a million units. Now all four books are together for the first time in a unique binding sure to appeal to new readers and long-term fans.The Circle is an epic story of evil and rescue, betrayal and love, and a terrorist threat unlike anything the human race has ever known. It's also the story of a man named Thomas Hunter - an unlikely hero who finds himself pulled between two worlds. In our reality, he works in a coffee house. In the other, he becomes a battle-scarred general leading a band of followers known as the Circle. Every time he falls asleep in one reality, he wakes in the other. The fates of both worlds now rest on his ability to shift realities through his dreams while trying to find a way to change history.
A debut by Aliu, who lives and works in Athens, this mother-daughter novel is set in a working-class Rust Belt town nicknamed the Brass City. Bringing to mind Mona Simpson’s Anywhere But Here, the book features characters who have plenty of self-deprecating charm. Plus, who can resist a novel that name-drops Scooby Doo and Billy Squier?
The timing is right for a children’s picture book (ages 4-7) about an emerging engineer—who happens to be female. This STEM-infused story of techie child Charlotte and her “redesign” of a simple doll features lively pencil-watercolor cartoons by McCloskey, a former art teacher from Forsyth County.
The three-author team behind The Forgotten Room reunites for this historical mystery-romance centered on the doomed RMS Lusitania. With each writing one of three characters, it’s easy to guess that White (who lives in Milton and pens “grit lit”) takes on the Southern belle Caroline Telfair Hochstetter.
Set on the Georgia coast, Pieces of Her follows a responsible, sincere mother named Laura and her aimless, 31-year-old daughter. After a seemingly random shooting at a mall diner reveals Laura’s violent past, the tale jumps between present and 1986, examining the choices two generations of women face.
Any time is a great time for a classic. Pride and Prejudice beautifully tells the story of Lizzie and the difficulties of being a woman in the early 1800's. As her parents strive to find husbands for their five daughters, Lizzie meets Mr. Darcy. At first there's no attraction then they discover just how similar they are and find true love.
There are so many wonderful books we can read this summer. The best sellers, the classics, the children's stories are all fantastic and easily available through our library. What's your favorite book or author to read this summer?
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