Borderland Reads discussion set

The summer 2008 Borderland Reads discussion will occur Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. Copies of Cracker: the best dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata are still available for checkout. Join us for a discussion of this terrific story. Discussion is open to anyone and refreshments will be provided.
Summer may be wrapping up for students but that means reading faster to get in plenty of great books before heading back to school. Here are a few late summer titles to keep your child reading.
Extreme Dinosaurs by Robert Mash is a gorgeous book with lots of cool pictures and great facts about those dinosaur record breakers. Read all about dagger-like fangs, flesh-ripping horns and more.
If you prefer your monsters a little tamer then read Professor Bumble and the monster of the deep by Daniel Napp. Professor Bumble takes his goldfish swimming every Monday until a fisherman warns them that there is a monster in the lake. Professor Bumble refuses to enter the water until it looks like the monster has gotten his goldfish, Beluga. A sweet story of friendship can be found by reading For Me? by Harmen van Straaten. Duck, Toad, Otter and Hedgehog all receive a rose and picture with a heart on it, but from whom? And what does it mean?
A great family to read about with two books so far is the Penderwicks. In the first story, the Penderwicks go on vacation to the country and meet all sorts of nice and not so nice people. In the second story, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Bridsall takes place in the fall after their summer adventure as trouble, high jinks, and laughs galore add up to a great adventure.
If you like mysteries then be sure and try all three of Blue Balliett’s mysteries set around artists. The latest mystery takes place primarily in England, but center on the mobiles and sculptures of the elusive American artist Alexander Calder. The Calder Game features intrigue, mystery, danger and art and is a riveting collection of puzzles and story to keep anyone up late reading.
Briefly, here are two new stories about World War II, told from very different points of view. Jimmy’s Stars by Mary Ann Rodman is told from the point of view of a younger sister while Elephant Run by Roland Smith is told from a young American boy sent to Burma to escape the dangers of war, only to find himself captured by the Japanese.
Teen summer reading continues through Aug. 22. Be sure to have all bookmarks for books read turned in by then as the drawing will be held on Monday, Aug. 25, before the library opens.
Summer hours continue through Labor Day weekend and are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 to 6. The junior room is open Monday, Wednesday through Friday from 10 to 6 and Tuesdays it is open from 10 to 8.