Final weekly winners, plus more recommended reads!

Saturday was the last day to turn in Recommended Read entries for summer reading. Since we received so many great recommendations throughout the program, I'm going to continue to highlight the books you enjoyed this summer. First up are our final two weekly winners for summer reading:

 

Kailey recommends The Nancy Drew Files: The Black Widow by Carolyn Keene: "It is very interesting. The mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat. I couldn't stop reading it!"

Emma recommends Wonder by R.J. Palacio: "It shows that you shouldn't judge people because it hurts their feelings. It also shows how others feel in the book."

Kailey and Emma both win $10 Target gift cards!

Hannah recommends Legend by Marie Lu: "It is a dystopian work, different than others, which tells of a North America different than the United States we now know. The characters and setting are very interesting."

Celine recommends Across the Universe by Beth Revis: "This book is about a girl who her and her parents believe that there will once be a new planet. When the girl wakes up she's alone with a guy in a small room. She also discovers someone tried to murder her while asleep."

Tanya recommends The Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan: "Really, the sequel to these chronicles was awesome! The challenge of awakening Ra, then finding he had gone senile over the last couple of eons made me want to read more!"

Teddy recommends Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: "I recommend this book because it is exciting and is a very good story."

Deniz recommends Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys: "It takes on a completely different perspective on WWII: people being deported by the Soviets. There are always books being made on Jewish people being deported by the Germans, but this was a completely different point-of-view and allows readers to see how other people were affected by the war."

Olivia recommends The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket: "It is very interesting. The plot is full of mystery and suspense. On every page something new and exciting is happening. Just when you think a person is safe from the villian, he catches them again. I would rate this book 5 stars. I love it."

Glorielly recommends A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks: "It's totally romantic and 10x better than the movie. Although most of it is nowhere near realistic is always good and fun to read through these fantasies of Nicholas Sparks' romance books."

Serena recommends Black Boy, White School: "It's about racism and how growing up in a different environment can change how people look at others and society. It's filled with life lessons and written perfectly."

Marissa recommends Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs: "It is very intriguing and mystifying."