Summer Reading

FICTION

Stein - The Art of Racing in the Rain
A funny, but also a heart-wrenching story of a family facing the wife's cancer and all the
fall out as a result. The story has a twist as it is told by the family dog, Enzo. If you have a
dog or had one at some time in your life you will look at your dog through new eyes. This
is a rare and good read that you will have a hard time putting down.

Baldacci - One Summer
It is almost Christmas, but there is no joy as Jack is terminally ill. As he has little time to
live and he is preparing himself and his family for his death. Then the unthinkable happens
when his wife is killed in a traffic accident. Now there is no one to take care of the three
children who are parcled out to relatives around the country. Just when it looks as if all
is lost, Jack begins to recover. Thus begins the story of what will happen to the family and
can Jack put the family back together again.

Henderson - True Devotion
The story starts with lifeguard Kelly Jacobs in trouble as she is attempting to rescue a
surboarder from drowning. A navy SEAL, Joe Baker, rescues both Kelly and Ryan with a
helicopter. Kelly, a widow of a navy SEAL, so her friends are wives of SEALs. You will soon
get caught up in their lives and also learn what is the SEAL's mission. There is duty to
country, an unsolved mystery about their last mission, and a budding romance all
intertwined into the story.

Henderson - True Valor
Another story with a military theme. Lieutenant Grace Yate is a jet pilot assigned to the
USS George Washington aircraft carrier. Major Bruce Staton, an airforce pararescue jumper
is also deployed. They had just gotten to know each other and now can only continue their
new romance by writing letters to each other. When Grace is shot down behind enemy
lines, Brue's one thought is to get Grace out alive and you will be right there in the middle
of the action. You will know what deployment means to the family members left behind
and how there is a feeling of loneliness.

Henderson - True Honor
Darcy St. James has retired from the CIA with a star for valor. The nation needed her
services again and her contacts to try and capture terrorists. Part of the team is Chief
Petty Officer Sam Houston, a SEAL. Sam and Darcy meet during the first days of the new
war and soon romance will blossom. You have a front row seat to the dectection to
uncover the terrorist's plans and the SEALs and CIA's execution of their plot to get the
terrororists and capture millions of dollars worth of explosives.

DeRosnay - Sarah's Key
In 1942 Sarah is a 10 year old girl who is Jewish. Then Jewish families are being rounded
up in the middle of the night. Desparate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks her
brother in a bedroom cupboard - their secret hiding place - and promises to come back asd
soon as she can. You can guess this will not happen as the family gets taken away. Sixty
years later Julia, now a reporter, stumbles on the story and learns what happened to her
brother.


Boeshaar - Broken Things
Allie finds a faded picture of a Chicago cop she once loved. With her son married and her husband dead she returns to the Chicago area. Allie is open to making amends for the broken relationships she left behind 20 years ago. This is a story about how God uses people and situations to bring us back to Him.

Boeshaar - Hidden Things
Kylie had her life all planned which included marriage to Matthew and to live forever in their sleepy town in Wisconsin. But when she opens a wedding invitation from Allie, and old faded photograph falls out and her life will change in ways Kylie could never imagine. Some of the hidden things include grandparents she never knew existed. The past forces her to make some hard choices as well as draws her closer to God and to learn what plans God has for her live.

Boeshaar - Precious Things
It all started with a faded photograph and ended with restored relationships. Blythe, owner of an antique/resale shop goes looking for things to sell in her shop called Pecious Things. One day she recieves a faded photograph and a wedding invitation. A young woman also recieves the photograph and begins searching for answers about her past. Decades of secrets come to life and you will learn what things are precious things.

Macomber - 1105 Yakima Street
The 11th book about the people in Cedar Cove, Washington. There's trouble brewing in this small seaside town. Bruce Peyton's pregnant wife, Rachel, has walked out on him. Linc Wyse's father-in-law is trying to destroy his business. Charlotte Jefferson Rhodes is having memory problems and will almost burn down the family home. If you haven't read the previous 10 books, the author has a short review of the towns people from the previous books to help you get caught up to date.


Snelling - On Hummingbird Wings
Gillian gets a call from her younger sister living in California that will change so many lives. Their mother, Dorothy, has suffered a mild stroke and had decided she wants to die. Allie urges Gillian to come to California to help with mother. Gillian has to manage family relationships, the lose of her executive job in New York, sprucing up mother's neglected house and garden and restoring her mother's health. Along the way she makes new friends who help Gillian build a new life for herself.
NONFICTION

238.1 McGrath - "I Believe"
Line by line the author explains the meaning of the Apostles' Creed. The creed has
been around since the fourth century. In this brief book McGrath introduces us to the
essemncial truths about God the father, the person and the work of Jesus Christ, and
the Holy Spirit. If you ever wondered about the meaning of the Creed this book will
be very helpful for your study.

241.3 Moore - Yes, Lord, I have Sinned but I Have Several Excellant Excuses
We know we all have sinned but will God accept our excuses? What does faith have to
say about sin and excuses? There is a study guide in the back of the book to help you
understand this concept.

239 Little - Know Why You Believe
Have you ever asked do science and scripture conflict? Are miracles still possible? Why
does God allow suffering? These questions need answers and this book provides the
answers.

248.4 Piper - Getting to Heaven
The promise of heaven is what Christians expect. With a message of hope and love
Piper sets forth definite instructions of how to face the battles in our lives and
prepare for eternal life. The author's guide are chapters 13-17 of John.

133.9 Burpo - Heaven is for Real
A little boy's story of his trip to heaven and back. When Colton Burpo had an emergency appendectomy his family was overjoyed at his recovery. Months later the amazing and detailed story of this small boy's trip to heaven and back was told by Colton. He told stories of the people he met in heaven - like Jesus. His descriptions of heaven matched the Bible exactly, though Colton was only 4 years old. Learn what heaven might be like through the innocent eyes of a child.