Summer reading

The County I live in has a great library system. And they have an adult summer reading program called Escape the ordinary. What you do is rate a book and then put your slip in the box at your local library and then if they pull your slip out you win a prize. And the first time you do this you get to take a bag and it has bookmark, slips, a magnet, a ruler with a magnifying glass and a suggested reading list. I am going to post the list here. I plan to read all the books on this list, I got some out of the library yesterday. I started reading one today. I think this is a great idea because I will be reading books I normally wouldn't read.

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Novel!

1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. The Abominable by Dan Simmons
3. In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde
4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. Watership Down by Richard Adams
7. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
10. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Escape the Ordinary with Heroes Among Us!

1. Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World by Paul D. Martin
2. Heroes For My Daughter/Heroes For My Son by Brad Meltzer
3. The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch
4. Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--the Unsung Heroes of World War 2 by Christopher Moore
5. Women of Valor: the Rochambelles of the WW2 Front by Ellen Hampton
6. Valor: Unsung Heroes From Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front by Mark Lee Greenblatt
7. What Makes a Hero? : the Surprising Science of Selflessness by  Elizabeth Svoboda

Escape the Ordinary with a Travel Book!

1. 52 Weekends in New Jersey: From Rodeos To Air Shows To Biking Back Roads by Mitch Kaplan
2. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes
3. Once in a Lifetime Trips: the World's 50 Most Extraordinary and Memorable Travel Experiences by Chris Santella
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
5. Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
6. The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 miles, 2 Guys, 1 Globe, no Airplanes by Steve Hely
7. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman

Escape the Ordinary with a Graphic Novel

1. DC: the New Frontier, the Deluxe Edition by Darwyn Cooke
2. Batman: Dark Night, Dark City by Peter Milligan
3. Watchmen by Alan Moore
4. The Secret History of Wonder Women by Jill Lepore
5. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
6. Bonnie & Clyde: the Beginning by Gary Jeffery

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Series!

1. The Risk Agent (Risk Agent #1) by Ridley Pearson
2. Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown
3. The Blood Gospel (Order of the Sanguines #1) by James Rollins
4. Golden Buddha (Oregon Flies #1) by Clive Cussler
5. The Atlantis Code (Thomas Lourds #1) by Charles Brokaw
6. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) by Dorothy Gilman
7. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) by Jasper Fforde