Water Your Mind
Summer Reading Raffle

Week II
Patron Top Picks

This is what Orangeburg patrons have to say about the good books they read this week . . .

Capitol Betrayal by William Bernhardt
“I couldn’t put it down. Fast reading with a good plot and well-written. Always enjoy his books.”








Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy by Peter Canellos
“Insightful and frank accounting of Ted Kennedy as well as family dynamics and Washington politics.”





Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich
“This book is “Catcher in the Rye” gone awry. Clever and funny – not for teens only.”






Stay by Allie Larkin
“Such a delightfully entertaining, heart warming story. Great “mind escape” book!”











The Help by Kathryn Stockett
“Tells a story that needs to be told. Very well written. A pleasure to read.”
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“A terrific and instructional read. Couldn’t put it down. Amazing that this is a first novel. Unlike any milieu I know, this book was riveting from page one. Real characters jumped off the page. Use of language and vernacular – terrific.”


American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
“Beautifully written book that deals with the fictionalized life of a first lady who is clearly Laura Bush. It deals with both the private and political life of the heroine with warmth and compassion.”

Water Your Mind

Summer Reading Raffle

Week I

Patron Top Picks

This is what Orangeburg patrons had to say about the good books they read this week . . .

Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Big Horn by Nathaniel Philbrick (2010)
“The Last Stand at the Little Big Horn was also the last stand for Sitting Bull and the closing of the American Frontier. Good book!! Another in Philbrick’s continuing exploration of America.”

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler (2009)
“I found this book to be very edifying and fairly written. The research was clearly reported and annotated. I recommend this book highly.”

Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee by Sarah Silverman (2010)
“Good, light, funny reading (if you like Sarah Silverman). Like Chelsea Handler’s books – but this also tells of Sarah’s life, so it’s more than just one liners and funny jokes.”

House Rules by Jodi Picoult
“This is a wonderful book, giving insights on the effects of Asperger’s on the family as well as the one affected. I think it will be appreciated by those intimately affected by the condition as well as being an education for those who are not.”