I am proud to say that there were 40 entries in the Waltham Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program open to library patrons in grades 6-12! Everyone who entered received a free ice cream courtesy of the generosity of the owners of Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream. Ten of our participants received gift certificates to either More than Words or Back Pages Books courtesy of the generosity of the Friends of the Waltham Public Library. In addition to contributing 40 entries, the teens who participated wrote a total of 31 book reviews. Below is a list of the titles the participants read this year, as well as links to any book reviews that were written. Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun!

Here is the list of books that were read for this year’s teen summer reading program. Click on the link to read any of the teen reviews.

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
• The Selection by Kiera Cass
• City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline; Review 1, Review 2, Review 3, Review 4, Review 5, Review 6
• Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
• Replay by Sharon Creech
• A Black Hole is not a Hole by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
• After Iris by Natasha Farrant
• Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
• Looking for Alaska by John Green
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
• Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman
• A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home by Sue Halpern
• The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
• Big Nate out Loud by Lincoln Peirce
• The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
• Allegiant by Veronica Roth
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Four: A Divergent Collection by Veronica Roth
• Insurgent by Veronica Roth
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
• It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini