Hampton Library Weekly Reads: Dec. 3

Here's four great picks from the Capt. Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library.

Kids

"Alphey Loves Letters" by Marty Flynn

In this adventure we spend a day with Alphey, a young boy who loves to read every word he sees, from the labels on his clothing to the writing on his toothpaste tube.  Marty Flynn lives in Greenville and is a regular columnist for Greenville Business Magazine.

Teens

"Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" by James Patterson

Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding.

Adults

"The Strangers on Montagu Street" by Karen White

Psychic realtor Melanie Middleton returns-only to be greeted by a house full of lost souls. Psychic realtor Melanie Middleton is still restoring her Charleston house and doesn't expect to have a new houseguest, a teen girl named Nola. But the girl didn't come alone, and the spirits that accompanied Nola don't seem willing to leave.

"Sunrise on the Battery" by Beth Webb Hart

Mary Lynn and Jackson Scoville move to the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, carefully working their way up the social ladder in hopes of giving their three daughters the life they themselves never had, but when the long-forgotten God of Mary Lynn's childhood begins trying to get her attention in clear and unusual ways, Mary Lynn prays for Jackson to open his mind and heart to God.