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Get kids (and adults) reading: Best Canadian summer books


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this top 10 summer reading list for adults.

Top 10 Random House Summer Reads

For adults

Believe Me
by Patricia Pearson
A funny and heartwarming story of love, family and death. Believe Me follows Frannie (the heroine from Playing House) as she tries to deal with her dying mother-in-law and very inquisitive five-year-old.
The Bird Factory
by David Layton
A modern tale full of wit, this novel stars Luke Gray, a man who is truly happy until he and his wife can’t get pregnant. They then learn about fertility, family and the stupid things that good men do.
Blackfly Season
by Giles Blunt
A perfect mystery to occupy a rainy summer weekend. A young woman wanders out of the forest with a bullet lodged in her brain. She can't remember what happens. Then a body turns up and John Cardinal tries to put all the pieces together.
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
by Alexander McCall Smith
Precious Ramotswe is at it again, solving mysteries and having adventures in the latest installment of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition
by Dan Brown
This über popular page-turner follows professor Robert Langdon's fast-paced search for truth and killers, complete with illustrations.
The Traveler
by John Twelve Hawks
Another riveting action novel, Maya is a reluctant protector of Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, two prophets who are being hunted by cruel men who want to control the world.
A Complicated Kindness
by Miriam Toews
The award-winning and heartwarming story of 16-year-old Nomi and her father Ray who are left alone in their small Manitoban town after being deserted by Nomi's mother and sister.
All That Matters
by Wayson Choy
An engaging story set in 1930s Vancouver, Choy's second, award-winning book unveils the lives of the Chen family through the experiences of eldest son Kiam-Kim's strict but kind upbringing.
Until I Find You
by John Irving
Yet another great story from a world renowned author. Funny, sad and largely entertaining, Irving's latest novel follows the life of actor Jack Burns, a man who spent many influential years in a tattoo parlor with his mother.
The Undomestic Goddess
by Sophie Kinsella
Another captivating tale from the chicklit queen. This time, the heroine is lawyer Samantha Sweeting, who makes a mistake so big she decides to run away. Without meaning to, she becomes a housekeeper (even though she can't sew or work an oven) and slowly learns to relax, cope and fall in love.

Summer reading for young adults
(age 12 and up)
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