With the 2011-2012 school year set to end on Monday, young bibliophiles will be looking to compile their own summer reading lists.  To get you started, we've copiled a 2012 Summer Reading Guide for students and avid readers in Westwood. Thanks to a partnership between Patch and author James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead program, we're able to offer a wide variety of reading options to keep your minds entertained all summer long.  Be sure to check out our guide, which includes lists for the following age groups: Preschoolers and Kids, ages 2-7 Kids, ages 6-9 Kids, ages 8-12 Tweens and Teens, ages …

Looking for another escape? This list of books has something for everyone – fantasy, adventure, and of course, love. What more is there? Read one, or read ‘em all – post your thoughts in the comments. Or, if we missed your favorite book, tell us in the comments! Great Advanced Reads for Tweens and Teens Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsA thrilling reading experience which combines fantasy with haunting vintage photography. Find out what happens when 16-year old Jacob discovers the ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus …

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

Here at Westwood Patch, we're big readers. So we love to be able to check each week to see what residents are reading and checking out at the library.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

After a long hiatus, Westwood Patch Reads is back!  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

After a long hiatus, Westwood Patch Reads is back!  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library. Are you reading anything on this list? What do you think about the book? What else are you reading right now?

After a long hiatus, Westwood Patch Reads returns this week in a new form.  Be sure to check back each weekend to see what fiction and non-fiction books are most requested among the Minuteman Library Network, used by the Westwood Public Library.

We're pretty big readers over here at Westwood Patch. We also love to get suggestions from other readers.  So when we look for a new book to read, we go directly to the Westwood Public Library web page, where there is a list of the most-requested books in the Minuteman Library Network. Here is a look at this week's list. Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Requests, Oct. 8-14: State of Wonder: A Novel by Ann Patchett Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan The Affair: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in …

  We're pretty big readers over here at Westwood Patch. We also love to get suggestions from other readers.  So when we look for a new book to read, we go directly to the Westwood Public Library web page, where there is a list of the most-requested books in the Minuteman Library Network. Here is a look at this week's list. Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Requests, Sept. 11-24: State of Wonder: A Novel by Ann Patchett Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan Bossypants by Tina Fey In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson  Then Came You: A …

Editor's Note: Starting this week, Westwood Patch Reads will run on a bi-weekly basis. We're pretty big readers over here at Westwood Patch. We also love to get suggestions from other readers.  So when we look for a new book to read, we go directly to the Westwood Public Library web page, where there is a list of the most-requested books in the Minuteman Library Network. Here is a look at this week's list. Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Requests, Sept. 4-10: State of Wonder: A Novel by Ann Patchett Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan Bossypants by Tina Fey In the Garden of Beasts: Love, …

We're pretty big readers over here at Westwood Patch. We also love to get suggestions from other readers.  So when we look for a new book to read, we go directly to the Westwood Public Library web page, where there is a list of the most-requested books in the Minuteman Library Network. Here is a look at this week's list. Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Requests, Aug. 21-27: State of Wonder: A Novel by Ann Patchett Bossypants by Tina Fey Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson  Caleb's Crossing: A …

We're pretty big readers over here at Westwood Patch. We also love to get suggestions from other readers.  So when we look for a new book to read, we go directly to the Westwood Public Library web page, where there is a list of the most-requested books in the Minuteman Library Network. Here is a look at this week's list. Top 10 Fiction/Non-Fiction Book Requests, Aug. 7-13: State of Wonder: A Novel by Ann Patchett Bossypants by Tina Fey Maine: A Novel by J. Courtney Sullivan In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson  Caleb's Crossing: A …