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1) Happy place
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college--they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now--for reasons they're still not discussing--they don't. They broke...
Author
Series
Penderwicks volume 1
Publisher
Knopf/Yearling
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"One phone call is all it takes to lure Mallory Aldiss back to her family's Rhode Island beach home. It's been twenty years since she's been gone - running from the scandal that destroyed her parents' marriage, drove her and her two sisters apart, and crushed her relationship with the love of her life, Jack Sabathian.Twenty years during which she lived in New York, building her career as a photographer and raising her now teenage daughter Joy. But...
Author
Publisher
Amulet
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Easter is approaching, and the Bannisters are going on a family cruise. But when their beloved dog, Zeus, can't go, Belinda makes the difficult decision to have him stay at Alice's dog care facility when Zeus quickly meets new friends. When a competitor hires a criminal to sabotage Alice's operation and force her out of business, it's up to Zeus and his new friends to save the day.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best-selling author Liz Kessler makes her first foray into early fiction with a funny tale about an aspiring pirate dog who is afraid of boats.Poppy the dalmatian cant wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family. And when they tie a skull-and-crossbones scarf around her neck, shes sure a pirates life of adventure on the open seas awaits. But to be a pirate dog, Poppy must find her perfect pirate ship. Unfortunately, boats bob up and down a lot....
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
10) A secret kept
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Language
English
Description
It's been thirty years since Antonie's and Melanie's mother died. But when a visit to the sea at Noirmoutier Island triggers painful memories of their haunting childhood--and Melanie lies in the hospital recovering from a near fatal accident--Antoine must confront his past and also his troubled relationships with his own children.
11) The Island
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
After her daughter, Chess, breaks off an engagement and her fiance subsequently dies in a rock-climbing accident, divorcee Birdie Cousins encourages her younger daughter, Tate, and her sister, India, to join her and Chess on Tuckernuck Island for a month, a time when deep secrets are soon revealed.
13) Vacation dreams
Author
Series
Magic bunny volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Becky's vacation isn't at all what she expected, and she is feeling lonely. But when she meets magical bunny Arrow, her summer starts looking up"--
15) Choppy water
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novel volume 54
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Stone Barrington and his friends are vacationing in Maine when their leisure is suddenly disrupted by extreme weather. To make matters worse, the inclement conditions allow for a menacing adversary to sneak in unnoticed and deliver a chilling message. Soon it becomes clear that the target of the incident is one of Stone's closest companions, and that these enemies have a grander scheme in mind. From the bustling streets of New York City to the sun-drenched...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women-- two sisters and one friend--make their way to the sisters' tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt. They're all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed in-vitro attempts, learned her husband was having an affair, and then...
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Overwhelmed by his Kingly duties, Norm struggles to make time for both his kingdom and his family. But when his crown is mysteriously stolen in the dead of the night, Norm must embark on an epic journey, disguised as a family vacation, to track down the thief, find his crown, and hopefully, along the way, learn a valuable lesson that by working together as a family, nothing is impossible.
19) The raft
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Reluctuant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
20) Goblin Monday
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Mario is spending winter break with his neighbors, Todd and Jewel, on their family vacation to Vermont. He is excited to see snow for the first time and meet his friend's beloved grandparents. But Todd and Jewel's grandparents turn out to be a little odd. They love telling tall tales of goblins, elves, and trolls. When Mario spots a blur of green fur in the garden, he wonders if the stories could be real. He's determined to find out more, but the...
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