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281) Under a dancing star
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1933, seventeen-year-old Bea is invited to visit her bohemian uncle in Italy where she meets Ben, a brash young artist, who challenges her to create the perfect summer romance.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
When Greg Heffley's dad (Steve Zahn) threatens to send him to military school if he doesn't stay out of trouble, Greg finds all-new ways to land himself in the doghouse! For starters, Greg's in over his head when he pretends to work at the swanky country club where Rowley's family has a membership. Things don't go much better on a father-son camping trip with the Wilderness Explorers, and then there's the Heffley's new dog, Sweetie, who fetches even...
Publisher
Joe Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Dipper and Mabel's summer vacation gets even weirder as they discover more Gravity Falls mysteries. A secret video-game code brings Dipper's favorite video game character, Rumble McSkirmish, to life for an epic battle with Robbie; , a magical crystal alters the twins' heights with near-disastrous consequences; and on Summerween, the pair come face to face with the mysterious Summerween Trickster."-- cover page 4.
284) The hired girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure, beauty, or art on a hardscrabble farm in Pennsylvania where the work never ends? Over the summer of 1911, Joan pours her heart out into her diary as she seeks a new, better life for herself--because maybe, just maybe, a hired girl cleaning and cooking for six dollars a week can become what a farm girl...
285) SUMMER IS HERE
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Follows a young girl enjoying fun and exciting activities on a perfect summer day.
286) Adventureland
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a European summer vacation before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses. He goes to work at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland - a place where the games are rigged and the rides make you sick. There, he falls in love with witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that...
287) SINK OR SWIM
Author
Series
Just roll with it volume 2
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
School is out for the summer, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await, but twelve-year-old Max must deal with his anxiety issues.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anthony Puckett was a rising literary star. The son of an über-famous thriller writer, Anthony's debut novel spent two years on the bestseller list and won the adoration of critics. But something went very wrong with his second work. Now Anthony's borrowing an old college friend's crumbling beach house on Block Island in the hopes that solitude will help him get back to the person he used to be. Joy Sousa owns and runs Block Island's beloved whoopie...
289) Beach house memories
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tale exploring themes of class, women's rights and domestic abuse in the 1970s American South shares the story of The Beach House's Lovie Rutledge, who reflects on a summer during which a beach vacation to escape her unfaithful, disdainful husband culminates in a fateful romance with a handsome biologist.
290) This one summer
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...
Author
Series
Summer beach volume 3
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The View cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach in the captivating third novel of her New York Times bestselling Summer series"--
292) SWEPT AWAY
Author
Series
Sixteenth summer novels volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"While volunteering for the summer at the local lighthouse in her hometown of Rocky Point, sixteen-year-old Mandy Sullivan falls for the grandson of a local artist, and as the two explore all the lovely adventures the seaside town has to offer, Mandy wonders if their relationship is more than a summer fling"--
293) ON A SUMMER NIGHT
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On a hot summer night a little girl wakes up, and wonders what has woken her, and the rest of the nighttime world.
294) Olaf's perfect day
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Olaf's dream finally comes true when he gets to spend a day in the sun.
Author
Publisher
Blue Manatee Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"I like summer! How about you? What do you like about summer? ¡Me gusta el verano! ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te gusta del verano?" Celebrate longer days and warmer weather with this bilingual board book! There are so many fun things to do in the summertime: swimming, playing baseball, going to the beach. What do you like about summer? Vibrant photographs and text in both English and Spanish make In Summer/En Verano the perfect book for summertime ... or any...
298) Poppleton in summer
Author
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Poppleton the pig enjoys the summer by trying to tan, renting a jeep and taking a drive with his friend Hudson, and drinking summer rain.
Author
Series
My weird school specials volume 6
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
School's almost out for the summer, and A.J. is dreaming about all the fun things he's going to do on vacation. But A.J.'s dream quickly turns into a nightmare when three familiar spirits appear to show him summers past, present, and yet to come. Will they be able to convince him to leave his bad ways behind? Or will this summer end up being a total bummer? Best selling author Dan Gutman brings his kid-friendly sense of humor to this special series...
300) THE SEASIDE SISTERS
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to write her second book after personal losses. Her older sister, Sara, still lives in Chatham, Cape Cod, where they grew up, and is married with four children. Once a dedicated librarian, Sara dreams of reviving her love affair with literature, but instead, she is stuck with too many family responsibilities and a fizzling marriage. When Hannah gets the chance to retreat to her aunt's oceanfront...
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