These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values—but with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Written expressly for the middle grade struggling reader, the series does not...
Vacations
- Author:Hanson, Ed, Doman, Mary KateSummary:
- Author:Watson, Jo.Summary:
Margaret loves her job, writing important stories about the impact of government decisions on day-to-day lives for a respected newspaper in Johannesburg. There's only one problem: her co-worker, Jagger Villain. Is that even his...
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery...
- Author:García Márquez, GabrielSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude -a moving tale of female desire and abandon Sitting alone beside...
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
Family vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition -- by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations to Disney World and...
- Author:Alderson, SarahSummary:
Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they've faced it all - be it Orla's struggles as a new mother or Kate's messy divorce. And whatever else happens in their lives, they can always look forward to their...
- Author:Kirman, Laura, Logan, T. M.Summary:
It was supposed to be the perfect vacation, dreamed up by Kate as the ideal way to turn 40: four best friends and their husbands and children, spending a week in a luxurious villa under the blazing sunshine of Provence. But there is...
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
Travels with My FamilyFamily vacations are supposed to be something to look forward to. Unless, that is, your parents have a habit of turning every outing into a risky proposition — by accident, of course. So instead of dream vacations...
- Author:Mallery, SusanSummary:
To escape her demanding family, Robyn Caldwell visits her aunt Lillian in Santa Barbara. While spending time with this woman who's like a mother to her, Robyn will see herself, and the people she loves, with more clarity.
- Author:BOSTON, Lucy M.Summary:
Three children spend a summer at Green Knowe and somehow magic seems to turn everyday activities into strange adventures.
- Author:Birdsall, JeanneSummary:
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward...
- Author:Birdsall, JeanneSummary:
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame...
- Author:JAMES, EricaSummary:
Izzy Jordan knows that she ought to put the past behind her and make more of an effort at being a thoroughly Modern Woman. But shaking off a cowardly ex-boyfriend and a manipulative mother who, between them, have robbed her of her self-...
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
Up to Low. Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help of a wonderful cast of characters,...
- Author:Woodburn, DallasSummary:
Teenager Tegan Rossi finds herself on Hawaii's Big Island, with no idea how she got there. Her best friend there, Kai, promises to help figure out what's going on, but answers lead to more questions.
- Author:Harper, SuzanneSummary:
Hannah Montana is used to hard work, but Miley Stewart could use a break. Lucky for her, summer is here and she and the family are heading to Nantucket for some serious rest and relaxation. Soon, the Stewarts and company are settling...
- Author:STEEL, DanielleSummary:
As Diana Morrison laid the table for six at her elegant Central Park apartment, there was no warning of what was to come. Plans were made to rent a villa in the South of France the following summer. But life had other plans...
- Author:Gay, Marie-Louise, Homel, DavidSummary:
An OLA Best Bet for 2012 Charlie can't wait for school to be over. But he's wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the...
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday, like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled...
- Author:Perkins, Lynne Rae.Summary:
From Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, this effervescent story introduces two sisters-Alix and Jools-and takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the beach. In the style of the author's acclaimed Nuts to You, this is a joyful...