Kinney's "New York Times"-bestselling Wimpy Kid series returns with Book 4, which finds the sarcastic and sharp-witted ("Toronto Globe and Mail") Greg on summer vacation with his family.
When a 12-year-old boy revs up his grandparents' old riding lawnmower, he quickly learns about the beauty of capitalism, in this latest novel by the acclaimed author of "The Legend of Bass Reeves" and "The Time Hackers."
In a story about Gods unending faithfulness and the trials and triumphs of one summer, newlyweds Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart feel cracks around the edges of their marriage. The Baxter family rejoices that Ashley and Kari are both pregnant, but an ultrasound reveals something is wrong with one of the babies.
It's summer on Nantucket, and as the season begins, three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a local boy home from college. They're all trying to escape their problems, when Josh enters their lives and becomes a confidant and, eventually, something more.
A group of people involved with the Nantucket Beach Club--owner, manager, owner's daughter, receptionist, bellman, et al--search for love during one hot summer.
What a perfect summer pleasure Hilderbrand provides in [this work], mixing the complexities of family life and friendship with suspense, romance, and moonlit Nantucket nights.--Nancy Thayer, author of "Custody."
Sleuth Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack, return to New York from their honeymoon in Ireland and discover that their next-door neighbour has put up his apartment for sale. They decide to buy it and enlarge the loft Jack lived in as a bachelor. Regan takes time off from her work as a Private Investigator to supervise the construction, while Jack ...
Set in Appalachia, Kingsolver's very pastoral novel tells the stories of three women who live close to the land. A wildlife biologist studying coyotes is fascinated by a young man with a passion for hunting. An intellectually inclined farmer's wife finds she must stand up for what she believes in. And two elderly country people battle about ...
The beauty of a summer retreat hides an ominous and complex family secret in this powerful novel that brings to mind "The Pilot's Wife" by Anita Shreve and Ann Packer's "The Dive from Clausen's Pier, " from the author of "The Beach Club" and "Nantucket Nights."
It's the last summer at Pebble Beach before everyone goes off to college. George and Beth are no longer together, but will they make up before Beth heads off to (oh the irony) GEORGEtown?
In the sequel to the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Travel Team," old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really has what it takes to stand tall. For the smallest kid playing a big man's game, the challenges never stop.
Winner of the Whitbread Award for best novel and praised for her "style, ideas, and punch" (Jeanette Winterson), Smith has produced a novel at once profound, playful, and exhilaratingly inventive, as she transfixes readers with a portrait of a family unraveled by a mysterious visitor.
Three award-winning, "New York Times" bestselling authors join forces to create this anthology that's perfect for summer reading. Includes "Private Paradise" by Macomber, "Island Time" by Wiggs, and "Old Things" by Barnett.
On the first day of school, Wallace Bleff reads aloud his essay on how he spent his summer vacation--and what a wild vacation it was! Sent to spend his summer with his aunt who lives out west, imaginative Wallace enjoyed many wild adventures. In one, he was kidnapped by friendly cowboys who quickly helped him become a rough-and-ready cowhand, well ...
It wasn't as if Moxy Maxwell hadn't "tried "to do her summer reading. She and "Stuart Little" had been inseparable all summer, like best friends. But now its the end of August--the day before fourth grade. And if Moxy doesn't read "all "of "Stuart Little" immediately, there are going to be consequences. Illustrations.
When James and Eamon go to a week of Nature Camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles, and playing video games is way more interesting than nature. But sometimes things work out best when they don't go exactly as planned.In this moving and hilarious celebration of young ...
This poignant contemporary romance features Lily Malone, a single mother in hiding from the husband who abused her. Her painful experiences, and her continuing fear that her husband will locate her, make it difficult for her to drop her guard; but her daughter Rose's serious illness forces her to rely upon the strength--and the love--of marine ...
Bee, Carmen, Lena, and Tibby are about to be swept into the exciting, sometimes worrisome, beginnings of adulthood. Each girl is headed to a different college: Brown, Williams, RISD, and NYU await them. But before they go, this special summer holds unknown possibilities and experiences for each girl, some difficult and painful, others exciting. ...
Based on author Martha Grimes's own childhood memories, BELLE RUIN is the third in a series starring 12-year-old Emma Graham, waitress at her mother's rundown hotel and part-time investigative reporter/amateur sleuth. This time, Emma devotes herself to probing the mystery surrounding the destruction of Belle Rouen, an upscale hotel that burned ...
From the bestselling author of "Winter World" comes this highly anticipated, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival during the summer season. color photo insert; line drawings throughout.
A sequel to "The Mouse and the Motorcycle". In this adventure, Ralph the mouse leaves home on his motorcycle and heads for a children's summer camp where he thinks there will be plenty of delicious crumbs for him to devour. Unfortunately, soon after his arrival at the camp he is captured and caged. Can the lonely boy who brings Ralph sunflower ...
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