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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
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.
22) Black ice
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Series
Scot Harvath thrillers volume 20
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Scot Harvath is having his best summer ever. With a cottage on the fjord, a boat, and his beautiful girlfriend S�lvi, he's got everything he could possibly want. But out of vacation days and long overdue back home, America's top spy has a decision to make--return, or submit his resignation. When his deadly past comes calling, though, he'll be left with no choice at all"--
23) The past
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Three sisters, a brother, and their children assemble at their country house one last time before it is sold. These three weeks may be their last time there; the upkeep is prohibitive, and they may be forced to sell this beloved house filled with memories of their shared past (their mother took them there to live when she left their father). Yet beneath the idyllic pastoral surface, hidden passions, devastating secrets, and dangerous hostilities threaten...
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Marianne is stuck in a loveless, unhappy marriage. After forty-one years, she has reached her limit, and one evening in Paris she decides to take action. Following a dramatic moment on the banks of the Seine, Marianne leaves her life behind and sets out for the coast of Brittany, also known as “the end of the world.” Here she meets a cast of colorful and unforgettable locals who surprise her with their warm welcome, and the natural ease they...
25) Almost flying
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie"--Provided by publisher.
26) Summer of '69
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English
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Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America, nothing is the same: Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, caught up in the thrilling...
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Series
Stone Barrington novel volume 57
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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...
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"An indelible and haunting new novel that explores the loss of childhood, intergenerational conflict, and humanity's complacency in the face of its own demise. Lydia Millet's multilayered new novel - her first since the National Book Award Longlist Sweet Lamb of Heaven -- follows a group of children and their families on summer vacation at a lakeside mansion. The teenage narrator Eve and the other children are contemptuous of their parents, who spend...
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Series
Junie B. Jones volume 25
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2006
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (ca. 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jingle bells, Batman smells! (P.S. So does May): It's holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of happy things to celebrate. Only how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee?
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones volume 26
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2006
Physical Desc
1 sound discs (ca. 1 hr., 16 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aloha-ha-ha!: Junie B. and her family are going on a vacation to Hawaii! And ha! Mr. Scary is giving her a real, actual camera to keep a photo journal of her trip!
31) The lioness
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English
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"A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this ... historical thriller"--
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English
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Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road. One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen but he is young, friendly, and he wins her over almost instantly. Leonard and Wen talk...
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"A suspenseful, transporting literary thriller about a British novelist who heads to Venice after a public breakdown ... It's 1966 and Frankie Croy needs a break. Having achieved success with her debut bestseller, she's been trying desperately to live up to the high expectations of her editor and fans, only to fall short with each new book. When she receives a possible career-ending review and then has a very public breakdown, she retreats to her...
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