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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 4
Language
English
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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.
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 1
Language
English
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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
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 9
Language
English
Description
The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
4) The getaway
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
5) The deep end
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 15
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
On their cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation--or if they're already in too deep.
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 4
Language
English
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Brother Peter and Fudge must spend the summer with the dreaded Sheila the Great. Peter Hatcher describes his family's Maine vacation highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge and the presence of his sworn enemy Sheila Tubman and her family.
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 2
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer in Tarrytown, New York, is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she does not want to admit.
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 3
Language
English
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Description
When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 4
Fountas & Pinnell
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Language
English
Description
A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster.
11) Terrific
Author
Publisher
Michael di Capua Books/Hyperion/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nothing seems to go right for Eugene, even when he wins a free trip to Bermuda, but while he is stranded on a tiny, deserted island after being shipwrecked, a broken-winged parrot tells him how to build a boat so that they can both be rescued.
12) Surprise island
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia, and more.
Author
Series
Penguin (Salina Yoon) volume 2
Publisher
Walker Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Penguin's tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And what new friends will he meet along the way?"--
Author
Series
Henry and Mudge books volume 27
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henry, his parents, and his dog Mudge take a vacation out West, where they enjoy tumbleweeds, desert animals, souvenirs, and the wide open spaces.
Author
Language
English
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"There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is an indoor animal. It doesn't help that this will be the first vacation they're taking since Mom passed away. Once there, the family contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist...
Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and his uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice, though, so he goes . . . and on his first day takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Eventually, he and Runner Boy (Evan) meet--and what starts out as...
19) Miss Quinces
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceąera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
112 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rodent newspaper editor Geronimo Stilton finally manages to take a vacation and finds himself in a ratty hotel, rooming with a troop of Gerbil Scouts.
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