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"Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary...
2) Canoe days
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Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
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English
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"Nineteen-year-old Sam's summer isn't off to a great start. Her boyfriend, Eli, ditched her for a European backpacking trip and now she's a counselor at Camp Blue Springs: the summer camp her eleven-year-old self swore never to return to. Sam expects the next seven weeks to be a total disaster. That is, until she meets Gavin, the camp's sailing instructor, who turns her expectations upside down. Gavin may have gotten the job just for his abs. Or that...
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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On a bright sunny day Mouse and Minka celebrate summer with a picnic in the park in this beautiful Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book about summer! One sunny summer day, Mouse and Minka head outside to play! They decide to go on a picnic in the park where they discover: drippy, sweet, wet watermelon; tickly-tumbly green grass; and wink, blink fireflies glowing. Young readers are sure to enjoy Lauren Thompsons simple, energetic text and Buket Erdogans...
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Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In 1948 Milwaukee, twelve-year-old Nick's expectations for summer crumble when he ends up working at a frozen custard stand at the zoo, but with a competitor who plays dirty tricks and a runaway polar bear Nick's summer turns out more eventful than he imagined.
In this historical fiction companion to The Rhino in Right Field, Nick’s summer gets way more exciting when a polar bear escapes from the local zoo—perfect for fans of Stuart Gibbs and...
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Riot brothers volume 4
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Story shows that guts, brains, and a little slobber are all you need to have a ripsnorgling good time.
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Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Anna dreads the tourist-filled summer on Dune Island, but when she meets Will, a handsome and kind man from New York, she dreads the end of the season, when the tourist she has grown to love will leave.
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Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Seventeen-year-old inseparable best friends Jia, Ariel, and Everett navigate first love, grief, racism, and Asian American consciousness during one life-changing summer apart.
From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian American girls, their unbreakable bond, and one life-changing summer, perfect for fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Best friends Jia Lee, Ariel Kim, and Everett Hoang are...
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RP KIDS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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"It is summertime, and twelve-year-old Julia Richards cannot stand the anticipation. Everyone on Darcy Lane seems to be holding their breath waiting for the cicadas to emerge, but what Julia and her best friend, Taylor, want is some real excitement. Which arrives in the form of a new neighbor named Alyssa, who introduces a ball game called Russia . . . and an unwelcome level of BFF rivalry"--Amazon.com.
13) My Jasper June
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Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the days brim with possibility. But Leah feels lost. She has been this way since one terrible afternoon a year ago when everything changed. Since that day, her parents have become distant, her friends have fallen away, and Leah's been adrift and alone. Then she meets Jasper, a girl unlike anyone she has ever known. There's something mysterious about Jasper,...
Author
Series
Rules of summer volume 2
Publisher
Poppy, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Eighteen-year-olds Rory McShane and Isabel Rule are back for another summer in East Hampton, but their friendship is put to the test as each girl deals with boyfriends, summer jobs, and family issues.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel that perfectly interweaves history, mystery, and social justice. When Kayla Carter's husband dies in an accident while building their dream house, she knows she has to stay strong for their four-year-old daughter. But the trophy home in Shadow Ridge Estates, a new development in sleepy Round Hill, North Carolina, will always hold tragic memories. When she is confronted by an...
16) Stay sweet
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Amelia has looked forward to her last summer before college working at the Meade Creamery, but when the owner of the local landmark passes away her nephew has big changes in mind.
From the author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World and The List comes a bold and sweet summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream. Summer in Sand Lake isnt complete without a trip to Meade Creamerythe local ice cream stand founded in 1944...
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Norvelt books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
18) Malibu renace
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Publisher
Umbriel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Malibu: agosto de 1983 Como cada ano, ha llegado el dia de la fiesta de final de verano organizada por Nina Riva, y la expectacion es maxima. Todo el mundo quiere estar cerca de los famosos hermanos Riva: Nina, la talentosa surfista y supermodelo; Jay y Hud, un campeon del surf y un conocido fotografo respectivamente; y la adorada Kit, la mas joven de la familia. Los cuatro hermanos despiertan autentica fascinacion tanto en Malibu como en el resto...
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"The ultimate summer read--featuring indelible characters, crackling wit, and sophisticated storytelling--about one season when everything in a woman's life goes wrong On Memorial Day weekend in a seaside town on Long Island, Ruthie, her still-adored ex-husband, Mike, and the couple's sullen fifteen-year-old daughter, Jem, are packing up the last bits of their household in preparation for the yearly arrival of a wealthy renter from Manhattan. It...
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...
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