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"Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.".

With school over for summer break, Maria and Mateo miss the stage. But when their parents encourage them to create their own theater magic, beautiful things happen. With the help of Mateo's siblings and neighborhood friends, Maria and Mateo discover another side of theater as they direct their own production.Theater kids Maria and Mateo are two talented second graders who love the spotlight. But they soon find that theater is not only fun--it can also teach important life lessons. Join these high-spirited cousins as they learn how to improvise through life's plot twists to shine both onstage and off.

Family camping trips are supposed to be fun, but for Parker, Annie, and the Walden family, their trip turns into a nightmare when Parker and Annie get stuck in a swarm of bees, and their mom is attacked by a Martian bird, which belongs to two stranded aliens trying to find their way home.

"Jim Panzee goes to a sleepover where he wants to stay up all night long to do fun activities. But one by one his friends fall asleep. How long will Jim be able to stay awake?"--.

"Here are only a few of the wonderful, strange, and mysterious elements in this visit to the Kingdoms and Empires: a very proper girl named Lillian Velvet, living a very lonely life with a nasty Grandmother. A jar of coins, each with the power to take Lillian on a journey to a different time and place...and also to grant a single wish. A small boy in a barn about to be crushed to death by a load of hay. A family, each member in mortal danger, who are strangers to Lillian. And a web of dangerous magic closing tight around all. Who is this Lillian Velvet? And what is her secret?"--OCLC.

"Jake's friend Maria is the daughter of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the country for a long time. When they are suddenly deported, Maria decides to hide out in Jake's place rather than risk becoming a ward of the state. But when she is abducted by young men on the lookout for teenage girls who have lost their parents to deportation, Jake is determined to find a way to rescue Maria before she's turned over to the authorities. Or worse"--Provided by publisher.

Told from multiple viewpoints, follows teenaged friends Nia, KeeKee, Faith, and Eve as they experience unexpected life changes the summer a hotel developer purchases their Caribbean community's beloved beach.

Winnie is an 11-year-old girl who, with a dash of magic, discovers what it means to become a blended family.

"Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies"--OCLC.

"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she's always been"--Provided by publisher.