diaries

When Greg Heffley's family unexpectedly inherits a lot of money, they finally have a chance to renovate their house--but home improvement is a lot more involved than any of them thought. Walls come down to reveal rot, mold, terrible critters, and something perhaps even worse, and in the end the Heffley family may decide to just move out of town instead.

Presents the mundane life of a adolescent boy named Greg who wishes to do the right thing but is stymied by his quest for girls and status, his well-meaning parents, his brothers, and his friends.

To escape her depression after the breakup with her boyfriend and to escape her mother's irritating new boyfriend, fourteen-year-old Amy decides to spend the summer with her grandmother. But even the quiet of the farm isn't enough to calm her down. Then Amy's like taken an interesting turn when she meets a new boy and enters a slam poetry competition.

Rainbow Tinseltail and the other students at Sparklegrove School for Unicorns are excited when a brand new unicorn, Sunny Huckleberry, enters the school, but Sunny does not know what his special magical power is, and the thought that he might not have any power at all is making him unhappy; Rainbow (whose power is granting wishes) is eager to help him--even though he does not seem to want her help.

In his diary, Shagboob describes his daily adventures at school, during the holidays, playing soccer with his friends, riding a horse, and attending special events, holidays, and parties.

"On their a cross-country camping trip, Greg Heffley and his family find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise and 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"--OCLC.

Eva's class is putting on a play, Snowy White and the seven owlets, but Eva is a little disappointed when she is cast as the Magic Mirror (and Snowy White's understudy); the owl students are making all the sets, props, and costumes, and rehearsal is a little chaotic--but the play is going well until Snowy White hurts her leg and Eva has to fill in for real.

"When the local animal shelter can't afford new toys, it's up to Bub and his human, Bella, to save the day. But how could they possibly raise the money? A pet wash, of course! Fun and high jinks abound as Bella and Bub learn that running a pet wash is harder and wetter than it looks"--OCLC.

Eva's class is putting on a play, Snowy White and the seven owlets, but Eva is a little disappointed when she is cast as the Magic Mirror (and Snowy White's understudy); the owl students are making all the sets, props, and costumes, and rehearsal is a little chaotic--but the play is going well until Snowy White hurts her leg and Eva has to fill in for real.

"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. Isaiah wishes his dad's tales were real. He could use those powers right about now"--Provided by the publisher.