uncles

Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.

Chloe is jealous and sad when her favorite uncle announces that he will be getting married, but as she gets to know Jamie better and becomes involved in planning the wedding, she discovers that she will always be special to Uncle Bobby--and to Uncle Jamie, too.

"Perry returns to Bunny Island to attend their first ever Carrot Con, but freak microstorms are hitting the island, and Perry becomes convinced that the weather alone is not to blame for the destruction--and when Uncle Zeke is locked up for a crime he did not commit, it is up to Perry and his friends to prove his innocence, and save Bunny Island a second time around"--OCLC.

"After finally finding Uncle Paul, Samantha realizes her brother Nipper is now missing and must find him. But while hunting him down, she must elude the mysterious and nefarious CLOUD that's hot on her heels"--Provided by publisher.

"Marc hopes that Uncle Jake can help him turn around his terrible summer, which he has to spend at camp with Nathan James, who is mean and annoying, while longing for a fancy new bike his parentswill not buy him"--OCLC.

Uncle Pig is babysitting his niece and nephews for the first time and he has no idea how to keep them from turning his home into a total wreck--and when he takes them outside the chaos continues.

"Macca the alpaca is looking after his nieces and nephew and they are nothing but trouble! Can Uncle Macca rein in this unruly trio?"--Provided by publisher.

"Ever since their free-spirited mama died ten months ago, twelve-year-old Jack and her gender creative nine-year-old brother, Birdie, have been living with their fun-loving Uncle Carl, but now their conservative Uncle Patrick insists on being their guardian which forces all four of them to confront grief, prejudice, and loss, all while exploring what 'home' really means"--.

"Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on her twelfth birthday, Billy has a falling-out with her mother and disappears from Miranda's life. Sixteen years later, she receives unexpected news: Billy has died and left her Prospero Books, which is teetering on bankruptcy, and one final scavenger hunt. Returning to the bookstore as its owner, Miranda is drawn into a journey through Billy's past--and the terrible secret that tore her family apart"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Zinnia Taylor uncovers family secrets and self truths while clearing a mysterious settler trail that begins on her family's farm in Kentucky.