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Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
"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...
22) Diavola
Author
Pub. Date
20240326
Description
Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.
It isn’t easy when she’s the only one in the family who doesn’t quite fit in. Her twin brother, Benny, goes with the flow so much he’s practically dissolved, and her older sister, Nicole, is so used to everyone―including her blandly docile husband and two kids―falling in line that Anna often ends up in trouble for simply asking a question....
23) SuperJack
Author
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Mum announces to Jack and Samantha that they're going on a family holiday to the Gold Coast. Jack isn't sure he likes the changes that are happening. Nana is getting old and can't do the things she used to. Rob, his sort-of-stepfather, is bringing his son Leo, and Jack is sure Leo is going to ruin everything.
24) Red Fox Road
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Francie and her parents are on a spring road trip: driving from British Columbia, Canada, to hike in the Grand Canyon. When a shortcut leads them down an old logging road, disaster strikes. Their truck hits a rock and wipes out the oil pan. They are stuck in the middle of nowhere. Francie can't help feeling a little excited -- she'd often imagined how she'd survive if she got stranded in the bush, and now here they are. But will her survival skills...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Peter Harper es un prestigioso compositor de bandas sonoras que, tras un traumt̀ico divorcio, se refugia en un rincn̤ perdido de la costa de Irlanda para recuperar la inspiracin̤. La casa de Tremore Beach, aislada en una enorme y solitaria playa, parece el lugar indicado para lograrlo. Todo parece perfecto... hasta que llega la noche de la gran tormenta"--
"The fascinating story of a composer trying to find inspiration in a house on the coast...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
"Meg's grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, and he's arranged for a passel of family members to join him. The passengers' vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when they wake up to find themselves broken down and in need of repairs. Things get even worse when a crew member announces to all that a woman has jumped overboard, leaving behind her shoes, shawl, and a note. The note reveals...
27) Confidence
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Anna McDonald has made a terrible mistake. She has forced her blended family to vacation together. The weather is bad, her daughters are bored, and her ex-husband still insufferable. Oh, and Fin Cohen brought his latest girlfriend, too. So when news of a shocking kidnapping breaks, Anna and Fin do the responsible thing. They take off to solve the case. Lisa Lee, a young YouTube star, has vanished after answering the door to what she thought was a...
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"It's been thirteen years since doctors declared Libby Ross-Velasquez a goner. Yet here she is--cancer free. So why doesn't she feel more alive? Sure, Libby's husband, Shiloh, has been distant. One of their daughters has a serious health condition. And her father's death hovers over Libby like a rain cloud. Still, this eternal optimist knows she's the winner of the existential lottery. But when her forced cheer isn't enough to keep her family from...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new women's fiction novel featuring three generations of Ferrari women who need to heal the broken pieces of their lives...and one trip of a lifetime through Italy. Workaholic, career-obsessed Francesca is fiercely independent and successful in all areas of life except one: family. She struggles to make time for her relationship with her teenage daughter, Allegra, and the two have become...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A writer, soon to be a father, and his family embark on a road trip, excited about what their destination offers: an air balloon ride to overlook the seaside landscape from the skies. They cross paths with amazing characters and extraordinary situations, and are drawn to the search for answers regarding their place in the universe"--
33) 5 years apart
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Estranged brothers stay at their family vacation home with different expectations for how their birthday weekend is going to play out.