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Vacation: Children's Books Read a book from the list, or one of your own choosing.
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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
by Marla Frazee
When James and Eamon go to a week of Nature Camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles and playing video games is way more interesting than nature, but sometimes things work out best when they don't go exactly as planned.
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Goldfish on Vacation
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Three goldfish live in a small bowl, in an apartment building, in the middle of a big city, until one summer they get to go on vacation--in a fountain, with lily pads, and reeds, and other neighborhood goldfish.
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Hot Dog
by Doug Salati
Tired of the city's sizzling sidewalks, wailing sirens and people's feet in his face, a hot dog finds inner peace and calm when his owner takes him to the beach, where he happily cools off.
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Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens
by Elizabeth Lilly
Whether you're settling in for a heaping plate of banana pudding or arepas and tostones, a good meal can always bring families together. Elizabeth Lilly's tale of a joyous road trip, drawn from her own experience, is illustrated with quirky charm that captures all the warmth and love of her family's two distinct cultures.
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Maisy Goes on Vacation
by Lucy Cousins
Maisy packs her bags and sets off on a fun vacation to the seashore with Cyril.
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Max and Marla are Going on a Trip
by Alexandra Boiger
In a conclusion to the four-part series, Max packs his camera and travels by air and sea with Marla during a summer-break vacation to Australia, where he spends so much time focusing his lens that Marla nudges him to not miss the amazing sights they are passing.
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My Cousin's Mermaid: A Story from Poland
by Anna Staniszewski
On a trip to visit relatives in Poland, Natalia feels out of place...until she and her cousin bond over their shared love of fairy tales, magic and mermaids.
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On the Trapline
by David Robertson
A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, take a trip together to visit a place of great meaning to Moshom. A trapline is where people hunt and live off the land, and it was where Moshom grew up. As they embark on their northern journey, the child repeatedly asks his grandfather, "Is this your trapline?" This is a heartfelt story about memory, imagination and intergenerational connection that perfectly captures the experience of a young child's wonder as he is introduced to places and stories that hold meaning for his family.
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Penguin on Vacation
by Salina Yoon
Tiring of the snow and cold, Penguin visits the beach but struggles to make his favorite activities, including skiing and skating, work properly on the sand.
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Summer Adventure for Groot!
by Brendan Deneen
A latest series entry combines rhyming couplets with whimsical artwork and character commentary in a summertime story that finds the Guardians of the Galaxy embarking on a one-day trip to see how much of the cosmos they can map.
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Summer is for Cousins
by Rajani LaRocca
Ravi spends summer vacation with his cousins sharing in all their favorite activities, including eating ice cream.
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Sunrise Summer
by Matthew Swanson
Joining her family for the first time during an annual trip to Alaska to work with her mother's salmon-fishing crew, a young girl discovers how to accept responsibilities and gain confidence with the support of her new team.
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Vampire Vacation
by Laura Lavoie
In this laugh-out-loud picture book that young readers can really sink their teeth into, Fang, who is tired of vacationing in Transylvania, decides to convince his family that fun at the beach is possible, even for vampires.
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Jack Goes West
by Mac Barnett
Accompanying the Lady on a visit to a western dude ranch, Jack is wrongly implicated in a bank robbery before he uses new rope tricks to snare the true culprit.
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Pete the Cat's Family Road Trip
by Kim Dean
Pete the Cat buckles up for a cross-country family road trip to some of America's grooviest destinations, from Niagara Falls and Savannah to New Orleans and San Francisco.
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Sabrina Sue Loves the Sea
by Priscilla Burris
A small barnyard chicken with big dreams ignores the scoffs of her fellow animals to embark on a journey to see the ocean on a day filled with self-assurance and adventure.
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The Sea Turtle Mystery
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
On a vacation to Padre Island, the Aldens help the endangered sea turtle--and solve a mystery.
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Your Friend, Parker
by Parker Curry
While taking a road trip across America, Parker writes to her best friend Gia, proving no matter how far away they are from each other, their friendship can withstand the distance.
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Bad Kitty Goes on Vacation
by Nick Bruel
A full-color rendering of a popular entry in the best-selling series finds Kitty temporarily setting aside her plans for world domination to accompany her beloved Uncle Murray to Love Love Angel Kitty World, which proves to be adventurous in unexpected ways.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney
The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
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Just Harriet
by Elana K. Arnold
Arriving on Marble Island off the coast of California to stay with her nanu, Harriet, who doesn't always tell the truth, discovers a place full of surprises and a mystery involving her dad that she is determined to solve.
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Mia Mayhem Rides the Waves
by Kara West
In this exciting chapter book, the 11th in the series, Mia Mayhem goes on a super surfing family vacation.
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Mission Unstoppable
by Dan Gutman
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
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The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
by Shannon Hale
A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster.
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Pug's Road Trip
by Kyla May
When Jack can no longer join them on their road trip, Bub the pug and his human, Bella, vow to bring their friend something special from their trip and are determined to find the perfect souvenir.
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The Road to Wherever
by John Ed Bradley
Embarking on a road trip with his cousins in the aftermath of his father's abandonment, young June helps restore broken-down classic Fords while bonding with car owners and communities also in need of care.
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Sweet and Sour
by Debbi Michiko Florence
When the boy who humiliated her returns to Mystic, Connecticut, for summer vacation, Mai, who is bent on revenge, instead finds herself on a path of forgiveness when she discovers the whole truth of what happened between them.
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Wretched Waterpark
by Kiersten White
While staying with their Aunt Saffronia, the Sinister-Winterbottom siblings visit the Fathoms of Fun waterpark where they find themselves submerged in a mystery when people start disappearing and a suspicious goo bubbles to the surface, among other eerie events.
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Bird & Squirrel: On the Run!
by James Burks
A happy-go-lucky Bird and a cautious acorn-collecting Squirrel become unlikely best friends when Squirrel loses his winter stash while saving Bird from Cat, prompting a zany road-trip adventure in search of warm weather and plentiful food.
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A First Time for Everything
by Dan Santat
In this feel-good coming-of-age memoir, the best-selling author and Caldecott Medalist shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including first love.
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Grace Needs Space!
by Benjamin A. Wilgus
Joining Kendra, one of her moms, on a long-awaited summer adventure to a faraway moon, Grace makes a decision that jeopardizes their relationship and must find a way to get through to her mom and salvage their trip.
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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
by Pedro Martin
Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.
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Next Stop
by Debbie Fong
Still grieving her brother's death, Pia, a soft-spoken middle-schooler, embarks on a bus tour that changes her life.
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Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
A companion to the Eisner Award-winning Smile finds Raina's disappointing bond with a cranky, independent younger sister further challenged by the arrival of a baby brother and an estrangement in their parents' marriage.
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Trespassers
by Breena Bard
Hoping to ride out another boring summer vacation at the lake by reading mystery novels, Gabby bonds with a snarky visitor from Chicago who helps her investigate the disappearance of a glamorous couple from an extravagant nearby lake house.
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