Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek's dreams of fun come to an end. Ever since he's been labeled a "reluctant reader," his mom has pushed him to read "real" books-something other than his beloved Calvin & Hobbes. As Derek forges unexpected friendships...

"Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house"--Title verso page.

Since their last event together did not go well, middle-schoolers Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley must decide whether they will stay friends.

This is the story of a farmer boy named almanzo who lived in northern New York about 1868. It describes the life of a child on a farm in that period.

Fifth-grader Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends. His worries are small until war arrives on his doorstep. Trapped for ten months his family finally flees, but it's only the beginning.

Three siblings discover an old book with pictures of fantastic creatures in the spooky old house in which they live with their Aunt Lucinda.

Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich uncle, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.

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.