houseboats

"Anna is excited to be spending a week on her grandparents houseboat. And the best thing is, she'll be bringing her puppy, Fred. But the boat is a small space for a lively puppy, and soon, Fred is in trouble with everyone. Anna is heartbroken when the grown-ups decide that Fred would be better off at home. When her parents come to pick him up, he slips out of his collar and runs off into the woods. Will Anna ever see her beloved puppy again?"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the characteristics of waterside homes, the materials used to construct them, and what they look like inside, and discusses how the environment influences what kinds of homes are built in various geographical locations. Includes photographs, a map, glossary, and activity.

Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets.

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

Young Shane must lead a group of tourists back to safety when their houseboat is abandoned by the captain in the Louisiana bayou.

Leaving her sales job behind to start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent, Genevieve finds her dreams shattered by the discovery of a body that is linked to her own secret past as a dancer at a private members' club, forcing her to recall the moment when things started to go horribly wrong.

Nearly-ten-year-old Poppy Malone finds her skepticism challenged again when she must deal with troublemakers at Lake Travis who look and act suspiciously like mermaids, which she knows do not exist.

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.