vacations

Sixteen-year-old Elli Wells, spending the summer with her family at the exclusive Michigan resort Silver Beach, tries to resist her feelings for local heartthrob Sam DeWitt, while also attempting to save her younger brother from being hurt by the conniving Charlotte.

Elli Wells, spending the summer with her family at the exclusive Michigan resort Silver Beach, finally gives in to her feelings for long-time crush Sam DeWitt only to learn he is hiding a painful secret, while her brother Ethan makes the dangerous mistake of dumping Charlotte for Laura.

Elli Wells, back at Silver Beach for another summer, faces the possiblity of having to give up Sam in order to save her brother Ethan from a disastrous, rebound marriage to Charlotte.

With his best friend away at computer camp, Hobie reluctantly shares adventures with a girl classmate the summer after fourth grade.

Dawn Delaney and her friends arrive in New Orleans to spend their summer vacation helping with the city's rebuilding efforts, but a psychic reading on their first night predicts big changes in the coming weeks, including a new man for broken-hearted Dawn, but Dawn is not sure if she is willing to open her heart and risk getting hurt again, even if it means passing on a chance at true love.

While at the beach for the summer, Harriet tries to uncover the author of mysterious religious notes that appear all over town and which make her ponder her own beliefs, and Beth Ellen meets the mother she last saw when she was four years old.

Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.

Luis enjoys his vacation at the beach where he finds new ways of enjoying himself with his family and discovers a great many new things. Includes a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and a note for grownups.

The only child at the Sea View Hotel, Hubert's two week vacation is miserable until he encounters the hotel handyman.