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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.

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

A trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father. Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind ... Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations,...

"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...

While his tribe is ready to move on, little Sioux Yakari sets off for the unknown to follow the trail of Little Thunder, a mustang. Along the way, Yakari has a magical encounter with the Great Eagle, his totem animal, who gives him the gift of speaking with animals. All alone and for the first time, he embarks on an amazing adventure.

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon...

A grand legend that transcends time as the evil and jealous fairy Maleficent casts a curse on the kingdom's beloved Princess Aurora. Hoping to save the princess, three Good Fairies, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, spirit her off to the forest where they raise her as their own daughter. But it isn't enough, for, on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and falls into a deep, enchanted sleep just as Maleficent...

Chito and Yuri's post-apocalyptic, everyday adventures continue as the two discover a mysterious living creature!