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"It's summer in rural Maine; when 17-year-old Darcy Prentiss isn't raking berries with her sister during the day, she's drinking and swimming with the boys in the quarry at night. But the fun is what's been keeping Darcy's mind off the disturbing secret she shares with Nell; the disappearance of her ex-best friend; and that hazy Fourth of July party that ended with Darcy drunk, flat on her back, and wondering how she let it get this far. Everything...

"Gretchen turns to her vivid imagination when she is left behind while her siblings swim in the ocean"--

A little girl enjoys the activities of a warm summer day and night.

In a small California town during the summer between fifth and sixth grade, three children investigate when hundreds of rubber duckies show up in Mr. Babbage's backyard,

Mabel must choose: either expose the ugliness surrounding her and face expulsion from paradise, or keep the family's dark secrets and make Ev's world her own.

Ravi spends summer vacation with his cousins sharing in all their favorite activities, including eating ice cream.

"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"--

While spending the summer with her father and his new family in Santa Monica, Eden Munro faces many new experiences and finds herself falling for the one person she should not--her stepbrother, Tyler.

"Ramble through the woods, as you join Grammy and her favorite grandkids on a summer walk. Illustrations and rhymes will guide readers as they learn to identify twenty-six different insects. At day's end, discover how to create a caterpillar habitat"--

Because of Cara's special magic, campers can navigate through the woods, stay cool during the day, and do lots of fun activities. But Jack Frost has sent his goblins to steal Cara's magic. Now camp is a catastrophe! Can Rachel and Kirsty help Cara fix things before the whole summer is ruined?