"It's summer time, and what better way to celebrate the season than with poems from best-selling author D. J. Steinberg. From splashing around at the local pool to heading on a family road trip, these silly and heartwarming poems are sure to evoke the joy of summer vacation for every reader." -Publisher

Gemma is devastated after getting dumped and ends up spending her summer in the Hamptons where she runs into her former best friend. People assume Gemma is someone else. How long can she pull off the charade?

Poppleton the pig enjoys the summer by trying to tan, renting a jeep and taking a drive with his friend Hudson, and drinking summer rain.

It is summer in the park, and as the sun shines babies play and hide, while spiders spin and ants scurry.

For Little Nutbrown Hare and his father, Big Nutbrown Hare, each season brings new surprises, new discoveries, and new games to play.

"The letters went out in mid-February. Each letter invited its recipient to spend a week at Camp So-and-So, a lakeside retreat for girls nestled high in the Starveling Mountains. Each letter came with a glossy brochure with photographs of young women climbing rocks, performing Shakespearean theatre under the stars, and spiking volleyballs. Each letter was signed in ink by the famed and reclusive businessman and philanthropist, Inge F. Yancey IV. ...

Twelve-year-old Shayne looks forward to spending her summers with her grandmother, but she is disappointed when her best friend is more interested in boys than making bracelets and her grandmother's hobby has become a hoarding problem.

A coming-of-age story about Eliot, who is sent to a remote fishing village in Nova Scotia, where he discovers a hidden library, starry nights, and a mysterious girl named Beth.--

Will summer break be a drag or a blast for meticulous Shermy when rambunctious Shake moves in next door? From Newbery Honor recipient Kirby Larson comes a bighearted chapter book about two boys' friendship. When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy's plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That's because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. Shermy likes to read quietly...

As the only member of the Pretty Committee clique not going on an exotic summer vacation, middle-schooler Kristen might just find romance sticking around to tutor math and attend a secret summer school for gifted students.