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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Psychology professor Jaime Kurtz applies the large and ever-growing body of research on happiness and decision-making to enhance the experience of travel. An avid explorer, study abroad instructor, teacher, and happiness researcher, Dr. Kurtz shows how anyone who has a vacation in his or her future can create the most meaningful, fulfilling, and joyful experiences possible. When the price of travel is daunting, getting the most "bang for your buck",...
22) Enchanted August
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four women struggling with loss, disappointment and overwork rent a small summer cottage in Maine, where they find wholeness in regional comforts while sharing their respective stories and rediscovering their passions
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Katie is very excited about her family's trip to London, Paris, Madrid, and Venice, but when the magic wind strikes not once, but four times, Katie's European vacation is turned upside down
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick
Author
Series
Lulu (Hilary McKay) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seven-year-old Lulu and her cousin think their vacation house is the most perfect place ever until they find a trouble-prone, stray dog living on the beach
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan's perfect Christmas getaway--a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy's little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It's a big ask, but what else are friends for? There's nothing Alix won't do for Christy. But Christy's request to...
Author
Series
My weird school specials volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Summer is almost over, and you know what that means--time to head back to school! But when a tropical storm ends A.J.'s vacation earlier than expected, he and his family have to stay at Andrea's house. Ugh, disgusting! When everyone in the house starts getting cabin fever, and even back-to-school shopping won't calm the kids down, Andrea and A.J. are sent to Camp Ockatollyquay. The catch? It's a camp to get kids ready for school! But not to worry--Andrea...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to a hilarious, smart story of a milestone vacation in a tropical paradise gone wrong, wrong, wrong. Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. The resort town is known for its stunning views, exotic wildlife, and welcoming locals, and Jenna has organized the trip to celebrate her husband's fiftieth birthday--she's been looking forward to it for months. Their friends...
Author
Language
English
Description
Twenty-two-year-old Josh Flynn knows instinctively that his life is about to change when he sees three women, along with two young children, arrive at Nantucket airport, and as the summer progresses, he becomes the glue that holds things together as Vicki struggles with cancer, her sister Brenda deals with a career-ending scandal, and their friend Melanie comes to grips with a cheating husband and an unexpected pregnancy
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geronimo tries to enjoy his seaside vacation even though his hotel is dilapidated
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Given a camera that takes and prints tiny pictures just before leaving for the family farm in Canada, a young girl records a vacation that gets off to a slow start, but winds up being a family reunion filled with good memories
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