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ôSpring has a pair of tender hands. It breaks the eggshells with gentle knocks. It caresses the wet wings of baby birds and the dandelion-like fluff of chicks and ducklings. . . .ö This lyrical poetry collection, originally published in China and beautifully illustrated, examines the wonders of the seasons through the lens of the plants, animals, wind and sunshine that inhabit the season.

Summer Olympic Sports

Once every four years, the best athletes gather at the Summer Olympic Games in tests of speed, strength, and teamwork. Learn about the most popular events and how they captivate audiences around the world.

Summer Scrapbook, The

Ava, Becca, and Cat are inseparable best friends who dread spending a summer apart after eighth grade. Outgoing Ava is dragged to London for her dad's job, anxious Becca is sent to summer camp, and quiet Cat is left at home. Phones aren't allowed at Becca's camp, and Ava's parents restrict her use of devices, so the friends vow to stay in touch through letters and collect souvenirs of their experiences to compile into a joint scrapbook at the end of the summer. As the girls step out of their com

Summer's Call

Did you hear it too? Summer is calling. Summer has magic all its own. But Michigan summers? Those are something else. Told in sweet lyrical vignettes, Summer's Call captures that timeless Michigan summer feeling as it follows a family of four from sunrise to sunset. Summer in Michigan isn't just a season, it's a call that must be answered. Back matter includes an art activity that invites the reader to display their summer memories. Written and illustrated by local Michiganders.

Summer's Child

The setting of our play is a cheerful forest scene on the first day of Summer. When a sudden storm threatens to scatter the creatures in darkness, Summer's Child knows just how to resolve the drama: with a splendid picnic and ice cream for all. This third installment in James Christopher Carroll's seasonal quartet sparkles and shines as Summer steals the stage.

Surrender Your Sons

Connor Major’s summer break is turning into a nightmare. His SAT scores bombed, the old man he delivers meals to died, and when he came out to his religious zealot mother, she had him kidnapped and shipped off to a secluded island. His final destination: Nightlight Ministries, a conversion therapy camp that will be his new home until he "changes." But Connor’s troubles are only beginning. At Nightlight, everyone has something to hide-from the campers to the "converted" staff and cagey camp direc

Tartan House

Each high-interest story in the Tartan House line features edgy topics and crisp writing that resonate with today’s upper-grade readers. The brisk but meaty storylines are guaranteed page-turners full of intrigue. Mystery, adventure, fantasy, and more can be found in Tartan House.

The Kids Under the Stairs (Black Rabbit Tales)

Ben B, Ben Y, Jordan J, and Javier failed the Language Arts section of the Florida State Test. Now they're stuck in a remedial class during summer school, shoved under the stairs of their school. But Ben B and his classmates aren't dumb--they're divergent thinkers, as Ms. J tells them: They simply approach things in a different way not entirely conducive to traditional school. It's not long before they win over Ms. J with their passion for Sandbox, a Minecraft-type game. The kids make a deal wit

The Nightmares of Nightmute (Torch Graphic Press)

Nightmute Academy offers a unique summer learning experience. As new students Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo will discover, there's more than reading, writing, and arithmetic taking place on campus. In this school's lockers, you're just as likely to find a ghost as you are a textbook! This graphic novel series includes educational sidebars that explore the history and science (and pseudoscience) behind some of the world's spookiest encounters.

Thirty Sunsets

Forrest Shepherd is convinced she's right. About what's best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother's need for control. Most of all, she thinks she's right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her. But on the Shepherds' annual summer vacation, Forrest discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really doesn't know them at all, and Forrest is left wondering what it means for the

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