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Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

Twin brothers Lenny and Mel spend an uneventful summer that climaxes with a lackluster vacation.

During the summer before fifth grade, Suzanne, a daydreaming loner who likes to fish and walk through the woods, acquires a canine companion.

A collection of poems and paintings about the joys of summer by Douglas Florian.

A young boy and his grandfather ride on a steam locomotive chugging through Georgia one hot summer day.

After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.

Contains poems for individual and multiple voices that follow the experiences of a group of four friends as they spend a happy, creative summer playing together.

First, Abby and Hannah need to find the perfect outfits for fifth-grade graduation.

Carl and Madeleine, who are supposed to be napping, escape from the hammock and go canoeing, pick blackberries, go on a picnic, and play baseball, making Mom and Dad curious as to why they are so tired at the end of the day.

Eleven-year-old Eileen always looks forward to August when her extended family gathers at the summerhouse for a month at the beach, but this year she is a bit reluctant to leave behind her first crush, and when she arrives she finds reality is not quite as good as her memories.

Remembrances of a family holiday where children swim, romp on the beach, collect shells, build sandcastles, and enjoy other fun-filled activities.

On a trip to the country, a little dog named Muffin encounters all kinds of new and puzzling sounds.

Jessica was not exactly happy about having to spend part of her summer in the country with her aunt and uncle, until she met a pony named Peanut.

Ten-year-old Jake's summer goes downhill when his family visits Los Angeles.