Three fab Mary-Kate and Ashley stories that are just perfect for holiday reading -- grab your sunscreen and head down to the beach with your new best friends Likes Me, Likes Me Not The annual Spring Fling dance is coming up. Mary-Kate and Ashley are looking forward to it -- until they find their dates have asked other girls instead. Should they go ahead and get new dates? Or should they get... revenge?Shore Thing The first in a great two-part diary series. Mary-Kate and Ashley are on a great beach holiday in Florida. Sun, sand and cool guys with tans -- what could be better? But Mary-Kate reads a scary book about barracudas and jellyfish and sharks, and starts freaking out. Meanwhile Ashley has her hands full juggling two boyfriends; and they thought they'd gone on holiday for a rest Two for the Road The second episode of this diary series sees Mary-Kate and Ashley having even more summer adventures in Florida. Mary-Kate loses her diary, and she's desperate to get it back, because if her friends read what she's written about them, they may never speak to her again
It's beach time, Aiko, and you know what that means!" I exclaimed to our lovable yellow Labrador Retriever. "I do! I do!" Aiko barked excitedly. "It means sunshine, swimming, big birds, and ghost crabs on the beach at night! Will I be able to save some more baby turtles there this trip?" There was never a dull moment living with Aiko. She made every day an adventure. Life at home always was fun, but taking her to the house on the beach in North Carolina every year was an even more exciting adventure for us all! It was everything but relaxing. "What will Aiko do next?" was a constant question in my mind!
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “Summer Sisters is a book to return to again and again.”—Colleen Hoover “As warm as a summer breeze blowing through your hair, as nostalgic as James Taylor singing ‘How Sweet It Is.’ You remember. So does Judy Blume. How sweet it was.”—Chicago Tribune In the summer of 1977, Victoria Leonard’s world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become “summer sisters.” Now, years later, Vix is working in New York City. Caitlin is getting married on the Vineyard. And the early magic of their long, complicated friendship has faded. But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor. And Vix knows that she will go—because she wants to understand what happened during that last shattering summer. And, after all these years, she needs to know why her best friend—her summer sister—still has the power to break her heart.
Architect Joy Carlisle welcomes the change of scenery as she drives from Atlanta to Florida's Panhandle to remodel an old beach house. She's just discovered that her fiance, Alan, is having an affair with his legal assistant, and Joy wants to put as much space between them as possible. Upon arriving at the beach house, Joy becomes absorbed in the white sandy beaches, the beautiful gulf water, the flavor of the old south, and the caring community. She also becomes attracted to Rowe Cutter, the brother of the owner of the beach house. Hard-working and morally upstanding, Rowe owns both a fishing enterprise and a construction business and is considered the area's most eligible bachelor. But Alan, who treats Joy as more of a possession than a loving companion, is not ready to accept that their relationship is over; he won't give up without a fight. While working hard to prove herself in her chosen profession, Joy must also look deep inside herself for answers to the quandary in her personal life. Will she honor her commitment to Alan, or will she follow her heart with Rowe?
Sally J. Freedman was ten when she made herself a movie star. She would have been happy to reach stardom in New Jersey, but in 1947 her older brother Douglas became ill, so the Freedman family traveled south to spend eight months in the sunshine of Florida. That’s where Sally met her friends Andrea, Barbara, Shelby, Peter, and Georgia Blue Eyes—and her unsuspecting enemy, Adolf Hitler. Dear Chief of Police: You don’t know me but I am a detective from New Jersey. I have uncovered a very interesting case down here. I have discovered that Adolf Hitler is alive and has come to Miami Beach to retire. He is pretending to be an old Jewish man... While she watches and waits, and keeps a growing file of letters under her bed, Sally’s Hitler will play an important—though not quite starring—role in one of her grandest movie spectaculars.
Holly, 12, and her sister, Beth, 9, are in their Brighton beach hut one day when there is a knock at the door. Marjorie, the little girl they meet, is somehow different, and very soon a friendship develops that mysteriously transports them to the summer of 1914 and the eve of the outbreak of war.
The author presents letters from children to her confiding their concerns with friendships, families, illness, sexuality, and other problems; and in return, Ms. Blume shares similar moments from her own life, both as a child and as a parent.
“Brings to mind the books of Richard Price and the films of Martin Scorsese... I did not want this book to end.” —Julie Klam, New York Times–bestselling author of Friendkeeping It is the summer of 1972, and Katie has just turned eighteen. Katie and her town, Elephant Beach, are both on the verge: Katie of adulthood, and Elephant Beach of gentrification. But not yet: Elephant Beach is still gritty, working-class, close-knit. And Katie spends her time smoking and drinking with her friends, dreaming about a boy just back from Vietnam who’s still fighting a battle Katie can’t understand. In this poignant, evocative debut collection, Judy Chicurel creates a haunting, vivid world, where conflicts between mothers and daughters, men and women, soldiers and civilians and haves and have-nots reverberate to our own time. She captures not only a time and place, but the universal experience of being poised between the past and the future. At once heartbreaking, mesmerizing, and nostalgic, Chicurel shows us that no matter how beautiful some dreams are, there comes a time when we must let them go.
Back in the early '70s, twelve-year-old Judy's life was one of pure survival. Outside her own private cave of secrets, our Vietnam War vets were returning home amidst insults and accusations of being "baby killers" and rock-'n-roll music was being blasted all over America. But the biggest news for Judy wasn't around the partying scene at Woodstock--it was at the military base where she lived. For the next thirty years, Judy struggled with feelings of insignificance and guilt, all from a lifetime of tainted choices. As she says, "The Lord has constantly wooed my heart back to Him," and, "Freedom meant grasping onto the only peace that truly lasts--the peace that comes from surrendering and trusting in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." Judy's heart was set free, and the unique, youthful, optimistic, hippie chick that had been hiding inside that cave all those years finally emerged when Judy became "made new." We live in an evil world. We all know that. It's been like that since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Yet despite the horrendously evil world we live in, do you . . . . . . ever feel that everyone, including God, has forgotten about you, or question whether or not He's immersed in your future? . . . wonder at the possibility of a sexual abuse victim overcoming the memories and pain of her past? . . . question why God longs for you to trust Him and his perfect love?
Have you ever wondered if you are the only person who has witnessed or experienced events in your life which are unexplainable within the boundaries of the known laws of nature? Contained within these pages are true accounts by individuals who have shared their stories. Some of these stories relay messages from the threshold of the beyond, inspire one person to action, comfort the sick or injured and heal with a touch. For those who choose to believe, my personal encounters confirm to me, there is life after death. Vision of Hope is an extraordinary chapter about one cancer survivor who has chosen to spend her life spreading joy and hope to many cancer families. Read her fascinating and inspiring story and how her dream has come true. Check out her website: Little Pink Houses of Hope.
It is June 1963 and fifteen-year-old Margaret Jefferson is being arrested at a sit-in at a lunch counter in St. Augustine. The Civil Rights Movement has found its way into her hometown, and Maggie feels a deep need to be a part of it. She believes in the ideals of the movement and the ultimate goal of equality. She also finds the nonviolence that the protestors are committed to very comforting. However, as the summer and fall of 1963 unfold in St. Augustine, their nonviolent protests are met with rising resistance, aggression, and intimidation from local government officials as well as the Ku Klux Klan. Cattle prods used on protestors, firebombs thrown into the homes of families trying to integrate the schools, teenagers held in jail indefinitely. No one is safe, it seems. This story, told through Maggie’s innocent and hopeful eyes, will help a new generation of young people to understand the strength and sacrifices of those who worked so hard for civil rights in this country. It will also help to shine the spotlight on the role that St. Augustine, and Florida, had in the movement. Judy Lindquist is the author of the acclaimed historical novel Saving Home, used in classrooms throughout the state to engage students in the study of Spanish colonial St. Augustine. She teaches fourth grade students in Orange County, and aspiring teachers at the University of Central Florida.
Judy, at age 13 is working on an island as a mothers helper during the summer. Her mind body and spirit is widened and deepened experiencing the divine natural beauty surrounding this island located on Long Island Sound. She meets Ray, her future husband at age 15. Ray shares the island he roamed all his life. Judy develops a natural kinship for the island as she experiences what makes it so special to her. Judy and Ray fall in love and marry after Judy completes her nursing education. As a family Judy and Ray continue to enjoy the island. Judy has not yet discovered the mystery of her passivity and Rays dominance in their relationship. The distance between them widens after retirement. Judy desperately hopes to save their marriage. Judy navigates her way through the flotsam of a marriage wreck when she returns to an educated environment. Her tragic love story ends with her awareness of her issues of abandonment and abuse in Beyond Low Ebb.
More Adventures with Kids in San Diego is an easy-to-use guide to the many exciting places to explore and fun activities for families to share in San Diego County. Each listing contains all the information parents need to plan their family outings, plus current phone numbers or website locations. Chapters cover everything from San Diego's famous attractions, theme parks, and museums to little-known hiking trails and the best parks and beaches for young people. Maps of the county and the five areas -- North County Inland, North County Coastal, East County, South County, and San Diego City -- with icons for each, make it easy to find each listed location. The appendices also list every one of the many adventures by geographic area, and on a month-by-month calendar. Book jacket.
In this title for young children, short, simple text supports the illustrations and answers questions about what happens on the beach, and the animals which can be found there. Flaps to lift and flaps beneath flaps intrigue children as they explore the beach.
Ride the wave of hope with Ricochet – the only SURFice dogTM in the world who chose her own purpose! She surfs with children with special needs, people with disabilities, wounded warriors, and veterans with PTSD as an assistive aid and intuitive muse, healing hearts and souls on every wave. This tears-to-triumph story takes readers behind the TV and video sensation and shares the true journey that went from promise to disappointment before ultimately finding life's purpose. The gorgeous golden retriever Ricochet seemed destined to be a service dog from the moment she was born. She approached her training with boundless energy and surpassed every other dog in her Puppy Prodigy training class. Unfortunately, her love for chasing birds could prove dangerous, for those she would assist. Fifteen months into her training, Ricochet was released, leaving a frustrated owner and a dog without a direction. Yet through a twist of fate, Judy realized that flunking out of school wasn't the end of the world—and in fact, could be the beginning of a new one. Once Judy learned to let go and let Ricochet be who she really was, they found her true calling as a SURFice dog. Ricochet's story is one of synchronicity, our interconnectedness, and opening ourselves to life's 'paws'ibilities. Embracing her true calling, Ricochet began to help others, including those with traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, and physical disabilities, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes and inspiring people to believe in themselves. Ricochet does more than steady the board: she offers hope, comfort, healing, and a reason to keep fighting. What gives this story such extraordinary potential to become a publishing sensation? Ricochet is the only SURFice dog in the world, there is no other story quite like it!
Life in the Laugh Lane By: Judy May As we all know, laughter is cathartic. Not all adversities in life can be fixed with money or overcome with drugs and alcohol. God gave us laughter as a gift. You can only cry for so long, and then you realize, it doesn’t help, but laughter lifts the spirit and calms the heart. Judy May’s witty, touching, comical anecdotes are truly effective antidotes for life’s downers, sorrows, and misfortunes, and will have readers crying until they laugh and laughing until they cry.
The fourth edition of this guide which combines the most up-to-date information on Disneyland with extensive coverage on Southern California's other theme parks and on all the region's family attractions, including beaches, parks, restaurants, reasonably priced hotels and campgrounds.
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