Books with title The Summer of Shambles

Dive into the first in a series of sweet paranormal romances, from RWA RUBY award-winning author Ebony McKenna.15-year-old Ondine is struggling to fit in at Psychic Summercamp and doubts she possesses any of her family's magical abilities. She resolves to leave, determined to follow her own path and be a normal teenager. Whatever normal is in a place like Brugel. On the way home Ondine is shocked when her pet ferret Shambles starts talking - in a cheeky Scottish accent no less! He is in fact a young man trapped in a witch's curse. When he briefly transforms into his human self, Ondine is smitten. If only she can break the spell for good, Shambles can be handsomely human on a full-time basis. During the summer, these two misfits uncover a plot to assassinate a member of the royal family and discover a secret treasure that has remained hidden for decades. This attracts the attention of the arrogant Lord Vincent, and Ondine can't help being drawn in by his bad-boy charm. With so many demands on Ondine's attentions - and affections - normal has never seemed so far away. The Summer of Shambles is the first in the four-part ONDINE series. Fans of The Princess Bride or the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series will love this delightfully quirky fairytale.

Twelve-year-old twins Eric and Susan are off on wild another adventure with Aunt Sally and Uncle Merle in Summer of the Sharks, Volume 2 of the Treasures by the Sea series by author Sally Streib. When Aunt Sally is asked to conduct a reef study on the remote island of Eleuthera, Bahamas, she invites the twins to join her. Susan is excited. She can’t wait to discover new creatures under the sea. Eric, her twin brother, must overcome his fears of the deep and learn to trust God to take care of him. Will Eric and Susan be able to meet the challenges on Eleuthera? Will a new friend help Eric overcome his fear? Jump into the sea with the twins and their new family. Discover new lessons from nature and the Bible. Discover how Spotted Eagle Rays help Eric overcome his fear of the deep. Learn what happens when Susan and Aunt Sally encounter a shark in the fish pond channel. Like Eric and Susan, you can learn how to overcome fear and trust in God’s plans for your life.

This is a brilliantly witty fairy tale with a mystery that is as surreal as it is sinister. One girl. One boy. One spell to be broken. Ondine de Groot is a normal fifteen-year-old who lives with her family in the European country of Brugel. She has a pet ferret called Shambles. But Shambles is no ordinary ferret...He's Hamish McPhee, a boy cursed by a witch. A witch who happens to be related to Ondine. When Shambles turns back into Hamish temporarily, Ondine knows that she has to help him break the spell. He is the most gorgeous boy she has ever met and her one true love! He just can't remain a ferret forever. Can he?

A swoon-worthy story about five best friends on a whirlwind trip through Europe, perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins, and Jennifer E. Smith. American expat Aubrey has only two weeks left in Europe before she leaves for college, and she's nowhere near ready. Good thing she and her best friend, Rae, have planned one last group trip across the continent. From Paris to Prague, they're going to explore famous museums, sip champagne in fancy restaurants, and eat as many croissants as possible with their friends Clara, Jonah, and Gabe. But when old secrets come to light, Aubrey and Rae's trip goes from a carefree adventure to a complete disaster. For starters, there's Aubrey and Gabe's unresolved history, complicated by the fact that Aubrey is dating Jonah, Gabe's best friend. And then there's Rae's hopeless crush on the effortlessly cool Clara. How is Rae supposed to admit her feelings to someone so perfect when they're moving to different sides of the world in just a few weeks? Author Cecilia Vinesse delivers a romantic European adventure that embraces the magic of warm summer nights, the thrill of first kisses, and the bittersweet ache of learning to say goodbye to the past while embracing the future.

Twelve-year-old twins Eric and Susan are off on wild another adventure with Aunt Sally and Uncle Merle in Summer of the Sharks, Volume 2 of the Treasures by the Sea series by author Sally Streib.When Aunt Sally is asked to conduct a reef study on the remote island of Eleuthera, Bahamas, she invites the twins to join her. Susan is excited. She can’t wait to discover new creatures under the sea. Eric, her twin brother, must overcome his fears of the deep and learn to trust God to take care of him.Will Eric and Susan be able to meet the challenges on Eleuthera? Will a new friend help Eric overcome his fear?Jump into the sea with the twins and their new family. Discover new lessons from nature and the Bible.Discover how Spotted Eagle Rays help Eric overcome his fear of the deep. Learn what happens when Susan and Aunt Sally encounter a shark in the fish pond channel.Like Eric and Susan, you can learn how to overcome fear and trust in God’s plans for your life.

A swoon-worthy story about five best friends on a whirlwind trip through Europe, perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins, and Jennifer E. Smith. American expat Aubrey has only two weeks left in Europe before she leaves for college, and she's nowhere near ready. Good thing she and her best friend, Rae, have planned one last group trip across the continent. From Paris to Prague, they're going to explore famous museums, sip champagne in fancy restaurants, and eat as many croissants as possible with their friends Clara, Jonah, and Gabe. But when old secrets come to light, Aubrey and Rae's trip goes from a carefree adventure to a complete disaster. For starters, there's Aubrey and Gabe's unresolved history, complicated by the fact that Aubrey is dating Jonah, Gabe's best friend. And then there's Rae's hopeless crush on the effortlessly cool Clara. How is Rae supposed to admit her feelings to someone so perfect when they're moving to different sides of the world in just a few weeks? Author Cecilia Vinesse delivers a romantic European adventure that embraces the magic of warm summer nights, the thrill of first kisses, and the bittersweet ache of learning to say goodbye to the past while embracing the future.

Leave No Dude Behind!It's gonna be a summer like no other. Luckily, the Dudes are prepared to take on: Being Lost at Sea!An Earthquake!Bigfoot!A Robot Invasion! And Teresa's pet Chihuahua!Don't miss the mayhem!Another suburban summer with nothing to do...unless you're the Dudes! Come along as the Dudes become river rafting commandos, pull off a remote-controlled heist, and track a cryptid to its lair. Start your summer off with a laugh in Summer of the Dudes!All new outdoor adventures! If you liked Save the Dudes and Dudes Take Over, you'll love the hilarious adventures in Summer of the Dudes! The perfect reading for summer vacation!Fun on an epic scale for your kids!The Dudes Adventure Chronicles is a series for intermediate readers 8-14 who can't get enough madcap adventure and hilarious hijinks. Each chapter book provides several stories realistic enough and wacky enough to keep them reading to the delicious conclusion. The Dudes are a diverse group of preteen boys whose clever ways to screw up turn their suburban neighborhood upside down.Praise for Save the Dudes:With one priceless, laugh-out-loud scenario after another, the mother and son team of Johnson and Reynolds delivers a fine tale......the story is given depth by emotional challenges each friend must face, described with subtlety.Readers will likely be eager to read the next adventure.Hilarious comic mayhem, rounded out by affection and insight. --Kirkus ReviewsSpoilers: Classic humor without movie tie-ins or fart jokes! Appeals to middle grade readers who like funny, realistic fiction without a tacked-on message or ripped-from-the-headlines problem. If you like Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins or Barbara Robinson's The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever, you'll love the Dudes! Warning to Parents: The Dudes's insane take on parents, school, and the PTA just might be catching. Anecdotal evidence suggests that readers of the Dudes may imagine some resemblance between the Dudes' parents and their own.Makes a Great Gift or a Perfect Stocking Stuffer.Great read-aloud for the whole family.Crazy funny!

Five friends. Five cities. Two complicated love stories . . . The perfect read for fans of Jennifer E Smith and Sara Barnard.Aubrey and Rae have been planning their European tour since the moment they met. It was meant to be the perfect way to spend their last summer together before university, but now it's not just the two of them . . .There's Jonah, Aubrey's seemingly perfect boyfriend, and Gabe, who Aubrey may have accidentally kissed. Then there's Clara, the friend Rae is crushing on, hard, even though there's no hope because Clara is into guys, not girls. And on top of all that Aubrey and Rae's friendship appears to be falling apart. Things are more complicated at eighteen than they were at ten.Set off on a romantic adventure that embraces warm summer nights, the thrill of first kisses and the bittersweet ache of saying goodbye to the past.

Leave No Dude Behind!It's gonna be a summer like no other. Luckily, the Dudes are prepared to take on: Being Lost at Sea!An Earthquake!Bigfoot!A Robot Invasion! And Teresa's pet Chihuahua!Don't miss the mayhem!Another suburban summer with nothing to do…unless you’re the Dudes! Come along as the Dudes become river rafting commandos, pull off a remote-controlled heist, and track a cryptid to its lair. Start your summer off with a laugh in Summer of the Dudes!All new outdoor adventures! If you liked Save the Dudes and Dudes Take Over, you’ll love the hilarious adventures in Summer of the Dudes! The perfect reading for summer vacation!Fun on an epic scale for your kids!The Dudes Adventure Chronicles is a series for intermediate readers 8-14 who can’t get enough madcap adventure and hilarious hijinks. Each chapter book provides several stories realistic enough and wacky enough to keep them reading to the delicious conclusion. The Dudes are a diverse group of preteen boys whose clever ways to screw up turn their suburban neighborhood upside down. Spoilers: Classic humor without movie tie-ins or fart jokes! Appeals to middle grade readers who like funny, realistic fiction without a tacked-on message or ripped-from-the-headlines problem. If you like Beverly Cleary's Henry Huggins or Barbara Robinson's The Worst Best Christmas Pageant Ever, you'll love the Dudes! Warning to Parents:The Dudes’s insane take on parents, school, and the PTA just might be catching. Anecdotal evidence suggests that readers of the Dudes may see imagine some resemblance between the Dudes’ parents and their own.Makes a Great Gift or a Perfect Stocking Stuffer.Great read-a-loud for the whole family.Crazy funny!

What to do with an injured fledgling crow that literally dropped into our lives? While pondering the responsibility and effort to raise it, son Tim asked the simple yet pointed question "What do you have to do anyway?" (I'm retired) He was right and the answer will be found in this book that really just happened because of the crow, Shadow. As we reared him to adulthood and eventual return to the wild, our neighbor said they will always remember the year as "The Summer of Shadow."A review by Michael Westerfield of crows.net:A very simple story about raising a young crow, written in a very straightforward style, but it manages to capture perfectly the magic that happens when humans and crows get to know each other well. Stories about raising fledgling crows are always bitter sweet. The bond that forms between young crows and their human helpers and companions is often very deep and made more magical by the knowledge that it cannot last forever, that if all goes well the young bird will someday rejoin its wild family. The sadness of parting remains even when we celebrate the youngster's reunion with its family. Everyone who ever has had a crow friend remembers it forever."The Summer of Shadow" has lots of great pictures of Shadow the crow, his dog companion Murphy and a few of his human friends. The book is good reading for adults and would be a particularly good read for youngsters who are in the process of discovering the magic of the natural world.