Books with title The Summer Night

Retta, Johnny, and Roy have no parental rules to follow, so they’ve made up their ownAfter their mother passes away, Retta, Johnny, and Roy don’t have much parenting in their lives. Their dad is a country singer who keeps them well fed but isn’t around much. Older sister Retta takes control, leading her brothers on all sorts of unwise adventures and promising that one day they’ll have money, safety, and a nice home. When their dad is away performing at night, they slip into a neighbor’s pool to swim and pretend to have a glamorous life beneath the light of the moon. But freedom doesn’t mean happiness, especially when a new crisis emerges. National Book Award winner The Night Swimmers is a moving story of siblings who can count on nobody but one another. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

Is this really goodbye for the recent graduates of Westerly High as they get ready to start their new lives?High school is over, graduation already fading into memory. Kip, Anne, Beth Rose, Emily, and Molly are getting ready for one last party before they head off in different directions.Anne has a great new job that will take her all over the world. But it means leaving Con, the boy she loves, behind.Kip is going off to college, a thrilling—and terrifying—prospect.Emily’s engaged, but now Matt is making her think twice about marrying him.Beth will be the only one staying in Westerly . . . with Molly, who never belonged to the in-crowd in the first place, and now there’s no in-crowd left.For these girls of summer, their last night together has to be perfect. It will be a time of goodbyes and new romance as they all wonder: Will they ever belong to any place or person again? Ever have friends like these again? Ever see one other again?

The first day of summer camp is almost here, and one little camper doesn’t know what to expect. For a while everything is hunkydory . . . until rest time rolls around and he gets a bad case of nervous butterflies. But an unlikely friend appears out of the crowd and reassures him that the best cure for the summertime blues is tons of summertime fun! A sweetly reassuring story, once again told in verse to the meter of Clement Moore’s classic.

From swimming in the ocean to Fourth of July fireworks, this adorable board book captures the enduring spirit of summertime fun. Young readers participate in their favorite warm-weather activities, including going to the lake, building sand castles at the beach, boating, fishing, picnics, playgrounds, eating ice cream, camping, barbecues, catching fireflies, and so much more.

Share stories of the night sky and soothe little ones to sleep with this unique bedtime book!Simply shine the beam of a light (not included) through the page ''windows'' to cast pictures on the wall as you read with your child.It's a fun and comforting way to end the day and experience a book together.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For best results, use this shadow book with a small, single-bulb light source. A small pen light, other single-LED light, or the light on the back of a smartphone is recommended. Multi-LED flashlights are not recommended. If you have trouble getting a clear image, try moving your light closer to or farther away from the page.The Night Sky: Stories of the Stars lets youngsters drift off to sleep as they discover the origins of seven well known constellations, such as Orion the hunter, Pegasus the winged horse, Hercules, and Leo the lion.Ages 3 to 9.6-3/8 inches wide by 9 inches high.Covered wire-o-bound hardcover.

It’s a scorching summer night on Larkin Street. How does everyone handle the heat?Welcome to Larkin Street! Enjoy the adventures of Buzz Boy and his friends on Larkin Street—where the neighbors are friendly but a little strange. Mrs. Barker has 100 cats … Harry Wilson is hopping backward to stop his hiccups … Mr. Delgado is always painting his bird bath … The colorful and humorous Storylands, Larkin Street series is perfect for early readers as they build their reading skills. Come and join the fun!This book’s Lexile measure is 400L.For children aged 5–8Stories about families, friends, new experiences, and everyday adventureBuilds vocabularyDevelops comprehension skills with focused questions at the back of each bookVibrant and energetic illustrationsFind and read more books in the Storylands: Larkin Street series.Storylands: Larkin Street is published by Reading Eggs, the educators with more than 30 years' experience publishing quality literacy resources for children all over the world.

Fourteen-year-old Casey is determined to have fun this summer going to camp with his best friend, Ella. His overprotective mother frets that attending this one instead of trans camp like he’s always done will cause problems, but Casey has his heart set on going stealth anyway.His mom just might be right.All Ella wants is love for her best friend, and she’s determined to set him up with someone, despite Casey’s protests that he just wants to have fun, not get involved in a summer romance. But things get complicated when camp bully Ryan focuses his energies on the two friends. At least Casey’s cute bunkmate, Gavin, appears interested in getting to know him better, making Casey rethink the whole romance thing.Until he finds out Gavin and Ryan are good friends.Summer camp turns into so much more when Casey has to decide if Gavin is worth pursuing, friend of a bully or not.There’s just one more problem: Ryan knows Casey is transgender.

From swimming in the ocean to Fourth of July fireworks, this adorable board book captures the enduring spirit of summertime fun. Young readers participate in their favorite warm-weather activities, including going to the lake, building sand castles at the beach, boating, fishing, picnics, playgrounds, eating ice cream, camping, barbecues, catching fireflies, and so much more.

The first day of summer camp is almost here, and one little camper doesn’t know what to expect. For a while everything is hunkydory . . . until rest time rolls around and he gets a bad case of nervous butterflies. But an unlikely friend appears out of the crowd and reassures him that the best cure for the summertime blues is tons of summertime fun! A sweetly reassuring story, once again told in verse to the meter of Clement Moore’s classic.