Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway by Jeff Kinney is the twelfth book in the series, and it takes the Heffley family on a much-needed holiday vacation that quickly turns into a series of comical disasters. The story begins when Greg’s parents decide to escape the stress of the holiday season by taking the family to a tropical resort. What should have been a relaxing getaway soon becomes a nightmare as the Heffley’s face everything from airport mishaps to stomach-churning food, and from creepy crawlies to sunburns.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney is the thirteenth book in the series, and it plunges Greg Heffley into the icy chaos of a neighborhood snow war that takes on epic proportions. As winter descends and a massive snowstorm hits, Greg finds himself caught in the middle of a conflict between the kids on his street. The battle lines are drawn, with the Upper Surrey Street kids on one side and the Lower Surrey Street kids on the other.
Evie Thomas has stopped believing in love. After her parents’ divorce and her dad proposes to the woman he cheated with, Evie has cemented her opinion on love. Which is, to be clear, that it must be avoided at all times in order to preserve sanity. That is, until she meets X. Her attraction to him is unexpected, and him being her new dance partner isn’t helping matters. X is very different from Evie, in a good way. They sign up for a dance competition together, with only a few weeks to prepare. The strangest thing keeps happening to Evie, too.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney is the tenth installment in the series, and it takes Greg Heffley on a journey through the challenges of living without modern technology. When Greg’s town decides to go on a “voluntary” electronic-free weekend, he’s forced to confront life without his usual comforts.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney is the ninth book in the series, and it takes Greg Heffley on a wild and hilarious family road trip that’s anything but ordinary. The story begins with Greg's mom deciding that the family needs some quality bonding time, so they set off on a road trip across the country. What starts as a well-intentioned family vacation quickly spirals into chaos, with a series of misadventures that include everything from a runaway pig to disastrous hotel stays.
Marin has a promising future ahead, as a top achieving student and editor of the school paper. Her goal is to attend Brown University, an achievement her English teacher, Mr. Beckett, assures her is within reach. Marin looks up to Bex, and maybe has a tiny crush on her teacher. When he takes things too far and tries to kiss Marin, she feels shocked and terrified. By the time she decides to come forward, no one believes her story. Marin questions everything she had done with Bex, had she somehow given him the wrong idea, or did she misunderstand his intentions?
Warriors: Escape from the Forest is a graphic novel, an extra of the main Warriors series by Erin Hunter and the second book of the miniseries Tigerstar and Sasha. This book talks about Sasha, who was the first Tigerstar’s mate at one point in the first series The Prophecy Begins. It starts with Tigerstar discussing his plan to join Shadowclan and ally with Bloodclan to defeat all the others and rule the forest. Sasha disagreed and left him since she didn’t want to be part of all the bloodshed.
Dogman: Fetch-22 is a graphic novel, the eighth book of the Dogman book series. At the end of the last book, Petey and his robotic moth defeat Dr. Scum. Big Jim (calling himself “Commander Cupcake”) luckily caught Dr. Scum and the Fleas. It turned out that Grampa was pretty mean, and we went to jail for stealing Petey’s belongings. Petey and Li’l Petey visit Grampa in jail, who disguises himself and walks out of jail with the kitten.
Dogman: For Whom the Ball Rolls is a graphic novel, the seventh book of the Dogman book series. At the end of the last book, Dogman eats the evil clay taco and barfs him up to stop the fire in the theater. The Fleas are once again defeated. Petey is being a good cat but still has to go to jail because of the previous things he had done. Dogman feels better about being different because all his friends tell him that everyone is unique and special.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Ruth Ozeki is a struggling writer who lives in a small town near the coast with her husband and beloved cat. Strange treasures often wash up on the shore near her residence and so she doesn’t think twice about throwing out an old journal that washes up one day. However, her husband convinces her to read the journal before they part with it, leading Ruth to realize that the diary may be residue from the devastating tsunami that occurred in Japan, 2011.
