Spending the summer in Tarrytown, New York, is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she does not want to admit.

Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation.

Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.

"Siblings Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live in a boxcar. Now they have adventures everywhere they go. What secrets will the children find on their very own island?"--

Fun and fiascoes ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state.

Henry, his parents, and his dog, Mudge, take a vacation out West, where they enjoy tumbleweeds, desert animals, souvenirs, and the wide open spaces.

Duck is trying to enjoy a relaxing vacation, but with each turn of the page, the reader causes some calamity.

Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.

There has never been a museum in Cranbury...until now. Among its treasures are the first bike each of the Moffat kids rode, stardust from a meteor that fell to earth, a beautiful painting made by Sylvie, and-most spectacularly-Rufus, the Waxworks Boy, who is as funny as he is waxy. The museum is so interesting that Mr. Pennypepper even brings tourists to visit. But the museum is really for Jane, Joey, and Rufus themselves, so they can remember all...

When asked about his summer vacation, a boy spins a wild tale of globe-spanning adventures.