New Releases by Elizabeth Doyle Carey

The wholesome summer fun continues in the third book of the Summer Lifeguards series! Selena knows she''ll be an actress one day, and she''s pretty sure her showbiz enthusiasm will help her tackle all her problems...or will it? Junior Lifeguards basic training isn''t for wimps. Thirteen-year-old aspiring actress Selena Diaz learns this the hard way during her first week of training. Along with best pals Jenna, Piper, and Ziggy, Selena is just getting her feet wet as a lifeguard trainee and the going is tough. What''s worse, she''s also dealing with a new job, swim lessons, a show-tunes singing math tutor, and a haughty neighbor who''s also kind of her boss. Meanwhile, they soon discover that a real Hollywood star is shining brightly in their midst—right here on the Cape! It''s going take all of Selena''s showbiz enthusiasm to tackle her busiest summer ever. The third book in the Summer Lifeguard series featuring: Strong female friendship The challenges middle schoolers face and overcome! Wholesome beach fun to add to the summer reading list The perfect series for grades three and up!

Time to dive back into Cape Cod in the fourth book of the Summer Lifeguards series featuring empowering female friendships, relatable challenges, and tons of beach fun! Piper Janssen is surprised by how much she likes being a Junior Lifeguard. Except for one thing: she''s totally nervous about wearing a bathing suit in public. Add on a catering gig gone wrong, co-worker drama, and trying not to be distracted by adorable Luke, and Piper''s got a lot on her plate this summer. Everyone knows that Piper is amazing. But will Piper ever be able to feel that about herself? Or will her self-consciousness distract her from seeing the real threats on the beach? The fourth book in the Summer Lifeguard series featuring: Strong female friendship The challenges middle schoolers face and overcome! A heartwarming lesson on body image and self-love Wholesome beach fun to add to the summer reading list The perfect series for grades three and up!

The Babysitter''s Club meets Sunny Side Up—the girls are back to take on the challenge of summer lifeguard tryouts in the perfect summer read featuring female friendship and overcoming the odds! Jenna''s been a star on her swim team, but lately she feels a lot of pressure to be even better. She''s convinced it''s time to look for something new, so Jenna convinces her friends Piper, Selena, and Ziggy to try out for spots as summer lifeguards. There''s no guarantee they''ll get picked for the team. The competition includes the rich and gorgeous Samantha Frankel, handsome but mysterious Hayden, and the coach''s daredevil son Luke. Will the girls all make the cut? Or will some be left behind? The second book in the Summer Lifeguard series featuring: Strong female friendship Wholesome beach fun to add to the summer reading list The perfect series for grades three and up!

When lifeguarding equipment entrepreneur Farah Hart blows into Westham, Massachusetts, she takes the town by storm. Her company hosts exciting events, gives away cool freebies, and peddles sweet gear. But when promises and gear are broken and feelings hurt, it''s up to Selena to take a stand and straighten things out.

Gold Winner of the Literary Classics Book Awards for Best Tween Series, 2018 Brought to you by a writer of the best-selling CUPCAKE DIARIES series...The JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS series is wholesome summer fun! Mayday, mayday, five souls on board! When the Junior Lifeguards encounter an emergency at sea, they must act fast to save lives. Junior Lifeguards are #brave and #strong. Join the squad! Praise for Junior Lifeguards: The Test by Elizabeth Doyle Carey "Delivers believable surprises...authentic...An enjoyable start to [an] engaging series for tweens." --Kirkus Reviews "Brings to mind the cheery it-all-ends-well tone of books from another era...brimming with wholesome tween drama." --School Library Journal

"Ziggy Bloom has met her match in squad director Bud Slater. In Fireworks!, Ziggy and Bud clash over everything from the environment to yoga to vegetarianism. As Ziggy''s agenda threatens to ruin a long-standing town tradition, Bud''s ire toward her grows. But here they both learn valuable lessons about tolerance and how ideas that might be ideal in theory don''t always work well in practice. Meanwhile, Ziggy and Samantha Frankel compete for the affections of silent surfer Jack Lee, and Ziggy grows as a lifeguard, figuring out ways to incorporate and share her love of the invironment with beachgoers of all ages."--Back cover.

"Join the brave, diverse girls of the Junior Lifeguards as they continue their summery adventures on Cape Cod, where ice cream, miniature golf, and sand-between-your-toes combine with beach-front bravery and life skills for wholesome summer days and nights!" -- cover, page [4]

Junior Lifeguards basic training isn''t for wimps. 13-year-old aspiring actress Selena Diaz learns this the hard way during her first week on the squad. Along with best pals Jenna, Piper, and Ziggy, Selena is just getting her feet wet as a lifeguard trainee and the going is tough. What''s worse, she''s also dealing with a new job, swim lessons, a show-tunes singing math tutor, and a haughty neighbor who''s also kind of her boss. But Selena uses her showbiz enthusiasm to tackle every problem, and squad cutie Hayden Jones and stray kitten Oscar brighten each day. Meanwhile, they soon discover that a real Hollywood star is shining brightly in their midst—right here on the Cape!

"Spend a beachy summer vacation ''down the Cape'' with Jenna, Piper, Selena, and Ziggy, four girls entering their first season as lifeguards-in-training on Cape Cod''s famously fun and gorgeous beaches. In this first of the Junior Lifeguards series, the girls are vying for spots on the summer squad, with ocean legend Bud Slater hand-picking a team of winners to participate"--

GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). Three Cupcake Club adventures are now available as one sweet treat of a book! Join Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis as they form the Cupcake Club and fast friendships. This book includes three stories in the Cupcake Diaries series: "Alexis and the Perfect Recipe"; "Katie, Batter Up!"; and "Mia s Baker s Dozen.". Ages 9+

"Emma is playing ball with her brothers on an unusually warm winter afternoon. But an errant toss from her brother Matt hits her right on the nose! Luckily, it''s nothing more serious than a little swelling, but it''s enough to make her lose an important modeling job at The Special Day salon. Mona hires "mean girl" Olivia Allen to fill in. Olivia is thrilled, not only for the job, but also for a chance to spread some nasty rumors about Emma. Worst of all, now Emma can''t afford the beautiful holiday gifts she planned to buy her family and friends. Emma''s Cupcake Club pals remind her that the best gifts come from the heart, and don''t have a price tag" -- from publisher''s web site.

"Alexis is the clear leader of the Cupcake Club: She''s organized, punctual, and happy to take on the stuff like scheduling, budgets, invoicing, and the things that the other girls don''t really want to do. In other words, the "unfun" things. But one day Alexis feels particularly unappreciated and informs the Cupcake Club that she is no longer in charge! After deadlines get missed and supplies aren''t bought, the girls realize they definitely need a leader. And Alexis realizes being the leader is kind of cool; as long as you know how to ask for help when you need it!"--Information from publisher.

While staying at their grandmother Gee''s seaside estate, the Callahan cousins--Neeve, Phoebe, Kate and Hillary--take Gull Island by storm, but when Kate decides to become the "cool" girl in town, her new attitude threatens to tear them apart.

As the four Callahan cousins spend winter break at their grandmother Gee''s estate on Gull Island, they fill their time with such activities as sledding, snowman contests, caroling, and a drama-packed sleepover at the Gull Island Whaling Museum.

The Callahan Cousins : Summer Begins

As their summer on Gull Island continues, the four twelve-year-old Callahan girls busy themselves with redecorating the Dorm, dealing with their mean neighbor Sloan, and uncovering a secret about their family''s past.

Just in time for summer vacation, Toober & Zots hit the road in a portable, entertaining, and interactive book-and-toy package developed to busy the restless traveler for hours on end. Featuring a new variety of games, tricks, ideas, jokes and fun stuff to do while traveling, this package includes a 20-piece "Zippy" set of Toobers & Zots.

An entertaining introduction to the world of entomology furnishes a host of information on these fascinating communal insects, detailing the social structure of an ant colony, their behavior, and skills, in a kit that includes a coupon for ordering an ant colony.

Step-by-step through the techniques of plaiting, starting and shaping crowns and brims for a variety of baskets and hats.