Occasionally Happy Family, An Contrast makes for an ideal baby

makes for an ideal baby gift

and a runaway pig—not exactly Greg Heffley’s idea of a good time

The community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve

he sees the animals preparing for the winter

till Astrid finds a job

Occasionally Happy Family, An Contrast makes for an ideal babyGordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend. There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo