Tyler Russell

School science camp is just around the corner, but not everyone in the Baxter family is thrilled about packing their bags. Kari and Ashley have very different feelings about leaving home for wild experiments and the great outdoors. If you have ever felt nervous about trying something completely new, you will relate to the ups and downs these sisters face as they prepare for a week away. Thankfully, they do not have to figure it out alone. With a little help from their siblings, Kari and Ashley get ready for the challenges of camp life. Together, all five Baxter children discover what it means to plan for an experience they will never forget. As you join the Baxters in their fourth adventure, you will learn alongside them how to make new friends and tackle unexpected challenges. You might even find that adventure is waiting for you in the most everyday places, as long as you remember to look for it. Step into this fun, relatable chapter book and find out what happens when the Baxter family takes on science camp.

When your teacher asks you to write an essay about what you want to be when you grow up, what do you say? For Kari Baxter, her mind goes completely blank. She does not want to grow up at all. In fact, she wants everything in her life and her family to stay exactly the way it is right now. If you have ever wished you could freeze time and hold on to your favorite moments, you will understand exactly how Kari feels. Her sister Ashley completely agrees. She is worried that all the Baxter siblings are growing up way too fast. When Ashley lands the perfect role of Wendy in her school production of Peter Pan, she gets a brilliant idea. Maybe she and her siblings can make a secret pledge to never grow up. Join the Baxter family as they navigate the tricky feelings that come with getting older. Through their school play, family moments, and changing friendships, you will discover alongside Kari and Ashley that while you cannot make time stand still, you can absolutely cherish every single moment with the people you love.

Packing up your entire life and moving to a new state is never easy. The Baxter family is leaving everything they know behind because their dad has taken an important new job at a hospital in Indiana. Like it or not, the town of Bloomington is their new home. As the new school year begins, almost everyone in the family finds a reason to be excited about their fresh start. Everyone, that is, except Ashley. If you have ever had to move or leave your favorite people behind, you will know exactly why Ashley so desperately misses her old home and her old friends. But as she looks closer, Ashley realizes her brothers and sisters are secretly struggling with the huge change, too. In the second book of this beloved series, you are invited to join the Baxters as they navigate a brand new town. You will explore whether unlikely friends can turn out to be the best friends of all, and discover if time and love are truly enough to make an unfamiliar house finally feel like a real home.

Things are changing fast for the Baxter family, and nothing is going according to plan. When Ashley's favorite teacher takes a month off, she is stuck with a strict substitute she just cannot figure out. Meanwhile, Brooke is dealing with a popular girl who keeps leaving her out at lunch, Erin is trying to get used to wearing glasses, and Kari is taking her new dance solo way too seriously. To make matters even more chaotic, a new Character Awards contest at school sparks a fierce competition among siblings and friends. Everyone completely forgets the actual meaning behind the awards. Plus, a massive winter blizzard is heading straight for their town, threatening to ruin an amazing class trip. When everything seems to be going wrong at once, you will see how important it is to stick by the people who care about you. In this fifth adventure, you will watch the siblings face tough school days, icy weather, and friendship drama. Join the family as they work together to overcome all these obstacles and remember what being a Baxter is really all about.

Have you ever felt like you had to measure up to an older sibling? Brooke is the perfect older sister, and Kari and Ashley work incredibly hard to make their parents just as proud of them. Every girl in the family has her own special talent. Brooke is a fantastic student, Kari is a star on the soccer field, and Ashley is a gifted artist. Best of all, the sisters are always there to support each other. But their happy world turns upside down when their dad announces a huge change. The family is moving from Michigan to Indiana, meaning the siblings have to leave behind the only home, school, and friends they have ever known. No one is happy about packing up their lives. In the first book of this heartwarming series, you will get to know Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke as they face one of the biggest challenges of their lives. Saying goodbye is incredibly hard, but as you journey with them, you will see that as long as they have each other, they can get through anything.