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Letters From Summer Camp: Diary #3

Written by Linda Rey
My first camp experience just might be my last! When a major mix up sends me, nerdy girl extraordinaire, to a residential sports camp for Olympic hopefuls instead of science camp, I know anything that can go wrong, will. My only hope is to suck it up and try not to mess anything up.
3rd - 8th
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Camp Average

Written by Craig Battle
A group of 11-year-olds arrives to spend six weeks playing sports at Camp Avalon―which they affectionately call Camp Average, because they never win at any sport. And that’s the way they like it. But this summer, new camp director Winston―who hates losing―has some hyper-competitive ideas about how to improve their performance, whether they want to or not!
3rd - 8th
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Unplugged

Written by Gordon Korman
As the son of the world’s most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father’s private jet drops him in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the Oasis, Jett can’t believe it. He’s forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, who he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with.
4th - 8th
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Camp Confidential: Natalie’s Secret

Written by Melissa J. Morgan
Natalie Goode is a city girl-way more interested in fresh sushi than fresh air. So she's bummed when her mother ships her off to "Camp Lake-puke" to broaden her horizons. But before long, Natalie notices there are some pretty cool girls are camp (and even some cute boys, too). If she can loosen up, she might even enjoy herself-unless the secret she's been keeping gets in her way...
3rd - 8th
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Werewolves Don’t Go to Summer Camp

Written by Debbie Dadey & Marcia T. Jones
The new director at Camp Lone Wolf seems like a nice guy. But when the kids learn the legend of a local boy who disappeared and the wolf that prowls the campgrounds howling in the night, they start to wonder if Camp Lone Wolf is more than just a name.
2nd - 5th
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Mary Anne and Camp BSC (Baby-Sitters Club #86)

Written by Ann M. Martin
Running a day camp with her fellow club members, Mary Anne finds her ideal summer complicated by her father's two-week business trip, rivalries among the young campers, and a sprained ankle.
4th - 6th
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Camp Famous

Written by Jennifer Blecher
Eleven-year-old Abby Herman is beyond excited that her parents are letting her go to summer camp for the first time ever. Maybe camp will be the place she’ll finally find what she’s always wanted: a best friend. But—surprise!—she’s not going to just any summer camp, she’s going to Camp Famous, the one exclusively for famous kids escaping the spotlight.
3rd - 7th
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Drum Roll, Please

Written by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It’s the only time she doesn’t feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods.
3rd - 7th
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Wildfire

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfire as 12-year-old Sam is trapped by explosive flames and deadly smoke that threaten to take his life. Can he survive?
4th - 7th
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Lions & Liars

Written by Kate Beasley and Illustrated by Dan Santat
Fifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates―Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite―are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them.
3rd - 7th
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Fort Solitude (DC Comics: Secret Hero Society #2)

Written by Derek Fridolfs and Illustrated by Dustin Nguyen
When Clark arrives at Camp Evergreen he makes new friends, reconnects with old ones, and nothing seems weird at all! Well, that is until kids start disappearing... one by one... Plus, there’s a lake monster, bigfoot has been spotted, there are reports of a boogeyman, and there may or may not be a UFO crashed into the lake.
3rd - 7th
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Un lugar entre las sombras

Written by Walter Dean Myers
This poignant and powerful novel explores how a young boy's life is forever changed when he meets his father, a convicted criminal.
7th - 12th
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Holgazán

Written by Gordon Korman
To please his parents, an aimless gamer starts the Positive Action Group. To his horror, his fake club inspires real membership, and suddenly Cameron's in charge of saving a beaver named Elvis.
6th - 8th
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The Halloween Moon

Written by Joseph Fink

Esther Gold loves Halloween more than anything in the world. So she is determined to go trick-or...

5th - 9th
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The Wild Robot (Volume 1)

Written by Peter Brown

Can a robot survive in the wilderness?

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she...

3rd - 7th
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Clap When You Land

Written by Elizabeth Acevedo

Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this...

8th - 12th
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Rez Ball

Written by Byron Graves

These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high...

8th - 9th
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Elf Dog and Owl Head

Written by M. T. Anderson and Illustrated by Junyi Wu

Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world to a screeching halt, and...

3rd - 7th
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Simon Sort of Says

Written by Erin Bow

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a...

3rd - 7th
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Eagle Drums

Written by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a...

4th - 6th
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Written by Dusti Bowling

Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a...

3rd - 7th
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Mascot

Written by Charles Waters & Traci Sorell

In Rye, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, people work hard, kids go to school, and football is...

5th - 8th
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Where We Used to Roam

In this powerful middle grade novel from the acclaimed author of Things You Can’t Say, a young girl...

3rd - 7th
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Polaris Rising

“Polaris Rising is space opera at its best, intense and addictive, a story of honor, courage...

3rd - 7th

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