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Summer Camp Books for Middle Grades

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Campers and wannabe campers will delight in these novels and graphics featuring middle grade kids trying to fit in at camp.

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Mirror to Mirror

Mirror to Mirror

by LaRocca, Rajani

Book - 2023

Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Show less

Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Show less

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The Firefly Summer

The Firefly Summer

by Matson, Morgan

Book - 2023

For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and ...Show more For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she’s received a letter from her grandparents—grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom’s death—inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Show less

For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and ...Show more For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she’s received a letter from her grandparents—grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom’s death—inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Show less

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Gamerville

Gamerville

by Christmas, Johnnie

Graphic Novel - 2024

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to social...Show more A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside. Gamerville is a timely and vulnerable exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack, brought to you by award-winning author Johnnie Christmas. Show less

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to social...Show more A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside. Gamerville is a timely and vulnerable exploration of the importance of human connection and what it means to run in a pack, brought to you by award-winning author Johnnie Christmas. Show less

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Unhappy Camper

Unhappy Camper

by LaMotte, Lily

Graphic Novel - 2024

When their parents send them to a Taiwanese American summer camp, sisters?--?and polar opposites?--?Claire and Michelle learn more about their culture and...Show more When their parents send them to a Taiwanese American summer camp, sisters?--?and polar opposites?--?Claire and Michelle learn more about their culture and each other, forcing Michelle to decide whether to embrace her culture and family or assimilate into the popular group at school. Show less

When their parents send them to a Taiwanese American summer camp, sisters?--?and polar opposites?--?Claire and Michelle learn more about their culture and...Show more When their parents send them to a Taiwanese American summer camp, sisters?--?and polar opposites?--?Claire and Michelle learn more about their culture and each other, forcing Michelle to decide whether to embrace her culture and family or assimilate into the popular group at school. Show less

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The Sun Will Come Out

The Sun Will Come Out

by Levy, Joanne

Book - 2021

Eleven-year-old Bea Gelman is looking forward to attending Camp Shalom with her BFF Frankie, until Frankie makes horse camp plans, leaving shy Bea to atte...Show more Eleven-year-old Bea Gelman is looking forward to attending Camp Shalom with her BFF Frankie, until Frankie makes horse camp plans, leaving shy Bea to attend alone. Although she makes a new friend on the bus, Bea's camp experience is beset by trials and tribulations: mean girls, an unrequited crush on a counselor-in-training, and a severe case of stress-induced hives. Show less

Eleven-year-old Bea Gelman is looking forward to attending Camp Shalom with her BFF Frankie, until Frankie makes horse camp plans, leaving shy Bea to atte...Show more Eleven-year-old Bea Gelman is looking forward to attending Camp Shalom with her BFF Frankie, until Frankie makes horse camp plans, leaving shy Bea to attend alone. Although she makes a new friend on the bus, Bea's camp experience is beset by trials and tribulations: mean girls, an unrequited crush on a counselor-in-training, and a severe case of stress-induced hives. Show less

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Continental Drifter

Continental Drifter

by Macleod, Kathy

Graphic Novel - 2024

Spending most of the year in Bangkok and then the summer in Maine, Thai American Kathy struggles to fit in and longs to find a place where she truly belongs, but she's not sure if it's in America, Thailand ... or anywhere. Spending most of the year in Bangkok and then the summer in Maine, Thai American Kathy struggles to fit in and longs to find a place where she truly belongs, but she's not sure if it's in America, Thailand ... or anywhere. Show less

Spending most of the year in Bangkok and then the summer in Maine, Thai American Kathy struggles to fit in and longs to find a place where she truly belongs, but she's not sure if it's in America, Thailand ... or anywhere. Spending most of the year in Bangkok and then the summer in Maine, Thai American Kathy struggles to fit in and longs to find a place where she truly belongs, but she's not sure if it's in America, Thailand ... or anywhere. Show less

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[2], Camp

by Miller, Kayla

Graphic Novel - 2019

Olive and Willow head off to camp, and while Olive has no problems making new friends and getting along with the other kids, Willow starts feeling abandon...Show more Olive and Willow head off to camp, and while Olive has no problems making new friends and getting along with the other kids, Willow starts feeling abandoned. It all comes to a head and they fight over things like Willow being clingy and antisocial or Olive paying more attention to her new friends than to her, going as far as breaking their newly made friendship bracelets. -- Booklist Show less

Olive and Willow head off to camp, and while Olive has no problems making new friends and getting along with the other kids, Willow starts feeling abandon...Show more Olive and Willow head off to camp, and while Olive has no problems making new friends and getting along with the other kids, Willow starts feeling abandoned. It all comes to a head and they fight over things like Willow being clingy and antisocial or Olive paying more attention to her new friends than to her, going as far as breaking their newly made friendship bracelets. -- Booklist Show less

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Unplugged

Unplugged

by Korman, Gordon

Book - 2021

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to "...Show more From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to "unplug" at a wellness camp--where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Show less

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to "...Show more From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to "unplug" at a wellness camp--where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Show less

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Camp Average

Camp Average

by Battle, Craig

Book - 2019

The boys of Cabin 10 love Camp Avalon known as Camp Average to the surrounding camps. Sure, there's sports, but they also have time to take part in other ...Show more The boys of Cabin 10 love Camp Avalon known as Camp Average to the surrounding camps. Sure, there's sports, but they also have time to take part in other activities. That is until their new camp director decides to make the junior camp more competitive and exclusively sports-focused. Mack, Andre, and the rest of their cabin miss their typical (i.e., non-athletic) adventures and plot ways to make the new camp itinerary go awry. Whether the boys are playing poorly or losing on purpose, the camp director always seems to be one step ahead of them. The boys' games and pranks are clever and there is plenty of baseball to please sports fans. Tweens will relate to the hilarious camp hijinks and the ending hints that there may be more to come for Camp Average and Cabin 10. A fun summer read. -- Booklist Show less

The boys of Cabin 10 love Camp Avalon known as Camp Average to the surrounding camps. Sure, there's sports, but they also have time to take part in other ...Show more The boys of Cabin 10 love Camp Avalon known as Camp Average to the surrounding camps. Sure, there's sports, but they also have time to take part in other activities. That is until their new camp director decides to make the junior camp more competitive and exclusively sports-focused. Mack, Andre, and the rest of their cabin miss their typical (i.e., non-athletic) adventures and plot ways to make the new camp itinerary go awry. Whether the boys are playing poorly or losing on purpose, the camp director always seems to be one step ahead of them. The boys' games and pranks are clever and there is plenty of baseball to please sports fans. Tweens will relate to the hilarious camp hijinks and the ending hints that there may be more to come for Camp Average and Cabin 10. A fun summer read. -- Booklist Show less

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Lumberjanes

Lumberjanes

[Vol. 1], Beware the Kitten Holy

by Stevenson, Noelle

Graphic Novel - 2015

Grades 5 and up. -The first four issues of this female-created and female-starring comic, set at summer camp with creepy happenings, are collected here in...Show more Grades 5 and up. -The first four issues of this female-created and female-starring comic, set at summer camp with creepy happenings, are collected here in this kick-butt volume. The graphic novel begins mid-adventure as five campers are out after hours investigating a strange event that they all witnessed: a woman turning into a giant bear. This is just the first of many odd occurrences that Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley encounter at the summer camp for "Hardcore Lady Types." -- School Library Journal Show less

Grades 5 and up. -The first four issues of this female-created and female-starring comic, set at summer camp with creepy happenings, are collected here in...Show more Grades 5 and up. -The first four issues of this female-created and female-starring comic, set at summer camp with creepy happenings, are collected here in this kick-butt volume. The graphic novel begins mid-adventure as five campers are out after hours investigating a strange event that they all witnessed: a woman turning into a giant bear. This is just the first of many odd occurrences that Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley encounter at the summer camp for "Hardcore Lady Types." -- School Library Journal Show less

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Nerd Camp

Nerd Camp

by Weissman, Elissa Brent

Book - 2011

Summer camp isn’t all just athletic types rowing canoes and getting tan on the volleyball court. In Weissman’s Nerd Camp, 10-year-old Gabe is accepted to ...Show more Summer camp isn’t all just athletic types rowing canoes and getting tan on the volleyball court. In Weissman’s Nerd Camp, 10-year-old Gabe is accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment, a place for nurturing smarty-pants types and future “Jeopardy!” contestants. He can deal with this — until he meets his soon-to-be stepbrother Zack, and worries his uber-cool new kin will think he’s just a geek. -- Brightly.com Show less

Summer camp isn’t all just athletic types rowing canoes and getting tan on the volleyball court. In Weissman’s Nerd Camp, 10-year-old Gabe is accepted to ...Show more Summer camp isn’t all just athletic types rowing canoes and getting tan on the volleyball court. In Weissman’s Nerd Camp, 10-year-old Gabe is accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment, a place for nurturing smarty-pants types and future “Jeopardy!” contestants. He can deal with this — until he meets his soon-to-be stepbrother Zack, and worries his uber-cool new kin will think he’s just a geek. -- Brightly.com Show less

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Escape From Camp Boring

Escape From Camp Boring

by Mitchell, Tom

Book - 2021

After Will is caught listening to music on his phone in class again, his mum has had enough. Will is sent to a 'rewilding' camp in the middle of the woods...Show more After Will is caught listening to music on his phone in class again, his mum has had enough. Will is sent to a 'rewilding' camp in the middle of the woods for kids addicted to tech... Disaster. Not only is the camp a screen-free snooze-fest, Will realises he has accidentally taken something of his brother's that he must return urgently. And with no way of contacting him, Will and his three new friends plot to escape the camp in the middle of the night, and embark on a ridiculous journey through the woods. The hapless heroes must make it back to civilisation in time to return Will's smuggled cargo - and avoid being defeated by the great outdoors in the process"--Publisher's website. Show less

After Will is caught listening to music on his phone in class again, his mum has had enough. Will is sent to a 'rewilding' camp in the middle of the woods...Show more After Will is caught listening to music on his phone in class again, his mum has had enough. Will is sent to a 'rewilding' camp in the middle of the woods for kids addicted to tech... Disaster. Not only is the camp a screen-free snooze-fest, Will realises he has accidentally taken something of his brother's that he must return urgently. And with no way of contacting him, Will and his three new friends plot to escape the camp in the middle of the night, and embark on a ridiculous journey through the woods. The hapless heroes must make it back to civilisation in time to return Will's smuggled cargo - and avoid being defeated by the great outdoors in the process"--Publisher's website. Show less

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Adventure Awaits

Adventure Awaits

by Kingsbury, Karen

Book - 2022

School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and As...Show more School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they wont forget. In the process, all five Baxter Children learn how to make new friends and that adventure awaits in the everyday. They just have to look for it! Show less

School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and As...Show more School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different feelings about going. With the help of their siblings, Kari and Ashley prepare for wild experiments and the challenges of the great outdoors, and together they learn what it means to plan for an experience they wont forget. In the process, all five Baxter Children learn how to make new friends and that adventure awaits in the everyday. They just have to look for it! Show less

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The Complete First Summer

The Complete First Summer

by Morgan, Melissa J.

Unknown - 2009

his 25-book series launched in 2005 with Natalie’s Secret, which details city girl Natalie Goode’s first trip to Camp Lakeview. She’s prepared to hate it ...Show more his 25-book series launched in 2005 with Natalie’s Secret, which details city girl Natalie Goode’s first trip to Camp Lakeview. She’s prepared to hate it — there’s no sushi, after all! — but instead finds herself making friends. The series then follows its main girl group (Natalie, Jenna, Grace, and Alex) as they navigate crushes, troublemaking, psychic predictions, and even Hollywood — all with the camp as the setting and the thread that links them. -- Brightly.com Show less

his 25-book series launched in 2005 with Natalie’s Secret, which details city girl Natalie Goode’s first trip to Camp Lakeview. She’s prepared to hate it ...Show more his 25-book series launched in 2005 with Natalie’s Secret, which details city girl Natalie Goode’s first trip to Camp Lakeview. She’s prepared to hate it — there’s no sushi, after all! — but instead finds herself making friends. The series then follows its main girl group (Natalie, Jenna, Grace, and Alex) as they navigate crushes, troublemaking, psychic predictions, and even Hollywood — all with the camp as the setting and the thread that links them. -- Brightly.com Show less

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There's A Bat in Bunk Five

There's A Bat in Bunk Five

by Danziger, Paula

Book - 1998

Marcy is thrilled when Ms. Finney asks her to be a junior counselor at a creative arts camp. This is her big chance to have a summer away from her family where no one knows her. But will a group of difficult campers ruin it all? Marcy is thrilled when Ms. Finney asks her to be a junior counselor at a creative arts camp. This is her big chance to have a summer away from her family where no one knows her. But will a group of difficult campers ruin it all? Show less

Marcy is thrilled when Ms. Finney asks her to be a junior counselor at a creative arts camp. This is her big chance to have a summer away from her family where no one knows her. But will a group of difficult campers ruin it all? Marcy is thrilled when Ms. Finney asks her to be a junior counselor at a creative arts camp. This is her big chance to have a summer away from her family where no one knows her. But will a group of difficult campers ruin it all? Show less

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Camp Rolling Hills

Camp Rolling Hills

by Davidowitz, Stacy

Paperback - 2016

Slimey is ready to get back to Camp Rolling Hills, having put in her 10 months in her regular life, and she wants to live her two months at camp to the fu...Show more Slimey is ready to get back to Camp Rolling Hills, having put in her 10 months in her regular life, and she wants to live her two months at camp to the fullest. Robert-soon to be known as Smelly-is new to camp and has been under a lot of stress lately; his mom has promised to send him his anxiety medicine if he needs it. A budding romance that culminates in a single three-second kiss and some hand-holding, the story is told mostly through funny, jocular dialogue among bunkmates and friends. -- School Library Journal Show less

Slimey is ready to get back to Camp Rolling Hills, having put in her 10 months in her regular life, and she wants to live her two months at camp to the fu...Show more Slimey is ready to get back to Camp Rolling Hills, having put in her 10 months in her regular life, and she wants to live her two months at camp to the fullest. Robert-soon to be known as Smelly-is new to camp and has been under a lot of stress lately; his mom has promised to send him his anxiety medicine if he needs it. A budding romance that culminates in a single three-second kiss and some hand-holding, the story is told mostly through funny, jocular dialogue among bunkmates and friends. -- School Library Journal Show less

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Sports Camp

Sports Camp

by Wallace, Rich

Book - 2010

Riley is nervous about being the littlest kid at his sports camp. To add to the pressure, each cabin is aiming to snag the Big Joe Trophy, and Riley’s wor...Show more Riley is nervous about being the littlest kid at his sports camp. To add to the pressure, each cabin is aiming to snag the Big Joe Trophy, and Riley’s worried he’ll let his cabin down. But, he begins to learn that being small doesn’t always mean you’re not as strong. Late-night campfires, ghost stories, sports competitions, budding male friendships, and tween antics abound in this tale about a boy’s first time at sleepaway camp. -- Brightly.com Show less

Riley is nervous about being the littlest kid at his sports camp. To add to the pressure, each cabin is aiming to snag the Big Joe Trophy, and Riley’s wor...Show more Riley is nervous about being the littlest kid at his sports camp. To add to the pressure, each cabin is aiming to snag the Big Joe Trophy, and Riley’s worried he’ll let his cabin down. But, he begins to learn that being small doesn’t always mean you’re not as strong. Late-night campfires, ghost stories, sports competitions, budding male friendships, and tween antics abound in this tale about a boy’s first time at sleepaway camp. -- Brightly.com Show less

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Be Prepared

Be Prepared

by Brosgol, Vera

Graphic Novel - 2018

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Chirp

Chirp

by Messner, Kate

Book - 2020

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Summer at Meadow Wood

Summer at Meadow Wood

by Tan, Amy Rebecca

Book - 2020

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Squad Goals

Squad Goals

by Kendrick, Erika J.

Paperback - 2021

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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

by Kim, Jessica

Book - 2020

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