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camp life

Books about camp life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Bailey's Peoria problem

Bailey's Peoria problem

Linda Carlblom

Ages 8–12friendshipcamp life

Cover of Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka!

Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka!

Kate McMullan

Ages 7–11friendshipadventure

Cover of Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp

Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp

Janie Lynn Panagopoulos

Ages 9–13bullyingcourage

Cover of The Late Loon

The Late Loon

Dean Bennett

Ages 3–8belongingnature

Cover of The rules of regret

The rules of regret

Megan Squires

Ages 13–18regretself-discovery

Cover of Project black bear

Project black bear

Lissa Halls Johnson

Ages 8–12obediencefaith

Cover of Church summer cramp

Church summer cramp

Mike Thaler, Jared D. Lee

Ages 5–10humorcamp life

Cover of Lights out!

Lights out!

John Himmelman

Ages 4–8bedtimecamp life

Cover of Camper of the week

Camper of the week

Amy Schwartz

Ages 6–10friendshipbelonging

Cover of Tennis Trap (Camp Sunnyside Friends, No 12)

Tennis Trap (Camp Sunnyside Friends, No 12)

Marilyn Kaye

Ages 8–12friendshipcompetition

Cover of Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole?

Who Ran My Underwear Up the Flagpole?

Jerry Spinelli

Ages 8–12friendshiphumor

Cover of Lights out at Camp What-A-Nut

Lights out at Camp What-A-Nut

Paul McCusker

Ages 8–12bullyingfriendship

Cover of Ox goes North

Ox goes North

John Ney

Ages 8–12friendshipcamp life

Cover of Your friend, Natalie Popper

Your friend, Natalie Popper

Nancy Smiler Levinson

Ages 8–12friendshipcamp life

Cover of TTYL (Camp Confidential)

TTYL (Camp Confidential)

Melissa J. Morgan

Ages 8–13friendshipcamp life

Cover of Summer according to Humphrey

Summer according to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

Ages 7–11friendshipadventure

Cover of Unicorns? get real!

Unicorns? get real!

Kathryn Lasky

Ages 8–12imagination vs realityfriendship

Cover of Mystery at Harmony Hill

Mystery at Harmony Hill

Gayle G. Roper

Ages 8–12mysteryfriendship

Cover of Pony Camp Diaries

Pony Camp Diaries

Kelly McKain

Ages 7–11friendshipanimals

Cover of Nightmare

Nightmare

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 11–15mysterycourage

Cover of The nighttime cabin thief

The nighttime cabin thief

Lynda Beauregard

Ages 7–12mysteryfriendship