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Books for Kids and Tweens |
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Read Beyond the Beaten Path! |
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Alone in the Woods by Rebecca BehrensRising eighth-graders Jocelyn and Alex, former best friends forced together on a family vacation, must cooperate to survive when they get lost in the Wisconsin Northwoods. Told in two voices.
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A Week in the woods by Andrew ClementsTrying to prove himself while on a camping trip in the New Hampshire woods with a teacher who doesn't like him, Mark gets in trouble for something he didn't do and so sneaks away in protest, yet his teacher soon finds him and a lesson is learned for both after they must rely on one another to get back safely.
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Be Prepared by Vera BrosgolBelieving Russian summer camp will be the place she finally fits in, Vera jumps at the chance to sign up, but very quickly discovers that camp is nothing like she imagined.
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Campby Kayla MillerWhen Willow and Olive go off to summer camp, Olive makes quick friends with the other campers while Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows, leaving Olive stretched thin. |
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Camping Day by Patricia LakinDespite getting lost in the woods on the way to the campsite and being chased by bees, crocodile friends Sam, Pam, Will, and Jill take it in stride and eventually find their way; pitching a tent, making a fire, and having a great time in the great outdoors underneath the twinkling stars.
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Camp Midnight by Steven T SeagleAfter accidentally boarding the wrong bus, Skye must spend the summer at Camp Midnight, where everyone is a monster, and she tries to keep her human identity hidden before finding it's best to be herself. |
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Fatima's Great Outdoors by Ambreen TariqExcitedly joining her family for an outdoor camping trip in a Midwestern state park, Fatima Khazi helps set up a tent, build a fire and fend off a daddy longlegs before settling down to sleep surrounded by the near-magical sounds of the forest.
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Hello Universe by Erin Entrada KellyThe lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. |
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Hilda and the Nowhere Space by Stephen DaviesEager to explore the wilderness after her initiation into the Sparrow Scouts, blue-haired adventurer and nature artist Hilda has an encounter with a menacing creature near Trolberg before stumbling into a missing-sock mystery. TV tie-in.
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The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. MannAccompanying her aunt and cousin on an exciting weekend camping trip, Ernestine finds the activities of setting up a tent and fishing more challenging than anticipated and struggles to feel comfortable while sleeping under the stars. By the creator of Josie’s Lost Tooth.
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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