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Break Out the S’Mores: YA Goes to Camp

Whether teens are dashing headlong into the wilderness or shipped off against their will, summer camp provides the perfect backdrop for YA adventure, romance, and drama.

I Have a Bad Feeling

I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand
Survival camp isn’t really 16-year-old Henry’s thing. But when it turns out the campers are in actual danger from escaped criminals on a rampage, he has to channel his inner superhero in this funny, sarcastic tour de force.

 

 

 

 

Born at Midnight

Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter
Move over, Hogwarts: Shadow Falls Camp is a training ground for shape-shifters, fairies, warewolves, vampires, and all sorts of teens who are trying to learn how to harness their magical powers.

 

 

 

 

Five Summers

Five Summers by Una LaMarche
Bonfires, canoe trips, games of Capture the Flag… this is a true camp novel, transporting readers into the world of four long-time campers navigating their changing friendship now that they’re teens.

 

 

 

 

Breakfast

Breakfast Served Anytime by Sarah Combs
“Geek Camp,” a place for gifted students to come into their own, serves as the backdrop for Gloria’s smart and lovely coming-of-age story.

 

 

 

 

 

Summer of Firsts and Lasts

The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy
Three sisters take turns narrating this book about summer love and family dynamics at Camp Callanwolde.

 

 

 

 

 

Summer I Wasn't Me

The Summer I Wasn’t Me by Jessica Verdi
Lexi’s conservative mother falls into a deep depression after discovering her daughter is gay, so Lexi agrees to go away to a Christian camp to try to become straight.

 

 

 

 

 

Proof of Forever

Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
When four estranged friends meet again at a summer camp reunion, they’re transported via magical photo booth to two years earlier, when their friendship fell apart, and get another chance to fix things. Perfect for fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

 

 

 

 

Every Little Thing in the World

Every Little Thing in the World by Nina de Gramont
After Sydney and her best friend steal her mother’s car, her parents send her to a month-long canoe camp to get her out of trouble… but they don’t even know about the biggest trouble she’s in.  

 

 

 

 

Pregnant Pause

Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan
Newly married to her slacker boyfriend—and seven months pregnant—Elly is working as a substitute counselor at weight-loss camp and trying to figure out how to become a mother.

 

 

 

 

 

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TRUE BLUE by Deborah Ellis

TRUE BLUE by Deborah Ellis