Tag Archives: Summer Camp

Going To Camp Part 3: Little Darlings By Sonia Pilcer

Posted on July 17, 2019 by mondomolly

The story of two innocent girls in a race not to stay that way! A one-sentence description of the plot (adapted from the screenplay of the notorious 1980 film) belies the sensitivity with which the subject is treated: two girls … Continue reading →

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Going To Camp Part 2: I Want To Go Home! By Gordon Korman

Posted on July 8, 2019 by mondomolly

Rudy Miller hates Camp Algonkian Island so much he’ll do anything to escape…. Background: Canadian writer Gordon Korman retains a cultish appeal among a certain segment of Middle Readers, in part because (as stated in the Scholastic Book Services biographical … Continue reading →

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Going To Camp Part 1: Fireworks (First Love From Silhouette #101) By Elaine Harper

Posted on July 2, 2019 by mondomolly

Patti was a serious student; Spencer was an irresponsible playboy! Background: Is it a major holiday? You can bet that Elaine Harper and First Love From Silhouette have got us covered with another appropriately-themed teen romance set in the northern California … Continue reading →

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Summer Theme Part 1: “Going To Camp”

Posted on June 21, 2019 by mondomolly

Over the next few months, we’ll be looking at some books focusing on popular YA summer experiences. Part 1 will be “Going to Camp” and will commence the first week of July; in the meantime, you can check out some … Continue reading →

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Donna Parker: Mystery at Arawak (#6) By Marcia Martin

Posted on October 22, 2017 by mondomolly

She really hadn’t meant to pry, but why did Helene seem so terribly upset and worried? What could be in the letters that was so important, and so private? She acted almost as though it were a matter of life … Continue reading →

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Buddies By Barbara Park

Posted on June 30, 2016 by mondomolly

How could just one person ruin an entire summer vacation? Summer Camp stories usually are usually either given a paramilitary setting, with demerits and saluting and color wars, or just leave the fictional campers completely unsupervised and let them do, … Continue reading →

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The Long Shot: A Kim Aldrich Mystery (#4) By Jinny McDonnell

Posted on October 16, 2015 by mondomolly

It’s an adventure Kim will never forget, when she and Kevin, an attentive boys’ camp counselor, stalk a vicious kidnapper-killer through the mountain wilderness… Time to wrap up this year’s month-long look at vintage girls series published by Whitman in the … Continue reading →

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No Coins, Please By Gordon Korman

Posted on June 25, 2015 by mondomolly

How much trouble can six 11-year -old campers cause on a tour across the U.S.A.? Background: Canadian writer Gordon Korman retains a cultish appeal among a certain segment of Middle Readers, in part because (as stated in the Scholastic Book Services … Continue reading →

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Upchuck Summer By Joel L. Schwartz

Posted on June 19, 2015 by mondomolly

What promised to be Richie’s best summer ever is turning into one giant disaster thanks to A-Number-One Nerd, Chuck. So, the basic questions I start with when writing these pieces is “How does this story reflect the time in which … Continue reading →

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Love And Betrayal & Hold The Mayo! By Francine Pascal

Posted on May 22, 2015 by mondomolly

Has Victoria’s summer ended before it’s begun? Background: Victoria Martin, Francine Pascal’s sophisticated Upper West Side teenager, previously appeared in Hangin’ Out with Cici (in which she traveled back in time to the 1940s to learn a valuable lesson about not … Continue reading →

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