There's a bat in bunk five
Material type:
- 9780142406816
- YL/F/DAN
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Colombo Children's Area | YL/F/DAN |
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Age Group 8 - 10 years (Yellow Tag) | CY00009097 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A gorgeous new package for Paula Danziger's backlist with an introduction from Ann Martin! Marcy Lewis is thrilled when her former teacher Ms. Finney asks her to be a junior counselor at a creative arts camp. Finally, she's on her own for the first time, away from family and school. It's her big chance to reinvent herself. Marcy's sure everything will be perfect--until the campers arrive. Being surrounded by nosy, giggling, joke-telling girls (and one nightmare camper in particular) is enough to make her want to jump in a lake. Her only solace is her nights out with Ted, a sweet, guitar-playing boys' counselor. But is Marcy ready for that? Can she handle a potential boyfriend and the demands of twelve campers for an entire summer? And are there really bats in the ceiling of the dining hall?
Paula Danziger's novels are hilarious, genuine, and full of dynamic female characters that have won the hearts of her readers and turned her books into beloved classics. These playful covers full of charming details capture the spirit of Paula's stories and will brighten up the bookshelves of her fans and a new generation of readers.
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Kirkus Book Review
Danziger's camp novel has Marcy from The Cat Ate My Gymsuit tapped by English teacher Ms. Finney to be a CIT (Counselor-in-Training) at a summer arts camp. After one day with the other counselors and another with the kids, Marcy and her senior counselor are close enough to ""adopt"" each other as sisters, and she and male counselor Ted establish a relationship that is ""more than a crush."" (She's already overcome a potential crush on Jimmy, the camp Don Juan.) More realistically, the obligatory camp pill, Ginger, does not become a lovable team player. Her problems might be too big for the camp to solve, camp head Ms. Finney (now Barbara) finally admits when Ginger runs away. Still, Marcy feels guilty for being too wrapped up with Ted and such to attend to the younger girl's needs. Marcy for her part is counseled by Barbara, still a model adult, with no ""magic pills"" for anyone but lots of support which encourages them all to talk out their problems. On a swing at night she speaks to Marcy about becoming adult, putting problems in perspective, and not expecting perfection of herself or others. From Barbara's exemplary surrogate-parenting to Marcy's continuing lack of communication with her father and her new fear of her feelings when kissing Ted, this gives us pop-psychology profiles instead of imagined characters and shallow with-it attitudes instead of sincere probing. Danziger's fans probably won't mind, but neither will they be stretched an inch. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.There are no comments on this title.