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Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven't nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When Nina reports the sighting to wildlife officials, more questions arise. Experts track all the endangered birds, but they can't identify the female bird that Nina found. Who is she, and where did she come from? With the help of some fellow campers, Nina sets out to discover who the mystery bird really is. As she gets closer to the truth, will she find a flock of her own?.

When several campers at Camp Dakota report missing items and begin pointing fingers at a fellow-camper, a group of children search for the culprit, learning the scientific properties of light along the way. Includes glossary and experiments.

In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer campers' questions such as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?".

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn?t just any thirteen-year-old: she?s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region?s residents. And this isn?t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara?s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore?s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore?s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Maya is looking forward to a summer full of cooking and mixing in the kitchen, but when her dad's girlfriend registers her for culinary summer camp, she soon learns she is the only human at a camp full of vampires.

"A graphic novel about two sisters--one who embraces her Taiwanese culture and one eager to do away with it--who rebuild their bond at a Taiwanese American summer camp"--OCLC.

Max Lightning has finally qualified for Gamerville, a championship where players compete to be top dog in the multiplayer video game "Lone Wolf of Calamity Bay," but his dreams of winning the tournament are crushed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, a tech-free summer camp. Soon, his days are filled with fresh air and group activities under the hot sun, but when he realizes how close Gamerville is to camp, he begins plotting his escape.

Reagan and Olivia, whose parents were present during the infamous Lost Lake murders seventeen years ago, return to the campgrounds in search of answers and find that another murderer is on the loose.

When estranged siblings seventeen-year-old Niko and fifteen-year-old Aili meet at a selective camp for art students, they embark on a quest to uncover their shared history and grapple with their personal identities and perceptions.

Temple Baker, the daughter of a well-known serial killer, assumes the role of a camp counselor at a camp for true crime enthusiasts while she attempts to unearth the truth surrounding her mother's murder, but becomes embroiled in a disturbing series of events when a girl is found dead in the woods.