By; Julie Sternberg
Illustrated by; Matthew Cordell
This book brought back many memories of my own experiences
at camp. Like Eleanor camp was not
something I looked forward too or enjoyed as much as the other campers. This story is about Eleanor who receives a
trip to summer camp as a gift from her grandmother. She will be going to the same camp that her
mother attended as a child. Eleanor thought it sounded like a good idea, but
when the time to leave draws near, she begins to have doubts about leaving her
parents. As soon as she arrives at Camp Wallumwahpuk, she starts to try to find
a way to get home. Many things go wrong for Eleanor at camp. She hates the
food, her bed is uncomfortable, and she is the only one in her cabin that has
to wear a life jacket to the water trampoline. However, she also meets her new
friend, Joplin and receives encouragement from the camp counselors. Eleanor does find some things that she loves
about camp and eventually gets to take off her life jacket. She does finally admit that even though she
doesn't love everything about camp she did have a good time.
I think any child could identify with this character's
feelings and uncertainty they feel when spending time away from home. This is a great book to introduce students to
verse books and poetry. It is easy to
read and it is a subject most students can relate to.
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