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Roll Call!: Summer Camp Chapter Books

For some, summer = summer camp. This list of children's titles set at summer camp offers varied accounts of these muggy minutes, hours and days away from home- from camper antics, fraught friendships, and homesickness to meanies and (actual) monsters, surprising situations and learned lessons. Whether you're looking for "campy" camp reads or "Raina" (Telgemeier) read-alikes, take a chance on one of these books! Bug spray and flashlight not included.

Evanston Public Library

30 items

  • Natalie has just arrived at summer camp and soon realizes it isn't anything like the brochure. Instead of spending the summer with her best friends, Zoe and Flo, Natalie is stuck with her ex-BFF, Lily, and someone even more annoying than the endless…
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2021. — JGraphic Scriv.M
  • Welcome to Camp Launchpad! Summer is in full swing, which means a new class of kids has arrived to attend the best space camp in Florida...or at least, it used to be. With growing competition from the trendy rival camp next door, Camp Launchpad…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : LB Ink, Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — JGraphic Smith.G
  • True to his promise, Andre is spending this year at Camp Killington, rival to Camp Average and home to Deets, baseball star and all-around shady guy. Luckily, he has a surprise waiting for him: Mack, who didn't want his best bud to suffer alone.…
    Book, 2021Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, [2021] — J Battl.C
  • A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions. Ages: 10-14 (Also, a 101 Great Books for Kids honor recipient)
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018. — JGraphic Brosg.V
  • The Sinister-Winterbottoms, twins Alexander and Theo and their older sister Wil, find themselves at a mysterious summer camp where they meet other families whose parents are missing. Ages: 8-12
    Book, 2023New York : Delacorte Press, [2023] — J White.K
  • When eleven-year-old Abby learns she will be attending summer camp, she is excited at the idea of a fresh start, but when she discovers she is going to Camp Famous, a place exclusively for famous kids like pop stars, princesses, and geniuses, her…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022 — J Blech.J
  • The year: 1983. The place: Ohio. The camp: Scary as heck. Camp Sweetwater is finally reopening, three decades after it mysteriously shut down. Campers Corryn Quinn and Tez Jones have each had more than enough of their regular lives--they're so ready…
    Book, 2020New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. — J Berk.J
  • After a bit of a rocky start at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids, Abigail and Kai make a pact to help each other find their footing, all while navigating crushes, their queer identities, and a competition pitting cabin…
    Book, 2023New York, New York : Algonquin Young Readers, 2023. — J Melle.N
  • Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight... if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she's been dying to go to for three…
    Book, 2023New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023 — J Murph.J
  • In the middle of her parents' divorce, eleven-year-old Naomi and her brothers are sent to camp where children disappear and monster stories are real. Ages: 8-12
    Book, 2024New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2024] — J Burch.C
  • In Yehudi Mercado's full-color middle grade graphic memoir sequel to Chunky, Hudi and his imaginary friend, Chunky, head to Jewish summer camp, where the dynamic duo meet a new friend, Pepe, who can see Chunky, too, and get mixed up in a prank war.…
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — JGraphic Merca.Y
  • Twin sisters and budding geniuses Wiki and Leen Ellison have never been apart, but this summer Leen is going to Cosmos Camp and secretly Wiki is looking forward to being alone--but when the camp founder disappears, both girls are recruited to solve…
    Book, 2023New York : Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — J Giles.L
  • For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. However, this summer, she's received a letter from her grandparents-grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom's…
    Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — J Matso.M
  • Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the universe--and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul (and brilliant inventor) Zane Zinkle. But genius camp is not like regular…
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, [2021] — J Grabe.C
  • Gigi Shin is looking forward to her best summer ever: not only did she get accepted to the prestigious Starscape Art Academy in New York City, but so did all her friends and fellow Ace Squad members! But as soon as they land in NYC, things don’t…
    Book, 2025New York : Aladdin, 2025. — J Fiction Lee.L
  • Emmett finds a new group of friends at summer camp since his older brother, Luke, is a junior counselor and doesn't seem to have time for him anymore. Ages: 10-13
    Book, 2021Houston, TX : Six Foot Press, [2021] — J Rhuda.O
  • When Vega's parents decide it's time to pack up and move from Portland, Oregon, to boring Seattle, Washington, Vega is more than upset--she's downright miserable. Forced to leave her one and only best friend, Halley, behind, Vega is convinced she'll…
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2021. — JGraphic Gardn.W
  • When eleven-year old Sylvie joins a monster LARPing (a.k.a. live action role-play) summer camp, she finds herself in the performance of her life after realizing that she is the only human among real monsters. Ages: 8-12
    Book, 2023New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023. — J Henni.S
  • Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride. Ages: 9-12
    Book, 2021New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021] — J Drape.S
  • Mere months after her best friend's death, thirteen-year-old Tess spends a summer with family in Wyoming, making friends at art camp while being haunted by Colette and her own anxieties. Ages: 10-13
    Book, 2021New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2021] — J Patri.C