Shared bunk beds… Stolen underwear… Cheesy camp songs… My first camp experience just might be my last!

In one of the Top Summer Reading Books for Kids, a major mix-up sends me, nerdy girl extraordinaire, to a residential sports camp for Olympic hopefuls instead of science camp. From embarrassing mishaps to emotional letters home, this year’s summer camp will be one for the record books.

Between missing my dad and worrying about his divorce, camp is taking a toll on me. And let’s be real, I’m not exactly well-suited for physical agility tests and early morning workouts. But through it all, I manage to pen heartfelt letters to my friends and family, capturing the humor, fear, and loneliness of being an insecure teen at summer camp.

Letters From Summer Camp, part of the Confessions of a Nerdy Girl Diaries, is a must-read in the Children's Adventure Books category. It perfectly captures what it’s like to be the square peg in the round hole—struggling for acceptance while navigating the social hierarchy of adolescence.

Author’s Note: Who doesn’t remember their very first sleepaway camp experience—the fear, the loneliness, the "please, please, come and get me!" horror of those first few nights? Letters From Summer Camp brings all those memories flooding back, making it one of the Best Books for 9-12 Year Olds this season.

Summer Reading Books for Kids: Letters From Summer Camp - Diary #3 (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl Diaries) Paperback