Amelia's Itchy-Twitchy, Lovey-Dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito

Amelia's Notebooks #23

by Marissa Moss

There are bad things about camp -- slimy showers, lumpy oatmeal, and hordes of mosquitoes. Plus my annoying older sister, Cleo. But there are good things too -- s'mores, campfires, the great outdoors, and one really cute guy.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Diary, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Fiction

80 pages, Hardcover

First published April 8, 2008

About the author

Marissa Moss has written more than seventy books, from picture books to middle-grade and young adult novels. Best known for the Amelia's Notebook series, her books are popular with teachers and children alike. Her picture book Barbed Wire Baseball won the California Book Award gold medal. Moss is also the founder of Creston Books, an independent children's publishing house.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amelia and her friend Carly are sent to summer camp together for six weeks. Amelia is hesitant that this will be fun, because she intends to do a whole lot of nothing over the summer. Carly wants to be editor of the camp newspaper!

Written in kid handwriting, this book is an easy read, intended for early middle schoolers, which highlights Amelia and Carly’s fun adventures at camp. The later half of the book is about what happens when the two friends ogle the same boy. This is a cute story, but I wish it hadn’t ended up all about liking the boy!

[Courtney Rose Sampson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books

[Naoma Hoten emmendorfer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very cute book!

[Manon Hale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgia read, these books were a big influence on me as a child and I relate to Amelia’s ambivalent and sometimes lazy personality.

Sweet summer book about best friendship :))

[Andrea Drouillard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute book. Love the summer camp theme. Some of my favorite lines: "I was ready to fight mom on this one - she can't make me have fun...I mean there's no such thing as forced fun!". I also enjoyed the Measure of Muleness graph :) The comparison of camp packing lists - Carly's (friends) to her Amelia's mom's was so funny..."any list that starts with underwear can't be good". In fact, Carly's list actually looked like it could have been my daughter's - starting with nail polish and ending with lip gloss! The list of bad camp food cracked me up including baked beans (no bean is good unless it's a jelly bean) and hobo stew (another name for left over mush). I relived one of my worst childhood (and beyond) fears in this book - the creepiness of swimming in dark water. The author doesn't forget to cover GIRL DRAMA driven by adoration of the same boy! Her signs of a crush clues cracked me up. She crawled inside the tween's head - 4 sure. Finally, don't forget to read the notes on the conversion table in the back. Cute. Super cute - I liked this book!

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amelia, the chronicler and illustrater of her middle school years, goes to camp with her best friend in this book and experiences all the things campers often experience: learning new things, dealing with wild animals and lots of bugs, bad food, falling for a guy, fighting with friends, etc. The hand written style with lots of illustrations and asides is fun to read and I would guess most girls could identify with her.

[Ratforce]

For a romance type diary story, try Amelia’s Itchy, Twitchy, Lovey, Dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito, by Marissa Moss. In this episode in the perennially popular series, Amelia is about to enter eighth grade. Handwritten notebook entries and full-color drawings explore her experiences with friend Carly. Camp Runamucka turns out to be a lot more fun than Amelia anticipated, even though the girls wind up having a crush on the same boy.

[Charlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Camp is anathema to Amelia until she learns that her best friend Carly will accompany her. The girls join the camp newspaper staff and have fun swimming, then turn on each other when they both develop a crush on the same boy. Among all the things Amelia learns at camp, her lesson in friendship is the best.
As with other books in the series, it is hand-lettered and illustrated.

[Elaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A LAUGH OUT LOUD ADVENTURE!!!!!!!!i was worried what would happen when her & Carly liked the same boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

luved it! i really like amelia's middle school ones than elem. ones

[Burgundy A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

amelia go's to summer camp

[Tessa Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I luv Amelia books they are awsome

[Jessie Peng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very weird

[Bernice Tsao · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute series

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amelia goes to summer camp and has adventures.

[Milana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually didn't read this one all the way through, I read it in Barnes and Noble. lol.

[10~11 Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soooooo cute!!!!!! I Love all the Amelia books!!!