Five in a Tent

by Victoria Furman

Chris Walker has longed to attend overnight camp and is determined to enjoy every moment, despite a grumpy tentmate and an indifferent older sister.

Paperback

First published June 1, 1966

Reviews

[Jaime]

I must have read this book 30 times. I was so enthralled that my Mother decided to send me to camp, which was completely wonderful. Thanks Mom.

[Tink · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite books from childhood. I read it the first summer I attended sleepaway camp (1968) and have read it at least once every year since then -- still have my original copy. I am now a camp director...I LOVE camp. This is the best book about camp life I have ever read. Thank you, Ms. Furman!

[Sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book from childhood. I read it every year.

[CLM · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great story about 12 year old Chris's long awaited summer at overnight camp and the other four girls who share her tent.

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!!! One of my favorites as a child, I need to find it for my own daughter!!

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, one of my favorite childhood memories is reading this book. I must have read it 30 times, it was just great. To bad girls today wouldn't even give it a second glance.

[Carleen Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave this book five stars because I was a kid the first time I read it and loved it. I’m not sure why years later that I remembered that this book was so interesting for me. Reading it as an adult, I still enjoyed it, though there are some outdated concepts. It is a classic I hope to share with a grandchild one day.

[Macy Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an absolutely beautiful book about a summer at camp. Having just spent my own summer at camp in the northeast, I was enthralled with the details that Furman put in her novel, and I will deifnitely be returning to this book in the future.

[Rahne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is my root.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. I wanted to be Chris growing up at camp.

[Tina D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am 53 now and still think of this favorite book from childhood. My grandfather would take me to the library and I’d check it out over and over again!

[Betsy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this on Constance's recommendation, and I liked it, but it still isn't my favorite camp book -- that honor is shared by "Laura's Luck" and "Just Plain Maggie."

[Maureen]

My all time favorite kid book~I read it over and over as a kid, til it became a family joke!