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Camp Club Girls #16
Kate and the Wyoming Fossil Fiasco
Who's the culprit behind the phony fossils? When Kate’s former schoolteacher becomes a curator at a small science museum, she is invited to help out. . .and an accidental spilled drink leads Kate and McKenzie on a quick quest to Stone’s Throw Quarry fossil camp. Will the girls’ suspicions prove false?
- GenresMystery
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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October 25, 2021
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“A spilled drink leads to a fossil fiasco in Wyoming.
When Kate’s former schoolteacher becomes a curator at a small science museum, she is invited to help out. But an accidental spilled drink leads Kate and McKenzie on a quick quest to Stone’s Throw Quarry fossil camp.
Disintegrating fossil plates…
Brown sugar—lots and lots of brown sugar…
A suspicious quarry staff member…
A door marked Private…
Will the girls’ suspicions prove false? Or can the Camp Club Girls dig deep enough to unearth the culprit behind the phony fossils?”
Series: Book #16 in the “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, and #15!
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Bible reading; Prayers; A bit of witnessing & praying with someone who wants to accept Jesus into his heart; Talks about God, faiths, & that you are valuable to Him; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of Christians, Bibles, & Bible reading; A couple mentions of kids’ church; A mention of a Christian camp; A mention of evolution from one camp counselor and another shares another theory about the Genesis flood.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; A bit of eye rolling; Kate and McKenzie sneak into a prohibited room (because they broke the rules, they are supposed to be reprimanded); Mentions of stealing, thieves, thefts, forged goods, & scams; A few mentions of a car accident and injuries; A couple mentions of lies & lying.
Sexual Content- McKenzie teases Kate about a boy twice (Kate is embarrassed); A couple mentions of a girl with a crush on a boy.
-Kate Oliver
P.O.V. of Kate
155 pages
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Pre Teens- Three Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
The message of not judging a book by its cover was strong in this book. Kate had to learn that assuming wasn’t the right way to treat others. Jacob and Esau was discussed often which I liked, because that’s not a super common story mentioned in fiction books.
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“A spilled drink leads to a fossil fiasco in Wyoming.
When Kate’s former schoolteacher becomes a curator at a small science museum, she is invited to help out. But an accidental spilled drink leads Kate and McKenzie on a quick quest to Stone’s Throw Quarry fossil camp.
Disintegrating fossil plates…
Brown sugar—lots and lots of brown sugar…
A suspicious quarry staff member…
A door marked Private…
Will the girls’ suspicions prove false? Or can the Camp Club Girls dig deep enough to unearth the culprit behind the phony fossils?”
Series: Book #16 in the “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, and #15!
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Bible reading; Prayers; A bit of witnessing & praying with someone who wants to accept Jesus into his heart; Talks about God, faiths, & that you are valuable to Him; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of Christians, Bibles, & Bible reading; A couple mentions of kids’ church; A mention of a Christian camp; A mention of evolution from one camp counselor and another shares another theory about the Genesis flood.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; A bit of eye rolling; Kate and McKenzie sneak into a prohibited room (because they broke the rules, they are supposed to be reprimanded); Mentions of stealing, thieves, thefts, forged goods, & scams; A few mentions of a car accident and injuries; A couple mentions of lies & lying.
Sexual Content- McKenzie teases Kate about a boy twice (Kate is embarrassed); A couple mentions of a girl with a crush on a boy.
-Kate Oliver
P.O.V. of Kate
155 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- Three Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
The message of not judging a book by its cover was strong in this book. Kate had to learn that assuming wasn’t the right way to treat others. Jacob and Esau was discussed often which I liked, because that’s not a super common story mentioned in fiction books.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
September 5, 2021
This was an excellent installment in the Camp Club Girls series. My favorite element of the story was the nuggets of inspirational truth Janice wove in the book. I have read several books in the series thus far and this one has been the best one for inspirational truths so far. The mystery was very good as well as the life lesson the girls learned when they solved the case. Super fun read!
September 21, 2024
Number of pages: 90
Genre: Children’s fiction
Series: Camp Club Girls # 16
Age recommendation: 9-11(+)
Summary: When Kate was helping out her teacher at the Museum of natural history, she accidentally spilled a glass of water on one of the fossils. To her surprise the fossil completely disintegrated; it was made of brown sugar! Who is behind the phony fossils?
My thoughts: There was a lot of really good Christian content. Good points were made about trusting people, and not judging a book by its cover. There was also a good point made about how we all impact the people we interact with. Our good or bad attitude will leave an impression on others.
I still think it’s ridiculous how the adults in the story just let the girls do their mystery solving on their own. They don’t tell the girls to leave it to the police, or anything like that, they just encourage the girls to catch the crook (who turned out to be a part of an international crime ring).
It was kind of dumb that Biscuit the Wonder Dog had to be included. That part goes a little too far for me.
I liked that Megan was a Christian and could encourage the girls to live for Christ; to read their Bibles and pray. I also liked that she didn’t let the girls get away with sneaking out in the middle of the night. It wasn’t okay what they did (especially without permission) and I was glad that the girls were reprimanded for disobeying rules, instead of just commended for solving the mystery.
The ending was also really sweet
It’s nice to read a predictable middle grade drama that you know will have a happy ending.
My personal rating: 3.5/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
Genre: Children’s fiction
Series: Camp Club Girls # 16
Age recommendation: 9-11(+)
Summary: When Kate was helping out her teacher at the Museum of natural history, she accidentally spilled a glass of water on one of the fossils. To her surprise the fossil completely disintegrated; it was made of brown sugar! Who is behind the phony fossils?
My thoughts: There was a lot of really good Christian content. Good points were made about trusting people, and not judging a book by its cover. There was also a good point made about how we all impact the people we interact with. Our good or bad attitude will leave an impression on others.
I still think it’s ridiculous how the adults in the story just let the girls do their mystery solving on their own. They don’t tell the girls to leave it to the police, or anything like that, they just encourage the girls to catch the crook (who turned out to be a part of an international crime ring).
It was kind of dumb that Biscuit the Wonder Dog had to be included. That part goes a little too far for me.
I liked that Megan was a Christian and could encourage the girls to live for Christ; to read their Bibles and pray. I also liked that she didn’t let the girls get away with sneaking out in the middle of the night. It wasn’t okay what they did (especially without permission) and I was glad that the girls were reprimanded for disobeying rules, instead of just commended for solving the mystery.
The ending was also really sweet
It’s nice to read a predictable middle grade drama that you know will have a happy ending.
My personal rating: 3.5/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
December 17, 2019
This book . . . simply didn't feel realistic? Like who would try to fake fossils at a museum with brown sugar??? I was just kinda confused as to how the details would work out, you know? Aside from that though, fossil camp sounds really fun and Megan seemed really cool! The book just didn't capture my interest and I poked too many holes in it for me to still enjoy it.
April 3, 2019
Love the comparison of your heart with a fossil, and being careful how your actions effect your heart.
June 20, 2011
This is another interesting story. Love how it starts with an accident that shows a fossil has been substituted with a fake made of sugar. This leads to Kate and McKenzie on a hunt to find who is stealing the fossils. They go to a fossil camp and have fun learning about fossils while trying to work out who could be switching the fossils. I do love how the girls work together and use bible verses to relate to the mysteries. They meet some interesting people at the camp and have alot of fun at the same time. I found it interesting that while they try to do right sometimes they do make the wrong choice and then have to decide do they tell the truth or cover up. I love how the authors show how sometime the girls can make mistakes and then what happens after and what they do about the choices. These are great books with great morals to them. They are also encouraging books parents can feel happy to have there children read knowing they will learn from the books and have safe stories.
June 30, 2014
Fossil fiassco
I love this book, awesome..I give it a five star rating. it's about 12 year old Kate. she discovers that some fossils in a museum are fake. she goes to a fossil camp at the quarry that they came from, and find who is the forger. p.s. the fossils are made of .... BROWN SUGAR!!!!!
I love this book, awesome..I give it a five star rating. it's about 12 year old Kate. she discovers that some fossils in a museum are fake. she goes to a fossil camp at the quarry that they came from, and find who is the forger. p.s. the fossils are made of .... BROWN SUGAR!!!!!
April 5, 2014
It was a very good read and also spiritual. I liked the book and it had a good ending and the book taught a good lesson and was a fun easy mystery read.
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