Spoiled Rotten

by Dayle Campbell Gaetz

Jessica loves her yearly backpacking trip with her father, but this year everything has changed. This year Jessica has to share her vacation with her new stepmother and her spoiled new stepsister, Amy. Jessica tries to salvage her holiday by sneaking off for a day hike alone, but Amy follows. Jessica is certain that Amy will ruin the day. Amy rises to the challenge of the rigourous hike and Jessica learns that Amy is not as spoiled as she thought. When Amy is injured and night falls, Jessica must face the challenge of hiking through bear country in the dark.

Genres: Young Adult

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

No doubt about it, I've always loved books. When we were small, my parents always read to my sister and me at bedtime. My dad used a sleepy-yawny voice that I now realize was his attempt to make us fall asleep.
As the younger sister, I got so mad when it worked!
I read tons of books as a kid and on into my twenties and thirties.
I still read now, but not nearly as much. Don't know why, maybe age, maybe becoming a writer myself, maybe both, but not as many books intrigue me, pull me in, involve me in characters' lives as before.
I love to write, and began writing stories for kids at my favorite age, nine to twelve. Then I grew up a little to write teen books.
'Disappearing Act',is a short but exciting crime novel is my first venture in to grown up fiction!

Reviews

[Abby Mounce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you ever just not want to go somewhere that you were forced to go? In this case Jessica and her father go hiking somewhere but this year its different. The genre is fiction. This is a good book because it shows bravery and shows to appreciate your sibling even if they are not related to you. !!****SPOILER ALERT****!! The book is about Jessica and her father going on a hiking trip somewhere every year but things start to go south for Jessica. Jessica's mother died when she was just eleven years old. So her dad started to see someone else after a while and Patti and Jessica's dad were getting married. Jessica was not happy about this at all. To add on to the problems instead of hiking, Jessica was really excited about, they had to go on a boat with Patti and her daughter Amy. Jessica snuck out to go hiking to a lake and then Amy followed her. Amy was hesitate about her every move until Jessica started to think Amy wasn't so bad after all. Then on the way back Amy went down the waterfall and broke her leg and arm. Then Jessica left Amy to go get help and the dad and Patti sent a helicopter with Jessica to locate where Amy was. Finally Amy was in the hospital and Jessica learned to like Patti and Amy. The setting is outside by the mountain and on the boat. Jessica didn't like Amy or Patti and Jessica snuck out and Amy followed. When going back Amy got hurt and then they went with a helicopter to find her and she got help. Then Jessica came to her senses that Patti and Amy aren't so bad after all. This is person vs person because Jessica didn't get over the loss of her mother and she didn't like that Patti was going to take her "place" and how Jessica didn't like Amy, but came to her senses. To show she started to like Amy in the book it states " She's Amy, my sister. You did great." That shows Jessica is liking Amy. Also to show she was liking Patti she says "It felt good to be comforted by her." That shows she is starting to like Patti. This is a good book because it shows how one person didn't like there new family and she found out she started liking them after a while. I would rate this book a five star because this is a good book because it teaches that you should not be rude to someone just because they are going to be your new family. I would recommend this book to anyone because you go on a journey with them and find out how they change. So the memorial of this book is to be kind to everyone. Also who knows maybe you don't like it as first but might be interested later.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart touching, drama filled novel by Dayle Campbell Gaetz, in which Jessica, a fourteen year old plays the main character. Jessica is not adapting to her father’s recent remarriage with Patti a year after her mother’s death. To make the situation worse, Patti has a bratty eight year old daughter named Amy, who is used to getting things her way through any means necessary. After the Jessica’s father’s remarriage, the now new family decides to go on a boating vacation on some of what is Patti’s property. Jessica refuses to go, but is later obligated to go even if it means spending time with the eight year old brat and Patti. One night while on vacation, Jessica decides to go on a hike alone at five in the morning after her father declined her invitation of them two going alone without Jessica and Patti. Without Jessica’s knowledge, Amy follows her on the adventurous and emotional hike, where both are put into a death and life situation bringing the brat and Jessica emotionally together.
Campbell develops the character of Jessica develops significantly by learning to become more accepting of her stepmother and stepsister. After all, Jessica learns that Amy is not so spoiled rotten. She goes from “…I have to admit I was scared. Not for me, but for Amy. I wasn’t sure she could do it…Amy was so helpless.” (Campbell 58) to “Amy, you’re a brave kid. I know that now.” (Campbell 81).
I personally enjoyed the novel because somehow I relate to it. When I was growing up I was always the quiet isolated child, meanwhile my younger sister was an all talk brat that decided to make a ridiculous scene in public if she did not get things her way.

[Lana (Kiwifatcat) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book… I love how it was written and it kind of tricks you to what kind of book it’s going to be!

[McKenna E. · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Spoiled Rotten" by Dayle Campbell Gaetz is a heart touching, adventurous, drama filled book about a teenage girl named Jessica. Jessica looks forward every year to her yearly hiking trip with her dad, now ever since Jessica's mom died things have changed. Now Jessica's dad got married to Patti and Patti has an 11 year old spoiled, stubborn, cry baby daughter named Amy. Which of course Jessica is not happy about at all. Now things are looking worse for Jessica because she has to go on a boat with her dad, and Patti and Amy, which she tries to not go but she's forced too. Jessica and Amy's relationship is not good at all, because they have such different personalities. But then when Jessica still wants to do the yearly hiking trip, she asks her dad but her dad says "no we'll do it another time" so than Jessica decides to go on the hiking trip on her own. But when she tries to leave Amy tags along, and during the dangerous hike they become more sister like with a stronger bond. Especially when Jessica saves Amy's life. Jessica's Mom has died and her dad is getting remarried so I think that's where the social issue comes into place.
"But maybe one day, Dad, you could take her (Amy) on a hiking trip. You know, just a father and daughter sort of thing?" He looked surprised. "You wouldn't mind?" "No, I told him. "Not anymore."
I chose this quote because it's saying that after Jessica and Amy went on the hiking trip, and Jessica got to hear about the tough relationship Amy has with her own father, and Amy and Jessica building a stronger realationship, Jessica realizes that Amy needs a father that treats her right and to spend time with. It is also saying the Jessica is no longer hateful of Amy and Jessica starts to think that Amy deserves better.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Gaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiled Rotten
Spoiled Rotten
Written By Campbell Gaetz, Dayle

There were two girls named Amy and Jessica .Jessica’s mom died and Amy’s Dad run away. The dad of Jessica and the mom of Amy marry each other. Jessica didn’t like the Idea of having a stepmom and stepsister. She thought Amy was a brat.

If I had to peek between Amy and Jessica I would peek Jessica Because She is more kind than Amy and she loves climbing and all staph that most girls don’t like doing and I would also like her as a friend because I love climbing and doing all those kind of staphs.

I loved the book because it felt like it was a true story it felt like I read Jessica’s diary because when I read the book I felt like all those staff that she said was real examples when you get really mad you feel like saying something you don’t mean like you’re dad run away because of you or Jessica left me allowed. Things that wan you say may get the other person in trouble.

I think teenagers will like this book I didn't read any book like this before the book was very easy to read.

I hope you'll enjoy reading this book as much as I did!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Christie Strowman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thirteen-year-old Jessica feels as though her dad is slipping away from her. She has always had a close relationship with her father, especially since her mother passed away. Then, her father remarries and Jessica has to deal with her new step-mother and her bratty new step-sister. Jessica and her step-sister end up going on an adventurous and emotional journey where they learn things they would not assume about one another. Eventually, they are put into a life and death situation. They are put on the spot physically and emotionally. The situation will either bring them closer together or pull them apart.

Teens with parents that have remarried may enjoy this story because they may be able to relate. It can help show that there may be another side to their new family members, and even though they could never take the place of an old family member, they may be intriguing people. The characters in Spoiled Rotten come across as realistic, and readers may be able to closely relate to the family.

[Yasmin Cortez · Rating 4 out of 5]

As you See Jessica was always a Grouch ever since Her dad want to marry a woman called Patti and She as well have a step sister.
Genre : Young Adult

The Setting mostly takes place at the forest , The conflict is person vs person because she something get in argument with her step sister a lot and sometimes she does not like to get a along with her mother.
After the marriage Jessica and her family went out to go fishing and right in the spot She was already fighting with her sister because her ( step ) sister did not tied up the rope and now the boat is almost floating away. There were a few argument but I don't want to spoil it.
I was moved when her sister ( The youngest ) was just want to get along with everyone but on my opinion she was being alone. The example is down there as you can see

[Riveris · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book starts out interesing about a girl named Jessica who has to cope with the fact that some brat (Amy) and her mother are tagging along on her and her fathers traditional hike to who knows where that has no safety security whatsoever. Suddenly, Jessica finds a stray idiot ball and Amy ends up hurt by a series of events that where so convenient I didn't end up wanting to read it. Will Jessica realize her true desire established in the first five pages of the book? Or will it end with her randomly loving Amy as if she always loved her in the first place with no explination whatsoever? (Hint: The second one.)
A truely pathetic book about the truely pathetic life of a hypocrite who had potential to make the book good and interesting.
PATHETIC. Don't read.

[AbsentLibrarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story for expressing the hurt, betrayal and frustration she felt at her dad's remarriage and having a new family to deal with. Jessica wasn't written as perfect or as the wronged party, which easily could have happened. Instead she too behaves according to her emotions and we get to see both sides of what she is going through and what she puts the other characters through. At times I wanted to tell her to get a grip and see that she was not the victim, which means the character was convincing got me.
As for the writing style, I appreciated how the author balanced condensed storytelling with adding enough details about the environment to make you feel like you were there. The descriptions were tangible without overbearing the plot and characters.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I kind of like this book because Jessica ws describing her feelings about her stepsister Amy and her stepmother Patti.My favorite part of the bookies when Amy tell Jessica that she I going hiking with her ,it's important because if Amy didn't go hiking with Jessica ,Jessica would still think that Amy is a brat.First Jessica didn't want him to marry Patti becuse she didn't want to share him with someone else and she didn't like Amy she thought that Amy is a brat, but when Jessica got to know Amy better she liked her.I learned that you shouldn't judje someone by how the look just becuase you don't enter a change in your life first get to know them and them see if their nice or mean.

[Rory A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spoiled Rotten by Dayle Gaetz was a quick read that would inspire anyone to get-along better with your new step sibling. In Spoiled Rotten the main charecter Jess has to save her new step-sister from death. Even though Jess and Amy didnt get-along very well from the start, they learned to love each other in the great outdoors. This book had a good plot, allthough it was a little predictable at parts. Dayle Gaetz did a good job making the characters have their flaws but end up being good people in the end.

[Brahm · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think that the charicter jessica was kind of a hypocrite. Due to the fact that she was always trying to get her own way, but yet she's calling her little step sister Amy a "Brat." Amy is a bit of a "Brat to start with, but she was young and brought up that way. I get that Jessica didn't want her dad to get married and everything but she's oldershe should know better. I think that it was kind of sweet that Jessica had helped Amy on their way up the and back down.
But over all i thought it ws kind of pointless, but it did send a good message for younger kids,

[Andie Miller1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book I read Spoiled Rotten by Dayle Campbell Gaetz was a very good book. Jessica is a girl who does yearly trips with her dad. This year Jessica has to go in Vacation with her new stepmom and stepsister. Jessica did
NOT want to go on vacation with her snobby spoiled stepsister Amy. So on the trip Jessica went on a hike without her family except Amy follows her in the woods. Read the book to see what happens!!! I recommend reading it!

[Kristi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read book for daughter's ELA assignment. Simple, predictable story about the combination of two separate families after divorce and the coming together of the daughters. Would recommend only for a quick read and family-themed genre.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was good. It was about this girl. Her father wad getting remarried and she didn't like them. She especially didn't like the daughter. So when they go on their annual hiking trip, she is now forced to share her dad with the little brat.

[Yasmin Perez · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is about a girl who get everything and if she asked her father to get it her father will. But one day she findsa out she has a spetsister.

[Sean Cherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book best i ever had

[Elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book to read when you left your book at home and you don't want your teachers to yell at you!

[Katrina Sorenson]

its really good so far!

[Omar B]

i thought this book was good and mostly that i could relate to what the girl was going through and then how the ending came out was good. although it did make me want to go camping at the time

[Roseanna Fan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am very like this book.I like all book's all thing!

[Addison Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not that good of a story

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

From Orca Currents a predictable engaging read. Recommend for ELL

[Meliah]

ghvhm

[Keira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with lots of action. It can be aggravating at times but over all it’s really entertaining!

[Mellisa]

thisss is a good book!! : )