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message 1: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (last edited Apr 24, 2016 05:22PM) (new)
Apr 24, 2016 05:22PM

Lobstergirl | 44962 comments Mod
Totempole is gay coming-of-age, adult fiction. The summer camp is a significant part, but not all, of the novel.


message 2: by Liralen (new)
Apr 24, 2016 05:58PM

Liralen | 766 comments You might find this list useful: YA Summer Camp


message 3: by Ann aka Iftcan (new)
Apr 28, 2016 10:02PM

Ann aka Iftcan (iftcan) | 6917 comments Mod
Mystery at Laughing Water is YA, but it's also very old, so you might still find it too juvenile.


message 4: by Hillary (new)
Apr 30, 2016 02:05PM

Hillary | 270 comments There's a Bat in Bunk Five was my favorite, I could reread that one anytime.


message 5: by Icy-Cobwebs-Crossing-SpaceTime (new)
Apr 30, 2016 04:23PM

Icy-Cobwebs-Crossing-SpaceTime (readingreindeerproximacentauri) | 1 comments Adult horror fiction: Camp Sacrifice


message 7: by Rachel (last edited Oct 22, 2018 01:53AM) (new)
Oct 22, 2018 01:52AM

Rachel | 1527 comments A few from the 80s/90s:

Camp Fear (Point Horror)

Camp Girl-Meets-Boy and the sequel Camp Reunion

Baby-Sitters' Summer Vacation (Babysitters Club series)


message 10: by Hillary (new)
Dec 31, 2019 08:20PM

Hillary | 270 comments Laura's Luck is a sequel to Amy Moves In but you can read it without the first one - you catch up and it is about the characters (sisters) going to summer camp.


message 13: by Pamela (new)
Jan 03, 2020 03:43PM

Pamela Love | 1520 comments Cherry Ames: Camp Nurse, by Helen Wells Cherry Ames, Camp Nurse

Donna Parker at Cherrydale by Marcia Martin Donna Parker at Cherrydale

Donna Parker Mystery at Arawak by Marcia Martin Donna Parker: Mystery at Arawak


message 14: by stella 🍓 (new)
Feb 15, 2020 05:54PM

stella 🍓 孔凡星 (stella_conway6) | 58 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord


message 15: by stella 🍓 (new)
Feb 15, 2020 05:54PM

stella 🍓 孔凡星 (stella_conway6) | 58 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager


message 17: by Paige (last edited Apr 01, 2021 12:25PM) (new)
Apr 01, 2021 08:18AM

Paige | 805 comments Little Darlings
Lights Out
Have a Little Faith in Me


I remember plenty of girls who'd grab one of the Diane Ames summer camp books and bring them to camp as a little light reading:
Summer Fling
Campfire Secrets
The Buddy System
Never Say Good-Bye
They appear to very few reviews here and seem to have fallen out of favor/consciousness.


message 18: by Valerie (new)
Apr 02, 2021 05:54AM

Valerie (valeriekemp) | 274 comments There’s the Whispering Pines books by Jen Calonita. I can’t link from my phone, but the first is called Sleepaway Girls.


message 19: by Madiha (new)
Apr 02, 2021 05:00PM

Madiha | 227 comments A little more MG, but Drum Roll, Please


message 21: by moominbear (new)
Apr 08, 2021 07:35PM

moominbear | 10 comments Be Prepared (graphic novel)
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir (another graphic novel)
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (there's a couple graphic novels here, if they're your jam)
The Interestings (some categorize this as YA, some as adult)


message 22: by rory (new)
Apr 11, 2021 01:26PM

rory (rorybaskin378) | 92 comments We Were Liars sort of fits. it may not be exactly what you're looking for though


message 23: by Paige (new)
Apr 11, 2021 05:49PM

Paige | 805 comments Another potentially useful list:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...


message 25: by Pamela (new)
Sep 25, 2022 11:51AM

Pamela Love | 1520 comments Just Plain Maggie by Lorraine Beim Just Plain Maggie


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