Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 86
First published 1997
Mary Anne Spier thought running a day camp with her Baby-sitters Club friends would be the perfect summer project. She pictures sunny days filled with arts and crafts, games, and happy children. But her plans quickly unravel when her father announces he must leave town for two weeks on business. Without his steady presence at home, Mary Anne feels anxious and overwhelmed. The camp brings its own challenges as young campers clash with each other, creating drama that Mary Anne struggles to manage. When she injures her ankle, everything becomes even more difficult. Mary Anne must learn to handle responsibility on her own while keeping feuding kids happy and maintaining the camp's success. Her summer tests her growing independence and shows her she can be stronger than she believed.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, found-family
Setting: Camp BSC
Period: summer
143 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Hippo