Language: G (1 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (ghost story about a drowning, mild threats of violence, gun and knife threats)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
APPEALS TO: MANY
13yo Anna-Jane always looks forward to her summer sleepaway camp. Even though she and her mother can’t afford the tuition, a camp scholarship helps. As she settles in, something strange happens in the outside world - a trip to the nearby town is derailed because almost no one is around and almost nothing is open. Back at camp they discover that a country wide emergency has been declared. A mysterious illness is spreading rapidly. Some kids' parents come to take them home, but a lot of campers are stuck there. Then the director leaves in the middle of the night. The camp nurse is now the only adult and a few counselors also remain. Otherwise, the whole group is on their own. As fall comes and winter approaches, food is getting short, and so are tempers.
While I normally am not a novel in verse fan, Classy paints vivid pictures with her words. And the book is long enough that I never felt cheated. However, if you listened to this as an audiobook, you would never know that it is written in verse. If your students enjoy Alone by Freeman, they will be ready to devour this next.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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