Copyright Date:
2024
Edition Date:
2024
Release Date:
09/17/24
Pages:
259 pages
ISBN:
1-665-93057-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-665-93057-4
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2023056428
Dimensions:
22 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
Preteen Naomi likes learning about nature from books and the internet,not from firsthand experienceBut Naomi's parents need some time to figure out their divorce, so she's going off with her younger twin brothers, Aman and Omar, to Camp Twisted Pine in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Camp is just as miserable as she predicted, but Naomi manages to make friends with (and maybe develop a hint of a crush on) Jackie, a hard-of-hearing girl who uses both English and ASL. Naomi's logical, rational mind makes it hard for her to bond with her other cabinmates, especially when they start telling stories about the Jersey Devil. But maybe the Jersey Devil is real-and maybe he's kidnapping campers. Or maybe the oddly young head counselor has something to do with the mysterious disappearances? Then there's the highly invasive and subtly unnatural kudzu that's growing throughout the forest. Naomi is a lovable, nerdy protagonist who resides in a world where the adults, though often well meaning, aren't listening and it's up to the kids to save the day. The story is fun and gently spooky with no real scares, and it's likely to spark readers' interest in ecosystems and conservation. A genuine love and knowledge of the Pine Barrens is evident in the details of the setting. Naomi presents Black, and the supporting cast is racially diverse.Part campfire tale, part eco-fable, all charm.(Paranormal. 8-12)
Whispering Pines meets Small Spaces in this spooky middle grade novel about a girl whose first summer camp experience is disrupted by a menacing creature abducting her fellow campers.
Eleven-year-old Naomi loves all things outdoors—birds and beetles, bats and bunnies—in theory. She explores nature in the best possible way: the cold, hard facts in books. So when her parents’ announcement of their impending divorce comes hand in hand with sending Naomi and her younger twin brothers to summer camp while they figure things out, it’s salt in the wound for Naomi and her avoidance of hands-on experience.
Camp Twisted Pine could be worse. The counselors are nice, and Naomi likes her cabinmates, especially Jackie, whose blunt personality and frank dislike of the camp draws Naomi in quickly. Jackie is also hard of hearing and uses a hearing aid, and the girls quickly develop a routine of sign language lessons in their free time, which Naomi sees as a welcome break when all the s’mores-making and nature walks get to be a bit much.
But the campers aren’t the only ones who roam the grounds of Camp Twisted Pine. When people start to go missing, including Jackie, Naomi has to find a way to save everyone—and herself. Her practical knowledge of the outdoors may still be rudimentary at best, but she has years of studying and the scientific method to fall back on. Can Naomi identify and stop the dangerous predator before it’s too late?
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