How to Survive Summer Camp

How to Survive Summer Camp (ISBN 978-0-19-272704-6) is a novel written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Sue Heap. It was first published in 1985. It features a ten-year-old girl at summer camp.

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Stella is dumped at Evergreen summer camp while her mother and stepfather are on going on their honeymoon. They get through the gates and Uncle Ron, the activities organizer, comes jogging towards them. He thinks Stella is a boy because before summer camp Stella went to the hairdressers. She asked for one centimeter cut off, but the hairdresser misunderstood and had left a centimeter of hair on her head. Stella is led to her dormitory, where she meets Karen and Louise, who tease Stella because of her hairstyle. She also meets Marzipan,Janie,and a young girl who carries round a toy donkey. A boy called Alan also becomes friends with her. Even though her mother told the staff that she is afraid to go in the pool, Stella is forced to swim. All the children go on a hike. The girl with the donkey drops her toy in cow droppings but refuses to leave it behind. Alan pulls him out and Stella washes him in icy cold water and finds the girl's name is Rosemary. Stella's team, Emerald, keep losing team points. During a midnight feast with the girls in her dormitory, she hears a wailing noise and is determined to find out what it is. It is a hurt fox owned by a cleaning lady. The story ends with Stella swimming 6 strokes and her eating 7 sausages!

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