Theres a Bat in Bunk Five

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Summary: Really neat book, but may not be appropriate for under 10.
Review: I really liked this book. Marcy Lewis is really excited when her old teacher, Ms. Finney asks her to work at a art camp. Marcy thinks it will be simple, until she discovers rude Ginger is in her cabin.Also she has her first serious romance. This book can either be read after The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, or it can be read all by itself. SOme parts of the romance in this book might be not appropriate for kids under age 9 or 10.

Rating:
Summary: There's A Bat In Bunk Five
Review: If you're looking for a quick book with adventure and romance this is the one for you. I enjoyed this book because it gives good examples of how to deal with problems of the everyday teenager. One of those is how to deal with pressure from guys and what to do about it, or how to be a friend to someone who is really hard to get along with or is stubborn.
This book is about a girl around the age of 15 named Marcy. The story takes place at the Camp Serendipity, where Marcy learns a lot about the ups and downs of being a camp counselor as a CIT, or Counselor in Training. She learns how to deal with kids who are stubborn, picky, or bullies. And also learns to deal with Ginger whose parents were divorced and Ginger is going through a tough time. Ginger becomes a camp bully who needs something special that is hard to find at a camp. Love. Marcy tries to be her friend anyway, but it won't be easy. Marcy makes a lot of friends and falls in love with a great guy who really likes her. She learns a lot about guys and some really strange jokes too. I definitely recommend this book if you're looking for a short, but very fun, book.

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Summary: woo hoo what a great book!
Review: This book is about a girl who becomes a counsler at a camp. She learns many lessons about how no one is perfect. While sh eis at camp she meets a guy and they become close but when somthing goes wrong she always blames it on someone els.

Rating:
Summary: Better Than The First One
Review: This book was pretty slow and trite. Following a young teenager who is a little unsure of herself as most teens are, the reader is brought along with her as a CIT in summer camp. She has lost a lot of weight and is still awkward around boys. Very surprised to have a boy coming on to her she jumps at the chance to be with him.

There's a small use of profanity in this book as well as discussions about sex. I didn't find this book appropriate for the grade levels that it was written for and would most appeal to (middle school). This book's subject matter is really appropriate for high schoolers who probably would not be interested. The only reason I gave it a second star was because if it will get a child to read who wouldn't have otherwise, then it has some value.

Why 2 stars?:
Don't waste your time on this one. The story is dull, characters flat, use of profanity and not grade-level appropriate. There are much better books out there on similar topics. I would suggest "Buddies" by Barbara Park.

Rating:
Summary: Better Than The First One
Review: This was much better than the first book. I enjoyed reading it a lot. This book follows Marcy to a summer camp called Camp Seriendipity. It tells about her romance troubles and a little bit of her insecurity. This book had some humor, some drama, and romance too. I recomend it to anyone 11 years and older. It was fun to read.