‘Get Ready’ Book List

by Natasha Wing and illustrated by Mindy Pierce

The first day of summer camp is almost here, and one little camper doesn’t know what to expect. For a while everything is hunkydory . . . until rest time rolls around and he gets a bad case of nervous butterflies. But an unlikely friend appears out of the crowd and reassures him that the best cure for the summertime blues is tons of summertime fun.

by Stuart Gibbs

Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average—he’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that’s not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp.

by C.K. Bushnell

Join Noah and his bunkmates, the River Otters, as they search for the answers to many, many questions and many more such as What’s in the Mysterious Woods? What is the chunky stuff the camp serves in the Dining Hall? Why is there a mean bunk called the Gray Wolves?

AWAY by Emil Sher and illustrated by Qin Leng

A little girl’s fears about leaving home for the first time, and the need to stay close with her Mom through handwritten notes becomes even more important. As the camp departure date gets closer, Mom does her best to soothe her daughter’s nerves. A visit from her grandmother helps to calm her fears and convince her that she’ll have a good time, even away from her mother and beloved cat. Camp ends up being a wonderful adventure — but nothing is sweeter than a back-athome reunion.

by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube. One night, they gather around the campfire to sing, eat s’mores, and tell scary stories. But after going to bed, something straight out of one of their scary stories pays the sleeping penguins a visit.