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Who doesn't love a good story around the campfire?
Updated July 21, 2023
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Adventuring together : how to create connections and make lasting memories with your kids
Eskridge, Greta 1976-
Paper Book
A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly creating new experiences and intentional adventures together. Parents today complain of fragmented relationships with their kids. What parents yearn for--and their kids too--is...
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Camp creepy
White, Kiersten
Paper Book
The third book in the middle-grade series that's part Scooby-Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! Follow the Sinister-Winterbottoms on their most outrageous adventure yet, when they find themselves at a normal summer camp! After leaving the...
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Camp Scare
Dawson, Delilah S.
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An eerie, twisty ghost story about twelve-year-old Parker, who only wants a summer of fun and new friendship at sleepaway camp but ends up finding a nightmare instead! Don't forget your flashlight. . . . Parker Nelson can't wait for summer camp. She'll have fun and...
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Campfire
Sarles, Shawn
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Fans of Scream and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will devour this "wholly chilling and unputdownable" horror debut (Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author). Be careful what stories you tell around the campfire . . . they...
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Campfire stories
Miedoso, Andres
Paper Book
Desmond Cole goes camping and tells some scary campfire stories in the eighth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series! Camping with Desmond Cole is a lot of fun, until he starts telling ghost stories around the campfire. Most kids tell creepy stories that are totally fake,...
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Campfire stories
White, Jamie.
Paper Book
Nothing turns a backyard camp-out from yawn to "Yowza!" like a few scary stories. When their repertoire of shadow puppets is exhausted, Martha (the talking dog from PBS's hit TV showMartha Speaks)and her friends decide to share some science-fiction stories--the creepier the better! Martha...
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A camping spree with Mr. Magee
Van Dusen, Chris
Paper Book
The second book in the much-loved series about Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee! Chris Van Dusen books are always a delight, combining playful rhyming text with bright, comical artwork that's alive with color and detail. In their new...
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Classic campfire stories : forty spooky tales
Forgey, William W.
Paper Book
Need a good scary story to tell to youngsters--or to anyone, young or old, who wants a little fright before going off to sleep in the great outdoors? Nothing goes better with gooey s'mores and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story, and this collection of Doc Forgey's best scary classics and...
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Dark waters
Arden, Katherine
Paper Book
An Indie Bestseller! Filled with chills, New York Timesbestselling author Katherine Arden's latest installment in the creep-tastic Small Spaces Quartet is sure to haunt. Until next time.That was chilling promise made to Ollie, Coco and Brian after they...
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Fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods : 20 chilling tales from the wilderness
Johnson, Hal
Paper Book
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods is an illustrated children's book inspired by a 1910 book of the same name. This totally modern package is a bone-chilling, glow-in-the-dark, fictional field guide to 20 dangerous mythical creatures of North American folklore. These include...
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Gone fishing : a novel in verse
Wissinger, Tamera Will.
Paper Book
Nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad. So when his pesky little sister, Lucy, horns in on their fishing trip, he's none too pleased: "Where's my stringer? / Something's wrong! / The princess doll does not belong!" All ends well in this winsome book of poems--each labeled with its proper...
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Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder
Louv, Richard.
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The Book That Launched an International Movement Fans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. "An absolute must-read for parents." --The Boston...
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An occasionally happy family
Burke, Cliff
Paper Book
Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!) that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad's new girlfriend. There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look...
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Outdoor kids in an inside world : getting your family out of the house and radically engaged with nature
Rinella, Steven
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NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER . "An imperative call to action" (Nick Offerman)to get children off their screens and into nature, with tips for bonding activities that teach the importance of outside timeand build tough, curious, competent kids-from thehost of the Netflix series and podcast...
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Pete the Cat goes camping
Dean, James 1957-
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New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for an outdoor adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat Goes Camping, Pete can't wait to go hiking, fishing, and eat s'mores by the campfire. But when he hears about the mysterious creature...
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Pete the Cat goes camping
Dean, James 1957-
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New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for an outdoor adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat Goes Camping, Pete can't wait to go hiking, fishing, and eat s'mores by the campfire. But when he hears about the mysterious creature...
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Summer according to Humphrey
Birney, Betty G.
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The sixth book in the beloved and award-winning school hamster series! When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he can't believe his ears. What's a classroom hamster to do if there's no more school? It turns out that Mrs. Brisbane has planned something thrilling...
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Tales to keep you up at night
Poblocki, Dan
Paper Book
From the co-author of the #1 New York Timesbestselling series The Magic Misfits comes a spectacularly creepy novel that will keep you up way past bedtime. Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! "Grab a flashlight and a blanket-this lives up to its...
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Wild nights out : the magic of exploring the outdoors after dark
Salisbury, Chris
Paper Book
"The book gives adults ideas for activities to get kids outside after the sun goes down, from night hikes to trapping moths. It's also a fascinating meditation on humans' relationship with darkness."--Outside "A fun, inventive adventure guide about helping children explore nature...
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