"Beatrice, Roxy, and Virginia are fresh out of 6th grade and ready to conquer a new their first week at sleepaway camp. Beatrice would rather be in the company of her stuffed animals than people, something her parents hope camp will help with. Roxy, fresh from the news of her parent's divorce, feels like she's being sent away while they sort out logistics. Further complicating matters is the fact that Bea and Roxy do not get along. Virginia wanted to go to camp, all the middle school soccer girls go, but that was before she found out she didn't make her middle school soccer team. As the kids navigate their first big feelings -- crushes, betrayals, ambition, family drama, and more -- during this tender and sensitive transition time of their childhood, they ultimately discover it is friendship that helps them through the trials of growing up." --(Publisher).

Camp frenemies

All school year long, Quinn couldn’t wait to get to summer camp. She’s so excited to see her summer besties! But then things get turned inside out when a really cute new camper named Harry arrives. He just moved from London, and he and Quinn have so much in common. But it looks like she’s not the only one lovestruck by Harry. She thinks her frenemy, Kayla, secretly likes him, too! What will Quinn do now?!

Written in the stars

Jacob dreams of playing real soccer and scoring goals, but his team only has four players, so when they are challenged by a bullying street team, they have to use teamwork and strategy to win and convince the street players to join their team.

Soccer goals

When her latest growth spurt improves her swimming, twelve-year-old Esme struggles to balance her competitive nature and the expectations of others while learning to be a good sport.

The best worst summer of Esme Sun

"Twists, turns, and surprises await four friends as they form their new chess club and make it through middle school."--

Chess club : the winning move

"Rhapsody “Rap” Queen Smith, lives with her grandparents and plays for the Ice Angels hockey team, a tight group of girls who spend time together outside of hockey and school. Her focus is on improving her power plays and crossovers until she meets Marion, an older woman who spends her days sitting on a bench outside the arena. Nobody seems to know who she is, but there are two other mysterious things about her: she has an in-depth knowledge of hockey strategy and she wears a 1990 Women’s World Cup ring. When Marion’s ring goes missing, Rap and her friends are determined to find it. Who is Marion, and why does she know so much about hockey? The Ice Angels work together to find out."--

Rhapsody Smith : Ice Angel

"These days, Emmie doesn't feel so invisible. At least not around her best friends and her crush, Tyler. Class-clown Joe's jokes aren't landing the way they used to. Who doesn't love a good prank? Apparently not his so-called friends, who don't even seem to care if he's around. When their class goes on an end-of-year camping trip, Emmie and Joe find themselves stuck together--and expect the worst. Butwhat happens instead turns out to be entirely unexpected"--

Entirely Emmie

"Olive is excited to reunite with Max and Bree at Camp Acorn Lake, but the buses have barely pulled away when her two closest camp friends start fighting...and it's not just a little squabble. They refuse to speak to each other and, even worse, try to make Olive choose sides. Any attempt to smooth things over seems to aggravate them more, leaving Olive stuck in the middle. With Willow enjoying her busy activity and social schedule, Olive has no choice but to spend most of her time with unhappy first-time camper, Nat. It's far from the fun-filled, sun-filled summer she had planned. Luckily, Olive is able to distract herself with a new challenge: pitching a winning plan for improving the camp! Willow, Nat, and even the feuding Max and Bree want to help Olive make the camp a better place, but with all the drama, they're lacking the teamwork to make the dream work. Can Olive find a way to free herself and her friends from everything that's holding them back or are they doomed to stay stuck in their disagreements?"--

Stuck

Read this book in the dark : scary campfire stories for kids

"Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines...until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing--he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September, they have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face." --

The trouble with heroes

"Bee is reluctantly attending Camp Blue Heron over the summer while her mother teaches a summer course. Bee doesn't make friends easily, but she feels an immediate connection to a fellow unusual camper called Zippy who lets her in on a mystery: every night the teenaged girls in the Hawks cabin are given fresh batteries, but in the morning the batteries are all dead! The girls are supervised and there’s no evidence that they snuck out the door, but why are they all so tired? Where is that eerie music coming from? And who is that boy, whom only Bee seems to acknowledge? Mysteries abound at this spooky summer camp."--

The mystery of the haunted dance hall

"Seventh-grader Willa is head-over-hooves when she finds a secret note inviting her to Juniper Ranch--a sleepaway camp that's all about horses. The camp promises trail rides, horseback swims, and "ghorst" stories, plus tons of new horse-girl and (gasp!) horse-boy friends. Even better? Willa's pals from Oakwood Riding Academy--including her sworn frenemy, Amara--are all coming along for the fun. But when Willa makes a dangerous mistake and a beloved steed goes missing, everyone at Juniper Ranch is suddenly a suspect. Wills isn't sure who to trust (including herself) as she tries to figure out who's behind the mysterious horsenapping. And where they might be lurking. And just how she'll save her "forever herd" before a frightening storm rolls into camp. Gulp!" --

Horse camp : a horse girl mystery

"Sometimes the only way to hold onto what we love is to let go. Kai Sosa is so passionate about swimming he is practically a fish. This summer, he’s determined to become the athlete he once was on an elite swim team. But something invisible holds him back. His race times are off. Dreams of his sister Cali haunt him. And he hasn’t found her missing gold cuff, her last request. Mom is still talking about grief, even though it’s been two years since she disappeared. He’s fine now, isn’t he? When Kai discovers a library book Cali had checked out multiple times―about an underwater realm and a mysterious place called the Library of Despair and Sorrow―details from the story begin to appear in his own life: dolphin pods, imposing rock towers, unusual sea creatures, and even Cali’s beloved bracelet. As myth and reality collide, El Niño unleashes its fury, and Kai is swept up in a storm of events that will change his understanding of love, death, grief, and how best to honor those we’ve lost. Exquisitely packaged with breathtaking illustrations by award-winning artist Joe Cepeda and printed in blue ink"--Amazon.ca.

El Niño

"Last summer, Ronnie Miller's world turned upside down. She'd never believed in ghosts, or witches, or magic?until her time at Camp Foster, where she learned she was a witch. Magic was real. And some of it wanted to kill her. Now back at Camp Foster for winter break, Ronnie and her friends Jack, Olivia, and Sam can't wait to enjoy all that winter camp has to offer. They're excited to be back together, enjoying camp without worrying about mysterious forces that want to kill them. But when campers begin inexplicably falling ill, Ronnie and friends suspect the supernatural is at play. A gumihoa - nine-tailed fox spirit who feeds on people's life energy?is stalking the grounds at Camp Foster. And she's hungry."--

The last Rhee witch and the nine-tailed fox

Told through a combination of transcripts, articles, texts, and emails, star pitcher Cal must face the fallout after his father attacks an umpire during a game.

The right call

"Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen—he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with missiles. And he’s survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real. The Mission: Become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss, and find out all her father’s secrets"--Amazon.ca.

Spy ski school : the graphic novel

"NYC kid Santiago heads upstate to stay with his grandmother for the summer"--

Speak up, Santiago! : a Hillside Valley graphic novel

"Three sisters spend an adventure-filled summer in the Canadian wilderness, exploring rock quarries, escaping bear attacks, and fighting over space in the backseat of the family pickup truck. It’s the summer of 1990, and Amy (age 11), Beth (age 9), and Marion (age 6) are in for the family vacation of a lifetime. No, they’re not going Disneyland, Hawaii, or on a Caribbean cruise. No, they’re not flying to Germany to collect pieces of the Berlin Wall. They will be looking at rocks, though. Lots of rocks. So many rocks. You see, when your father is a geologist, that’s what you do on your summer vacation. You drive for days to the British Columbia–Yukon border, strapped in the backseat of the family truck with your sisters, fighting over the Gameboy, listening to your parents tell you “fascinating” facts about the scenery, playing the Little Mermaid soundtrack on a loop, and trying not to get elbowed in the face. Doesn’t that sound like a dream vacation? Well, it’s no luxury trip, but it has its highlights—from camping under the stars to wading in natural hot springs to flying a helicopter! And for Amy, Beth, and Marion, the memories they make along the way will last a lifetime. At least that’s what their parents tell them…"--

Summer of rocks

"Leo has become a star in the youth premier league and one of the brightest young players in the world. But he faces his greatest challenge yet when he joins his junior national team and tries to lead an underdog squad to victory in the greatest tournament of all for his age group; the U15 Cup of Nations. Unlike the Lewisham Knighs, Leo's national team doesn't have a roster full of Premier League talent. Plus the team has terrible chemistry and very little time to improve. The stakes have never been higher. The United States is the host nation, and the pressue is on to make a good showing. Will they flame out in the group stage and disappoint their country? Or can Leo become a true leader and bring his team together?" --

The Academy V : cup of nations

In order to receive her mysterious inheritance, twelve-year-old Everly "Benny" must play--and win--a game following clues left by her ancestor.

Isle of ever

"Thirteen-year-old Teddy Habib dreams of being a pro gamer. He just never expected he'd end up in the big leagues. And no, not the big esports competitions, like NickEh30. Big leagues as in if he doesn't win this game, the world as we know it is doomed."--

Battle squad

"Twelve-year-old Atlas Wade has been climbing mountains for years, but after being forced to stay behind as his father joins a team of Mount Everest climbers, he sees an avalanche trapping his father's expedition, then—along with their Sherpa Chodak and an American girl, Maddie—Atlas begins a perilous journey to rescue the team. A spine-tingling adventure about two kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest. Jennifer Nielsen's storytelling climbs to new heights in this epic about loss, letting go, and the most important lesson a climber can learn: where the eye goes, a person follows."--

One wrong step

"Sixth-grader and aspiring astronaut Maple McNutt chronicles her foray into the high-stakes world of middle school track in this diary-style illustrated novel"--

Maple's formula for victory

"Penny joins a pickleball league at school"--

Penny draws a team sport

Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old fraternal twins Phoebe and Dexter reluctantly partner up for Phoebe's figure skating competition when Dexter is cut from the hockey team.

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