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June YFE Staff Picks - Camping Adventures

At Camp CHPL this summer, we're celebrating the fun, friendships, and adventures that make camping a summertime favorite. This reading list, curated by Youth & Family staff members, features stories that highlight the joys of camping. Whether it's bonding at summer camp or exploring the great outdoors, dive into your next great summertime read with these titles. The books are arranged from those for younger readers to ones for older teens - perfect for finding the right summer adventure at any age!

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  • A young girl gets on the wrong bus for summer camp and ends up at a camp full of kitties who prefer cat activities.
    Book, 2025New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2025 — PIC Brocking
  • Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind.
    Book, 2019San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, 2019 — PIC Farrell
  • A variety of animals with different anxieties about going off to summer camp receive reasurrance, in this story about going to a new place.
    Book, 2021New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021 — PIC John
  • Ernestine is going on her first camping trip, but she isn't as ready for the great outdoors as she thinks.
    Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020 — PIC Mann
  • An immigrant family embarks on their first camping trip in the Midwest.
    Book, 2021New York : Kokila, 2021 — PIC Tariq
  • When Mouse and Monster team up to go camping, they discover Monster's insatiable appetite is wreaking havoc on their campsite, but nothing can stop these two friends from having fun in the great outdoors.
    Book, 2018Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018 — PIC Underwood
  • A loving ode from a father to his young son about the inherent power he holds within himself.
    Book, 2025New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2025 — PIC Van
  • Emma goes to an accessible summer camp where children cheer along with Emma every step of the way, and learn that a world that's inclusive and accessible for all is possible.
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, [2024] — PIC Webb
  • Nervous about his first camping trip, Timo starts with a trip to the library to research canoeing, fire-building, and navigation. But his biggest challenge turns out to be Suki, who teases whenever one of her friends makes a mistake. Timo's anxiety…
    Book, 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2018 — EJF Alle
  • Best, best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. And this summer they have made a list of activities that they will do each and every day. But then Allie learns she's being sent to sleep-away camp and all their plans are…
    Book, 2020New York : Aladdin Quix, 2020 — EJF Calm
  • School's out for summer! A.J. can't wait to spend his days playing video games, watching TV, and forgetting everything he learned during the school year. But when his parents announce they've signed him up for sleepaway camp, his great summer plans…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — EJF Gutm
  • Elena is eager to put up her tent--but is there something she's missing in her hurry? Juana Medina brings back the plucky elephant and her little sidekick with a comedic flair that will delight beginning readers. This dual-language edition contains…
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025 — JSPANISH ER Medi
  • When twelve-year-old former best friends Maddie and Chloe arrive at camp and discover they are cabin mates, they must decide if they want to continue staying mad at each other or give their friendship another go.
    Book, 2023New York : Henry Holt Books and Company, 2023 — JF Kapi
  • Eowyn Becker has waited all year to attend her sixth summer at Lamplighter Lake Summer Camp. But when she gets to camp, everything seems wrong. The best-friend reunion Eowyn had been dreaming of doesn't go as planned. Can they mend ways before the…
    Book, 2024New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — JF Swin
  • Tween Phoenny Fang attends a Chinese cultural overnight camp where she explores new friendships and first crushes and discovers a deeper understanding of her community.
    Book, 2024New York : Kokila, 2024 — JF Wang
  • Twelve-year-old Isaiah Rawlings wished for only one thing this summer, a camping trip outside of Kentucky. When his dad unexpectedly announces a trip to Grand Teton National Park, Isaiah is ecstatic! On the second night of camping, he wakes to a…
    Book, 2022[Apple Valley, Minn.] : Bakken Books, 2022 — JM Fult
  • All Vera wants to do is fit in--but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but…
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018 — JGN Bros
  • Beatrice, Roxy, and Virginia face personal challenges and strained friendships as they embark on their first week at sleepaway camp after finishing 6th grade.
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Random House Studio, [2025] — JGN Mont
  • A heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity all while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp.
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024 — JGN Palm
  • Camping With Unicorns

    Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

    Simpson, Dana, 1977-
    Phoebe and her unicorn best friend, Marigold, share one of the most magical friendships in comics history. This new collection of Phoebe and Her Unicorn comics is sure to dazzle and delight readers of all ages with tales of mischief, magic, and…
    Graphic Novel, 2020Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2020 — JGN Simp