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Secrets At Camp Nokomis: A Rebecca Mystery (2010)

by Jacqueline Dembar Greene(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1593696574 (ISBN13: 9781593696573)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

American Girl Publishing Inc

review 1: I'm not sure whether my younger, more demo-age self would have figured out pretty much the entire book as early as I did, or if I'd have enjoyed it more then. As it was, I figured out the mystery before the mystery even happened. As soon as they mentioned Rose couldn't go to camp due to the polio outbreak, I knew there'd be a mystery camper who had polio before, and that odds were good she'd be someone important's daughter, and none of the campers would know her secret until, somehow, Rebecca helped reveal it. What I didn't plan on was the 'fun' stereotype of the hotheaded, redhaired, ignorant Irish kid who is an odd sort of bully. Really. That's what you're going with? I guess the AG series has Nellie to off-set this character, but still. Just hit each and every stereoty... morepe (except for the drinking since these are eleven year olds) while you can. Oy.If you ignore that, the book is a fun camp read, except for that part where Rebecca doesn't really have a whole lot of fun at camp due to Corky, the aforementioned walking stereotype. What is worth noting is that Tina, Rebecca's only friend at camp, is believable in her actions when presented with Corky's bullying. When Corky turns her attentions away from Teeny and towards Rebecca, Tina doesn't always stick up for her friend. She might not side against her, but she doesn't stand up for her, either.
review 2: Rebecca is lucky enough to get to go to a week-long sleepaway camp, far away from the city and the current polio scare. At camp, Rebecca is excited to make friends, learn to swim, and perform as the narrator for a camp skit, but she feels her bunkmate Tina is harboring a deep, dark secret. Meh. The “mystery” within this book was ridiculously easy to figure out, and I was kinda disappointed that Rebecca couldn’t figure it out sooner. I’ve liked other Rebecca stories more. less

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