Hi everyone!
I know I haven't been active on here for a long time, but I wanted to give you all an update on my third book. I've been doing a lot of editing this last semester and I just have one more round of revisions to do before it is time to get my book ready for publication.
The title of this book is Mystery at Camp Lakeside. As you might be able to tell from the title, this book is a summer camp mystery that has lots of crazy camp adventures mixed in with the mystery. I would like to have some short blurbs/reviews for this book. So, if you're interested in reading my manuscript before it is published, I would greatly appreciate your help. (See a sneak peak of the first chapter below the cover art.) You can let me know if you'd like to write a review by emailing me at: [email protected]. Thanks in advance for your help!
Here is a sneak peek of my cover art and the first couple pages of my book:
I know I haven't been active on here for a long time, but I wanted to give you all an update on my third book. I've been doing a lot of editing this last semester and I just have one more round of revisions to do before it is time to get my book ready for publication.
The title of this book is Mystery at Camp Lakeside. As you might be able to tell from the title, this book is a summer camp mystery that has lots of crazy camp adventures mixed in with the mystery. I would like to have some short blurbs/reviews for this book. So, if you're interested in reading my manuscript before it is published, I would greatly appreciate your help. (See a sneak peak of the first chapter below the cover art.) You can let me know if you'd like to write a review by emailing me at: [email protected]. Thanks in advance for your help!
Here is a sneak peek of my cover art and the first couple pages of my book:
Chapter 1: The Bus Ride
“Campers,” the bus driver said over the loud speaker, “we are approaching Camp Lakeside. Be sure to put all your stuff back into bags so you’ll be ready when we get there.”
Eleven-year-old Teresa glanced over at her nine-year-old brother Matt as she stuffed her book back into her backpack. “Are you excited, Matt?” she asked.
Matt grinned back at her. “This is going to be so cool, especially having Uncle Jack and Aunt Sally as the directors.”
“I do wish we could be in the same cabin,” Teresa said. Since she didn’t have a friend with her, Teresa was nervous about interacting with the other girls.
“Oh, it’ll be fine. It’s only for a week,” Matt replied, then changed the subject. “I wonder if Rusty can sleep with me.”
Rusty, Matt and Teresa’s one-year-old golden retriever, was coming to camp to be the camp dog. She was with the kids’ Aunt Sally who was driving her own car in front of the bus.
“I doubt it, Matt. Rusty’s mostly an outside dog anyway.”
Uncle Jack, the bus driver, rubbed his beard and repositioned his baseball cap as he turned onto a gravel road that led to the camp. One kid in the back of the bus yelled, “We’re here!”
Up ahead of the bus were two screened cabins, an office building where Aunt Sally, Uncle Jack and some of the volunteers worked and the dining hall. Past the buildings were all the camp activities like the zipline, a tall climbing tower, the head of a hiking trail and the pool. Even farther from the buildings were the tall mountains where the kids would hike.
The bus came to a halt and all at once kids hopped up from their seats and lined up at the door. Through the bus window, Teresa saw a pathway leading through a rose trellis going to the cabins. Vines filled with different shades of bright pink roses wound around the trellis. This is more beautiful than I remembered. I can’t wait for the fun to begin! Teresa thought.
She looked at her brother. “I guess I’ll see you at dinner. We can talk more there.”
“I can see you anytime, Teresa. I want to meet my cabin mates and make friends with them this week,” Matt said.
I guess I won’t be hanging out with Matt all week. Teresa thought as she looked around the bus. She saw pairs of girls everywhere chatting and laughing. I better start making some friends soon.
The bus doors opened and girls and boys ran, pulling their suitcases and carrying their duffle bags and pillows to the different cabins. Matt and Teresa separated to go claim their bunks.
“Hi, I’m Logan, one of your counselors. What’s your name?” said a lady with short blonde hair.
“Teresa Jones,” she replied.
“Nice to meet you. You’ll meet Vicki, my co-counselor, inside,” Logan said.
“Okay. Thanks!” Teresa mumbled shyly. She pulled the cabin door open and saw bunks beds lining the walls and girls on top of them talking. “Hello,” Teresa said quietly looking up at a group of girls on a bunk. She waited a minute, but no one seemed to hear her so, she turned to the corner bunk, climbed up the ladder and plopped her stuff on the top bunk. This is going to be a long week without a friend. I wish Allison or Maureen were here.
Let me know if you'd like to write a blurb. Thanks for reading!
Sydney
“Campers,” the bus driver said over the loud speaker, “we are approaching Camp Lakeside. Be sure to put all your stuff back into bags so you’ll be ready when we get there.”
Eleven-year-old Teresa glanced over at her nine-year-old brother Matt as she stuffed her book back into her backpack. “Are you excited, Matt?” she asked.
Matt grinned back at her. “This is going to be so cool, especially having Uncle Jack and Aunt Sally as the directors.”
“I do wish we could be in the same cabin,” Teresa said. Since she didn’t have a friend with her, Teresa was nervous about interacting with the other girls.
“Oh, it’ll be fine. It’s only for a week,” Matt replied, then changed the subject. “I wonder if Rusty can sleep with me.”
Rusty, Matt and Teresa’s one-year-old golden retriever, was coming to camp to be the camp dog. She was with the kids’ Aunt Sally who was driving her own car in front of the bus.
“I doubt it, Matt. Rusty’s mostly an outside dog anyway.”
Uncle Jack, the bus driver, rubbed his beard and repositioned his baseball cap as he turned onto a gravel road that led to the camp. One kid in the back of the bus yelled, “We’re here!”
Up ahead of the bus were two screened cabins, an office building where Aunt Sally, Uncle Jack and some of the volunteers worked and the dining hall. Past the buildings were all the camp activities like the zipline, a tall climbing tower, the head of a hiking trail and the pool. Even farther from the buildings were the tall mountains where the kids would hike.
The bus came to a halt and all at once kids hopped up from their seats and lined up at the door. Through the bus window, Teresa saw a pathway leading through a rose trellis going to the cabins. Vines filled with different shades of bright pink roses wound around the trellis. This is more beautiful than I remembered. I can’t wait for the fun to begin! Teresa thought.
She looked at her brother. “I guess I’ll see you at dinner. We can talk more there.”
“I can see you anytime, Teresa. I want to meet my cabin mates and make friends with them this week,” Matt said.
I guess I won’t be hanging out with Matt all week. Teresa thought as she looked around the bus. She saw pairs of girls everywhere chatting and laughing. I better start making some friends soon.
The bus doors opened and girls and boys ran, pulling their suitcases and carrying their duffle bags and pillows to the different cabins. Matt and Teresa separated to go claim their bunks.
“Hi, I’m Logan, one of your counselors. What’s your name?” said a lady with short blonde hair.
“Teresa Jones,” she replied.
“Nice to meet you. You’ll meet Vicki, my co-counselor, inside,” Logan said.
“Okay. Thanks!” Teresa mumbled shyly. She pulled the cabin door open and saw bunks beds lining the walls and girls on top of them talking. “Hello,” Teresa said quietly looking up at a group of girls on a bunk. She waited a minute, but no one seemed to hear her so, she turned to the corner bunk, climbed up the ladder and plopped her stuff on the top bunk. This is going to be a long week without a friend. I wish Allison or Maureen were here.
Let me know if you'd like to write a blurb. Thanks for reading!
Sydney
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