Publisher Description

Summer is here, and Finley is getting ready for Camp Acorn! She can't wait to make crafts, eat s'mores, and prove that she's tough enough to get back to nature. Unfortunately, she'll be sharing a cabin with Olivia Snotham, who's not exactly the outdoorsy type. When nature calls and the girls get lost on the way to the restrooms, Finley's spooky ghost story comes back to haunt them. As they work together to find a creative way home, Finley discovers that there's more than one way to be tough.

Author Biography

Jessica Young's award-winning picture book My Blue is Happy (2013) was included on the 2014 Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults list and the Texas Library Association's 2014 2 x 2 Reading List, and was chosen to represent Tennessee on the Library of Congress/Center for the Book's 2013 52 Great Reads list. Finley Flowers is her first chapter book series. Jessica grew up in Ontario, Canada and currently lives in Nashville, Tenn. with her family, where she teaches elementary and middle school art.

Table of Contents

Ready to rough it -- Welcome to Camp Acorn -- Home sweet home-away-from-home -- Knitting ninja -- Lightning legs -- Tent for two -- Dooon't feeed the chipmuuunkssss -- When you gotta go -- Dracumunk -- Tough enough -- Three-legged mess -- Jar full of memories.

Promotional "Headline"

Fun, quirky stories for creative readers interested in arts and crafts. Strong female protagonist. Strong cross-gender friendship and family relationships. Teaches creativity, problem-solving, and thinking outside the box. Great for readers interested in learning about nature and the outdoors. Teaches dealing with a bully/rival in a positive way.

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Discussion Questions, Glossary, Illustration(s)/Drawing(s), Pronunciation Guide, Table of Contents, Writing Prompts

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