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Emily has never fit in her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her at Camp Excel—an academic camp for underachievers—for the summer. Emily doesn’t want to go, and not just because she... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Emily: Anunderachiever who while feeling she cannot live up to her older sisters is also struck down because of a suppressed childhood memory haunting her dreams
- Haley: Emily's camp roommate. Believes in superstition and runes and feels responsible for Emily's protection
- Taylor: A friend of Emily who is an underachiever because she is too busy trying to find her identity
- Maxwell: A friend of Emily who does not try in school because he is a destined playwright
- Mrs. Comstock: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Isaacson
- Mrs. Jimenez
- Dr. Hampton
- Dr. Anderson
- Dr. Amelia Foxworth
- Mr. Salgado
- Mrs. Wood
- Dr. Weil
- Jamie
- Tammy
- Stan
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First Sentence edit
Shades and shadows slithered over and around her, trailing wisps of damp air, sticky-sweet honeysuckle, and the acrid smell of rotting leaves.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0385730268
Page Count: 166
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0385730268
Page Count: 166
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( N ) › Nixon, Joan Lowery
- Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( N ) › Nixon, Joan Lowery
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( N ) › Nixon, Joan Lowery
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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