Ten-and-three-quarter-year-old Laura "Noodle" Newman had high hopes
about going to sleepaway camp for the first time. Once she's there,
however, Noodle is miserable. No one can help her get over her terrible
homesickness. Things go from bad to worse when Noodle panics while
talking on the camp's radio station. Noodle's moment to shine becomes a
bout of stage fright as her bunkmates laugh at her. As a menacing
hurricane heads up the coast, life at Camp Hillside turns upside down.
Through the craziness, Noodle realizes that only one person can make her
feel better: herself. Told in Noodle's witty, earnest, and distinctive
voice, Hurricamp! emulates the quirkiness of Beverly Cleary's Ramona
books combined with Judy Blume's relatable dialogue. Parents and
children alike will identify with Noodle's vulnerabilities and the
humorous lessons she learns on her adventures at Camp Hillside.