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A review by megan_alice
Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell, Josh Berk
4.0
3.5-4 stars. Set in a 1980s (cue the Duran Duran and David Bowie references) summer camp, Tez and Corryn team up to investigate mysterious events happening around the camp. There's a cabin swarming with bugs, spooky faces appearing in the campfire, a suspicious old lifeguard and most horrifying of all... their mean camp counsellors! (Seriously though, why are they so mean?)
Tez and Corryn are a great match from the start. Their banter and dry wit is A+ and they grow together throughout the story, becoming protective of one another. Tez has Marfan syndrome and can't play sports with the other kids but he doesn't let it stop him. Initially shy, it's not long before his intelligence and humour shine. And Corryn is just as great. In a committed relationship with her bike Elliott, she's got attitude and spunk by the bucketload.
The paranormal elements of the story are appropriately spooky for a fun middle grade read, though I still have a lot of questions about the mystery after finishing the book - hopefully a sequel will clear them up.
Tez and Corryn are a great match from the start. Their banter and dry wit is A+ and they grow together throughout the story, becoming protective of one another. Tez has Marfan syndrome and can't play sports with the other kids but he doesn't let it stop him. Initially shy, it's not long before his intelligence and humour shine. And Corryn is just as great. In a committed relationship with her bike Elliott, she's got attitude and spunk by the bucketload.
The paranormal elements of the story are appropriately spooky for a fun middle grade read, though I still have a lot of questions about the mystery after finishing the book - hopefully a sequel will clear them up.