The Lost Camper

By Allison Bruning

Legends never lie. Tales of darkness, sorrow and death fill the deep woods of Daniel Boone National Forest.
Kendra hates the outdoors more than anything else in the world. Why did her parents have to drag her family out in the middle of nowhere for some stupid family camping trip? Determined to escape from her own personal hell, Kendra wanders in the woods. There she faces the murderous ghost of Lumberjack John. Will Kendra escape from a horrible death or will she join all the lost campers who have disappeared?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crimson Sparrow
• Release date: Aug 23, 2017
• ISBN: 9781946072597

Allison Bruning

Allison Bruning has had a passion for writing since childhood. She originally hails from Marion, Ohio but lives in Marfa, Texas with her husband and their Australian Cattle Dog, Lakota Sioux.Allison enjoys family stories, history and genealogy. Her educational background includes a BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Anthropology acquired at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. Allison received National Honor Society memberships in both Theatre Arts and Communication. She was also honored her sophomore year with admission into the All American Scholars register. She holds graduate hours in Cultural Anthropology and Education. In 2007, Allison was named Who's Who Among America's Educators. She is also the recipient of the Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards. Allison also holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Full Sail University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education from Walden University.Allison interests include Ohio Valley history, anthropology, travel, culture, history, camping, hiking, backpacking, spending time with her family, and genealogy.

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The Lost Camper

By Allison Bruning

Published by Marfa House at Smashwords

Copyright 2017 Allison Bruning

Marfa House

Marfa, Texas

The Lost Camper

Published by Marfa House

Smashwords Edition

This book is a work of fiction. With the exception of recognized historical figures, the characters in this novel are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Copyright 2017 by Allison Bruning

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ISBN: 978-1-946072-59-7

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Dedication

To all my camp counselors who never failed to try to scare me with their campfire ghosts stories. Thank you for sharing your love for telling great tales. This story is loosely based on one of your tales.

To my husband who loves to tell scary stories.

To Melissa Meeks, who is the best editor in the entire world. Thank you for getting me.

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Also by Allison Bruning

Dedication

The Lost Camper

About the Author

The Lost Camper

Kendra Hollinsworth knew this was a mistake. She hated nature, but her parents wanted special 'family time' in 'the great outdoors'. Ugh, why couldn't they have just left her home with her iPad and friends? Summer was supposed to be fun. Camping with her family was a far cry from fun. Fun was listening to music, hanging out with her friends and watching movies.

Who cared about nature, let alone camping. This was the 21st century. Not some pioneer days. If her family

Reviews for The Lost Camper

[Brianna Bell · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I found a lot of typos and the book made no sense at all. And (in my opinion) the story was not thought through at all like it was made up on the spot and the editor was being lazy or got really bored and didn’t pay attention to the book (most likely the second one.) I would not under any circumstances recommend this book at all. I should of look at the reviews before read the book