Campfire Mallory
By Laurie Friedman and Jennifer Kalis
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It's summertime and the Wish Pond Road gang is getting ready to go to Camp Blue Lake. Mallory's not so sure she wants to go. What if she gets homesick or none of the other kids like her? Her best friends, Mary Ann and Joey, convince her how fun it will be to go swimming, boating, and roast marshmallows over a campfire. But when Mallory arrives at camp, nothing goes as planned. Will Mallory ever find a way to be a happy camper?
Laurie Friedman
Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.
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Campfire Mallory - Laurie Friedman
I take papers, pencils, and markers out of my desk and shove them into my backpack. I can’t believe today is our last day!
I say to my desk mate, Pamela.
Pamela takes a stack of folders out of her desk and slides them carefully into her backpack. It’s sad to think we’ll never be third-graders again,
she says.
Joey walks by our desks carrying a big bag of trash. "How can you even use the word sad today? It’s our last day of school, we don’t have to do any more work, we’re about to have a party, and summer vacation starts in two hours."
Even though I’m usually happy about summer vacation, this year things are a little different.
Mrs. Daily taps on Chester, her desk frog. Class, it’s party time!
Yeah!
lots of voices shout together.
Mrs. Daily passes around sugar cookies and lemonade. Who wants to tell the class what you’re doing this summer?
I do!
shouts a voice near the trash can. I’m going to sleep-away camp,
Joey tells the class. I’m going to Camp Blue Lake for two weeks, and so is Mallory.
Joey looks in my direction and grins. There are tons of things to do at camp, like waterskiing and canoeing and tennis. It’s going to be so much fun.
Mrs. Daily smiles at Joey like she’s having fun just listening to him. I’m sure you and Mallory are going to have a great time.
Lots of kids tell the class what they’re doing over the summer.
Arielle and Danielle are taking dance lessons. Pamela is going to music school. Pete is playing in a basketball league. Hannah is staying at her grandmother’s.
I sip my lemonade and think about my own summer plans.
I’m sure there will be things about camp that I like. But the problem is … there might also be things I don’t like.
I take a tiny bite of my sugar cookie and watch Pamela as she scribbles a note on a scrap of paper. She slides it to my side of the desk. I unfold her note and start reading.
Mallory,
This is our official last note of third grade!
You’re going to have so much fun at sleep-away camp! I wish I could go with you!
I’ll miss u!
Hugs!
Pamela
When I finish reading, I refold the note and slip it into my backpack. I hope Pamela is right about me having so much fun at sleep-away camp.
When the bell rings, everyone cheers and grabs their backpacks. Mrs. Daily hugs everyone as we walk out of Room 310 for the last time.
She gives me a tight squeeze. Mallory, when you come back to school in the fall, I want you to stop by my room and tell me all about summer camp.
I will,
I tell Mrs. Daily. I just hope I have good things to tell her.
When Max and I get home from school, Mom puts a big chocolate cake on the kitchen table. "This is a congratulations-it’s-your-last-day-of-school-and-an-I-can’t-believe-you’re-leaving-for-camp-in-two-days cake."
Max grins. Since it’s for two things, can I have two pieces?
Mom laughs and cuts a thick slice of cake for Max. Mallory, would you like a big piece too?
Mom asks.
I shake my head. No thanks. I don’t want any cake.
Mom gives me a since-when-do-you-not-want-cake look. Everything OK?
I shrug my shoulders. I’m not hungry,
I tell Mom. But I don’t tell her why I’m not hungry. Just hearing the words you’re leaving for camp in two days
makes me not feel like eating anything, even something as yummy as chocolate cake.
I look at the weekend schedule that Mom posted on the refrigerator.
Friday night: Family dinner (Mmmm!)
Saturday morning: Final packing, Mary Ann and Colleen arrive (Yeah!)
Saturday night: Going-away party at the Winstons’ house (Fun!)
Sunday morning: Bus leaves for Camp Blue Lake! (Bye!)
Just thinking about getting on that bus on Sunday morning makes me feel like I ate the whole chocolate cake, and listening to Max doesn’t make me feel much better.
I can’t wait to go to camp!
Max says between bites of cake. I’m playing baseball every day,
he tells Mom.
Mom picks up some cake crumbs Max drops. That’s great,
she says. But don’t forget there are a lot of other sports you can try at Camp Blue Lake.
Even though Max loves chocolate cake, he pushes his plate aside. How could I forget? I’m going to waterski, canoe, play tennis, sail. I’m going to do everything.
Mom smiles at him. That’s the spirit,
she says. Then she looks at me. Mallory, what do you want to try at camp?
How can I know what I want to try at camp if I don’t even know if I want to go to camp? I push my chair back from the table. I’m going to my room,
I tell Mom.
When I get there, I sit down at my desk. I take out a piece of paper and a pencil and start making a list.
When I finish writing, I lie down on my bed with Cheeseburger and rub her back. She doesn’t even know I’m leaving. I wonder how she’ll feel while I’m gone.
I lie there for a long time. Then I hear footsteps coming down the hall. Mom and Dad come into my room. Mom sits down on the