Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Camp Lenape

Subtitle: (A Kahale and Claude Mystery, Book 1)

Author: Timothy R. Baldwin

Genre: Young Adult/Adventure/Mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57970926-camp-lenape

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Alissa and Marcus are junior counsellors at a summer camp. After years of going to camp themselves, they are now placed in a leadership role, but things aren’t as they seem. Will they find out what happened to Marcus’ sister Bri in time? Will they escape with their life?

What I liked about the book:

It was fast-paced and difficult to put down.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is the first book in the series. I’m aware there are another 2 in this series and am interested in reading those too.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a great young adult mystery and adventure story and is great for lovers of the famous five stories.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like adventure mysteries, this young adult series may be the series for you.

I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

When a girl goes missing, and none of the adults can give a straight answer, a childhood game suddenly turns into a real, secret mission.

Phone lines are down. Strange men roam the campgrounds. Financial documents indicate something’s amiss. And hidden security cameras point to a mysterious cottage in the woods.

With heightened suspicions, junior camp counselors Marcus and Alissa recruit their friends to help find the missing girl. In their search, the teens will learn to rely on each other, especially when they encounter a terrible and dangerous secret.

About the Author:

Tim grew up in Syracuse, New York. He currently resides in Maryland where he teaches English, Creative Writing, Film, and Theatre on the middle school level. At the insistence of his own students, he began writing seriously in 2014.

He credits his love for story to his mother, who spent countless hours reading to him and his siblings when they were growing up. Growing up, he devoured the literary works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Piers Anthony, and many others. Mysteries, thrillers, and fantasies are among the genres he most frequently reads.

When he’s not writing, he’s reading, teaching, camping, or at a live music concert.