Camp Daze

Garbage Pail Kids #3

by R.L. Stine, Jeff Zapata (Illustrator), Joe Simko (Illustrator)

Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for Camp Daze , the third volume in this New York Times bestselling middle-grade series featuring illustrations by Jeff Zapata and Joe Simko.

The Garbage Pail Kids are off to sleepaway camp.

Welcome to the town of Smellville, where 10 kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can. People may think that they’re gross and weird and slobby and strange, but they’re not bad kids—they just don’t know any better.

In this hilarious series from bestselling author R.L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kids—from Adam Bomb to Brainy Janey—get into mischief at their middle school. These all-new illustrated stories are guaranteed to amuse and entertain readers of all ages.

Includes 4 Bonus Garbage Pail Kids Stickers!

More from the Garbage Pail Kids
Welcome to Smellville
Thrills and Chills
The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook

208 pages, Hardcover

Published October 12, 2021

About the author

Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.

R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.

Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.

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Reviews

[Justin Tate · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Garbage Pail Kids novel reboot trilogy concludes with Camp Daze. Messy parentless children from unknown origins, such as Nasty Nancy, Adam Bomb and Luke Puke, descend upon Camp Lemme-Owttahere for a summer of fun and mayhem. Zany camp counsellors and out of control wildlife add extra flavor in a world that's already overwhelmingly bizarro.

The gross-out humor and groaner jokes are rapid fire as usual, but it's clear that enthusiasm for the premise is starting to wane. While never following a tradition plot, the prior two novels felt more cohesive and had a clearer story to tell. This one, set outside of Smellville, feels like a side quest in comparison. Nice that it adds texture to the wonderful world built in the first two novels, but doesn't hold up well on its own.

Overall, fans will not want to skip Camp Daze but those with casual interest certainly wouldn't want to start here. In either case, one can stop after book two without fear of missing out. The first two are really great, though, so you are missing out if you don't read those!

[S. Policar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final book in the Garbage Pail Kids Trilogy, at least until Mr. Stine decides to turn the trilogy into a series, had one error in it. The error is on the last two pages. The last sentence on page 198 is also the first sentence on page 199. It would have been perfect if the narrator had changed between those last two pages but they didn't.
Other than that, I think Camp Daze is my favorite of the trilogy. The reader really gets to see the GPK really work together, even working with Nasty Nancy, who is without her other four companions in this one, to defeat the Perfect twins once again.
I think this is a great, quick, light read for anyone really; and middle schoolers will definitely enjoy it especially if they're getting to spend at summer camp.
I give this book 4 of 5 Paws

[jessyks_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y estos chicos lo ha vuelto a hacer, esta vez quieren tener el mejor verano de toda sus vidas solo piensan en esas horas haciendo deportes, largas caminatas y por supuesto la natación. Con los planes y la emoción que tiene nada puedo fallar, están súper contentos excepto Tomás que está empecinado en no querer salir de su cabaña ya, que dice que lo ha mordido un Árbol.
Siempre que me leo alguno de estos libros me la paso riendo con todas sus travesuras y aventuras amo a cada uno de estos chicos.
La edición de los tres libros es preciosa con esos colores tan bonitos y su encuadernación en tapa dura, sin duda debes tener estos libros en tu estantería

[Maximiliano Bessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book transported me to my times of youth, when i collected Garbage Pail Kid stickers. Stine does something great adding a story to the classic figures i used to collect. I started with the third volume since i got it signed, but i already got the two first ones and i'm looking forward to reading them. Bonus: each volume contains four collectible limited edition topps cards.

[Jodie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Been picking up this series for my sister to share with her kiddos. She was a big fan of RL Stine and we loved the garbage pail kids when we were kids ourselves. These are just fun, gross humor to share with the little ones.

[Cari Stubler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not for me, but I think I'll hold onto this and give it to my grandson when it fits his reading level. Good, goofy, and gross book that I'm sure lots of kids would enjoy! Now I'm heading back to Fear Street myself...

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Garbage Pail Kids try to stop the Perfects from winning the Camp Champ award. They succeed when Nervous Rex wins the trophy.

[Wesley Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was not hideously funny.

[Dena Atchley · Rating 4 out of 5]

So fun!

[GRivera23 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and funny. The audiobook was entertaining.

[Erica smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for nostalgia, I grew up reading Stine's books, and I still collect them as an adult . I found this one funny . I also have two kids, and my youngest loves the illustrations.

[Stacie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read by my grandkids.

[Fran L · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was a child, R.L. Stine was my favorite author. I definitely had to get this book, especially because it was autographed. As always, R.L. continues to be a master in storytelling. Excellent.