2026 Reading Challenge

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesSummer State of Mind by Jen CalonitaSleepaway Girls by Jen CalonitaThings I Can't Forget by Miranda KenneallyLong Story Short by Serena Kaylor
Summer Camp Teens
161 books — 57 voters
Holes by Louis SacharWelcome to Camp Nightmare by R.L. StineThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. StineLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonCamp Nurse by Tilda Shalof
Books About Camp
305 books — 53 voters

Mia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Horror at Camp Jellyjam by R.L. StineThe Troop by Nick CutterWelcome to Camp Nightmare by R.L. StineThe Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Summer Camp Horror
111 books — 46 voters
Molly Saves the Day by Valerie TrippRunaway Ralph by Beverly ClearyBummer Summer by Ann M. MartinTen Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. MartinYours Till Niagara Falls, Abby by Jane O'Connor
Summer Camp Fiction for Young Readers
320 books — 43 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingSevara by Damian WamplerThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Three Privileges by A.V. DavinaThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Best Books Concerning Special Summer Camps, Abnormal Schools, Interesting Hotels, Mysterious Appartments, and Exciting Orphanages
43 books — 42 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangKing Street Run by V.R. LingVita Nostra by Marina DyachenkoNevernight by Jay Kristoff
Books Set In Academies, Boarding Schools or Camps (For Adults)
38 books — 24 voters

Holes by Louis SacharBoot Camp by Todd StrasserThe Girls of No Return by Erin SaldinDownriver by Will HobbsDear Cassie by Lisa Burstein
Rehabilitation Camps
32 books — 17 voters
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis SingerCome Back for Me by Sharon Hart-GreenThe Diamond Tree by Howard SchwartzThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenThe Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors
Best Jewish Summer Camp Reading
96 books — 16 voters

Tempted by Billie BloomJust One Tent by Jaqueline SnoweTents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya KappesWhat Happened to Those Girls by Carlyn GreenwaldSummer Camp Murder by S.F. Nightingale
Covers with Tents
11 books — 13 voters
P.S. I Hate It Here! by Diane FalangaTheater Geek by Mickey RapkinHello Muddah, Hello Faddah by Andy SweetHappy Campers by Emily BazelonCabin Pressure by Josh Wolk
Non-Fiction About Summer Camp
108 books — 12 voters

The Jellybeans and the Big Camp Kickoff by Laura NumeroffPostcards from Camp by Simms TabackIt Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown by Charles M. SchulzThe Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike ReissThe Berenstain Bears Go to Camp by Stan Berenstain
Summer Camp Picture Books
67 books — 6 voters
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie LeongThe Adventurous Summer by Mabel Esther AllanMortimer's Portrait on Glass by Joan AikenThe Diddakoi by Rumer GoddenCharley by Joan G. Robinson
Gypsy Caravan - Vardo - Romani Wagon
63 books — 5 voters

Night Life by Alba V. SarriaMy Lord by L.B. ShimairaThe Binding of Bloom Mountain by Vesper DoomThe Bayou by Arden PowellAmerican Survivor by Debbie Hightower
Chartreuse Horror
16 books — 5 voters
They Live by D. Harlan WilsonFrankenstein by Robert HortonSuperstar by Glyn DavisThe Rocky Horror Picture Show by Jeffrey Andrew WeinstockThis Is Spinal Tap by Ethan de Seife
Cultographies
22 books — 3 voters

Rise Up Singing Group Singing Songbook | Large Print Leaders ... by Peter BloodThe Kids Campfire Book by Jane DrakeThe Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo by Laura Roach DragonFireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni
Camp Fire Books
4 books — 3 voters
Camping and Cooking Beyond S’mores by Beth McRobertsScouting for Boys by Robert Baden-PowellRoughing It Easy by Dian ThomasLipsmacking Backpacking by Mark PallisCamp Cookery by Horace Kephart
Camp Cooking
11 books — 3 voters

Lumberjanes by N.D. StevensonLumberjanes, Vol. 1 by N.D. StevensonThe Fabulous Bouncing Chowder by Peter BrownChiggers by Hope LarsonScaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Mélanie Watt
Kidbox Reads: Best Books For First Time Campers
12 books — 2 voters
Ty's Travels by Kelly Starling LyonsA Diver Like Me by Sanaa ChegeBeach Day! by Kelly Starling LyonsMolly Morningstar Molly On Ice by Andrea CokeKick Push by Frank Morrison
Picture Books About Sports & Recreation by African-Americans
8 books — 2 voters

Ultimate Invasion by Jonathan HickmanUltimate Universe (2023) #1 by Jonathan HickmanUltimate Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Jonathan HickmanUltimate Black Panther, Vol. 1 by Bryan Edward HillThe Ultimates, Vol. 1 by Deniz Camp
(New) Ultimate Marvel Universe 2023
8 books — 2 voters
The Last Time I Lied by Riley SagerThe Counselors by Jessica GoodmanFreeks by Amanda Hocking
The Quarry (video game)-esque books
3 books — 1 voter

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixA Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan
be quiet, it's camp
2 books — 1 voter
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Deadly Education by Naomi NovikMark of the Fool by J.M. ClarkeDarkSkull Hall by Lisa Cassidy
Books with Magic Schools/Camps/Etc.
20 books — 1 voter

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