Melissa J. Morgan Knihy

Natalie is a city girl, so she's less than thrilled when she's packed off to Camp Lakeview. It doesn't take long for her to realize that there are some pretty cool girls there though and she starts to make friends. But will those friends stick around when they realize Natalie's been keeping a huge secret?

The girls are not happy campers when they return to Lakeview and find they're in a bunk with two troublesome girls, so their counsellor Beth packs them off to the forest for an overnight bonding session under the stars. Their campfire tales take a spooky turn when Tori tells them about Cropsy - a crazy one-armed man.

Sworn city girl Natalie Goode is actually back—voluntarily—at Lakepuke for more. More mess-food cooking, more bug-infested bunk beds, and even more nature shack (well, maybe not nature shack; a girl has to maintain some standards, after all). And even though the returning 3C-ers have been split up, she’s still got Alyssa as her bunkmate and official summertime BFF. Unfortunately, there’s a new camper on the scene! Tori is sophisticated, literate, and very cute. Good thing Natalie’s not the jealous type . . . or is she?

The girls from Camp Lakeview keep in touch through a blog as Priya deals with a science fair project, Alyssa fights for the chance to be featured in an arts magazine, Val vies for a spot in a dance recital, and a Tori attracts the attention of the son of one of her father's clients.

Priya's best friend Jordan is a boy, but they are just friends - she can't stand it when the girls tease her for being Jordan's 'girlfriend'. So when Jordan admits that he really likes another girl, Priya can't understand why she suddenly feels jealous. Now it's time she figured out her feelings for him once and for all.

The girls are thrilled to be invited to a Camp Lakeview reunion in New York and can't wait to have so much fun together as they did over the summer. But when they get together nothing seems to go right. Can they patch things up before they go their separate ways again?

The Camp Lakeview girls are excited to be back to school for a new year, but they've each got their own problems to deal with. At least they can email each other for encouragement. But when they find that one bunkmate is going through some really hard times, they have to think of a way to help, even from so far away.

Tori's holding a glam ski weekend but she's only allowed to invite five of her Lakeview friends. She's desperate not to hurt anyone's feelings, but has no idea how to handle it. And just when she thinks things can't get any worse, the Camp Lakeview reunion is scheduled for the same weekend.

Alex has always been the practically perfect girl at camp - athletic, responsible, outgoing. But these days she's less active and always making excuses about what she eats. Maybe if she could explain what was going on her friends would understand, but then they'd find out that she's not quite so perfect after all.