School’s out! If you’re packing up to head off to summer camp, here are 7 books that take place in the woods to take with you. From creepy to heartwarming, get ready to read with a flashlight in your cozy sleeping bag!
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The Counselors by Jessica Goodman
From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.
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Secrets So Deep by Ginny Myers Sain
From New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes a paranormal thriller about a seventeen-year-old girl determined to uncover the truth of what really happened the night her mother died. Now in paperback!
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The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins
The author of There’s Someone Inside Your House is back with a heart-stopping, gut-wrenching novel about friendship, survival, and navigating unmarked paths even as evil watches from the shadows.
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Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos
Shaun of the Dead meets Dumplin’ in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies.
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Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino – July 11
Jenny Han meets CODA in this big-hearted YA debut about first love and Deaf pride at a summer camp.
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The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan – August 15
In this queer YA psychological thriller from the author of Some Girls Do and Hot Dog Girl, the sole surviving counselors of a summer camp massacre search to uncover the truth of what happened that fateful night, but what they find out might just get them killed.
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One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain – March 5
The New York Times bestselling author of Dark & Shallow Lies delivers another chilling supernatural thriller filled with murder, romance, and a decades long mystery. Join Tru and Rio as they venture deep into the woods and camp in the midst of a dangerous killer stalking their small town.