Secrets and Sidekicks: Katie the Catsitter

F.A.R.T. Attack!: Kids Strike Back (2) (The F.A.R.T. Diaries)

Mutant Bunny Island #3: Buns of Steel

Jessame to the Rescue

Twist and Shout (Two of a Kind #36)

The Murrowong Detective Club: A funny and exciting chapter book for 8-12-year-old kids who love mysteries and adventure. (The Quirky Life of Matt)

Chasing the Stars

Class Act: New Kid

Hey, Kiddo

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO.


When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim?

But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure . . . but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring.

Now, in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo, Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Secrets and Sidekicks: Katie the Catsitter

Colleen A.F. Venable, Stephanie Yue, 2023

F.A.R.T. Attack!: Kids Strike Back (2) (The F.A.R.T. Diaries)

Peter Bakalian, 2023

Mutant Bunny Island #3: Buns of Steel

Obert Skye, Eduardo Vieira, 2019

Jessame to the Rescue

Julia Jarman, 2008

Twist and Shout (Two of a Kind #36)

Judy Katschke, Mary-Kate Olsen, 2004

The Murrowong Detective Club: A funny and exciting chapter book for 8-12-year-old kids who love mysteries and adventure. (The Quirky Life of Matt)

Cam R. Pearce, Kristina Denadic-Nikolic, 2020

Chasing the Stars

Melanie Hooyenga, 2021

Class Act: New Kid

Jerry Craft, 2020