The girls in Birch Cabin gathered around Violet. Can you be my costume Buddy? a girl named Maggie asked. You helped me with the candy dish I made in pottery. I need a Buddy again for my costume. Kims too busy. Kim raced around the cabin looking for p...
For the next two days, Henry, Jessie, and Benny were busy every minute. They worked hard to win points and to pull close to the Seals in the Olympics. The Dolphins won the most points for all the cabin inspections. They picked up the First One in the...
After the Flag Ceremony, Henry and Jessie fetched their trunks. They quickly dropped them off at their cabins. In no time, they caught up to everyone heading to Evergreen Lodge for breakfast. It was Blueberry Pancake Day. Nobody wanted to miss that!...
The next day, Henry Alden didnt need an alarm clock to wake up. When Dave Baylor, the Senior Counselor, arrived to supervise the campers in Driftwood Cabin, Henry was already up and dressed. Rich was right about you Aldens being early birds, Dave sai...
Jessies cabin soon sounded as if it were filled with chipmunks. The Cedar Cabin campers were settling in. There you are, Jessie said when Lizzie finally showed up for the cabin meeting. We had a bit of excitement in the woods. Somebody tried to scare...
A spiral of blue-gray smoke arose from the campfire near Evergreen Lodge. The hamburger and hot dog smells from Camp Seagulls first cookout began to fade. Now that the day was nearly over, the first day of camp was fading, too. Benny pulled his stick...
Henry and Dave Baylor, a Senior Counselor, were in charge of the six- and seven-year-old Dolphin boys. They introduced themselves to the campers. Since Dave had work to do at the waterfront, Henry led the boys to the cabin on his own. This way, Dolph...
Just as Booth Pines guided the passenger ferry across the water, the fog lifted. Grandfather Alden had been right. Up ahead, a very pretty sight appeared: Claw Island sparkled in the water. From the boat, the Aldens could see cozy wooden buildings tu...
Henry and Jessie helped unload Grandfathers car. They carried their trunks toward the dock, where other campers were lining up their luggage. Jessie smiled at a sandy-haired girl with a ponytail and a Junior Counselor cap. Hi, she said. The girl kept...
At five oclock on an August morning, the sun hadnt risen yet, but the Alden family was already up and about. The streetlamps were still on. In a few minutes, the headlights on James Aldens car were on, too. Four sleepy children trooped down the porch...
