The Secret of Shadow Lake
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2019 · Est. 22 min read

The Secret of Shadow Lake

By Joe McGee, Bea Tormo (Illustrator)

Part of the Creature Campers series

Can a bigfoot, a jackalope, a fairy, and a boy survive camp and evade a collector?

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96 pages· 1,958 words· Est. 22 min read
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At Camp Moonlight, Norm, a towering bigfoot, and Oliver, a tiny human, face a unique challenge: earning their canoeing certification without alerting a lake monster or the scheming Barnaby Snoop. Joined by Hazel, a hyperactive jackalope, and Wisp, a fairy struggling to fly, they must navigate the trials of camp life and the threat of being captured for a rare creature collection. Will their unlikely friendship be enough to overcome the odds and embrace their differences in this whimsical adventure?

From the publisher

Being the new kid at camp is never easy, especially for a bigfoot, a hyperactive jackalope, a fairy who can barely fly, and the only human boy! From Epic! Originals, Creature Campers is a funny, heartwarming series about the unlikely friendships forged at Camp Moonlight–“where being different isn’t unusual…it’s FUNusual!” Norm is worried about fitting in at camp. Literally. He’s not just tall for a kid. He’s tall even for a bigfoot. Oliver, the only human at camp, has the opposite problem: he’s small enough that a strong wind might knock him over. With the help of their new friends, Hazel (a hyperactive jackalope) and Wisp (a boy fairy who has trouble flying), they’ll have to work together to earn their canoeing certification without disturbing the resident lake monster–or Barnaby Snoop, who will stop at nothing to capture Norm for his personal rare creature collection.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
96
Words
1,958
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
570L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about outdoor activitiesBooks about mythical creaturesBooks about summer campBooks about magical creatures
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.7
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
October 1, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781524855468

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