Camp Confidential
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Camp Confidential is a US book series
for preteen
s written by Melissa J. Morgan
. It focuses around a group of girls at Camp Lakeview (Later Camp Walla Walla). There are 25 books in this series so far. The series is also sold in the UK under the name Summer Camp Secrets published by Usborne Publishing
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and is a total city girl, so when she finds out she has to go to Camp Lakeview, she isn't happy at all about the idea. But eventually she learns to love it and loves all the girls in her bunk and decides to come back for the second to current summer. She is the daughter of Tad Maxwell, a movie star
. Her favorite free choice activities are newspaper
and ceramics. Her best friends at camp are Alyssa and Tori, and her best friend at home is Hannah. She used to date two boys, Simon and Logan, but broke up with them because of the long-distance. In book 18 though, Tori introduces Reed to her, and it is hinted that both of them may start a relationship. In TTYL, it shows that she liked Kyle, a boy from her school. In "Suddenly Last Summer," she gets back with Logan only for them to break up once again because the camp is closing. She goes to camp Walla Walla after Lakeview closes and Reed goes too. They get into a relationship, but Natalie broke up with him because he liked Brynn and Natalie found he had a beauty kit, complete with a home waxing set. IM name: NatalieNYC
Alyssa Shin- Alyssa is Natalie's artsy, shy and quiet best friend, although it implies in Golden Girls that Natalie is now best friends with Tori. She loves art and lives in Southern New Jersey
. Her wardrobe consists of ripped jeans, paint-spattered shorts, and black t-shirts.In Jenna's Dilemma, she dyes her hair "Ronald-McDonald red." In Charmed Forces she discovers her psychic
powers that came from a purple amethyst and makes many accurate predictions about her bunkmates. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Alyssa11
Alex Kim- Alex is a Camp Lakeview veteran who loves soccer, hence her nickname, Mia Hamm
. In Book 4 it is revealed that she has juvenile diabetes. She is also a perfectionist, never accepting anything below an A+, and always liking things to be neat and tidy. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her best friends at camp are Brynn and Jenna, and her best friend at home is Bridgette. Her boyfriend is Adam, Jenna's twin brother. It is stated in books 1 and 4 that her father is a lawyer
and her mother is an art teacher. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SoccerLover
Grace Matthews- Grace is the comedian of the group but has trouble paying attention. She is a great actress and singer. She has trouble with schoolwork, especially with her Reading. In "Grace's Twist" we find out that she failed Reading and has to read books over the summer to make up for it. Her favorite free period activities are drama and nature. She lives in South Jersey. Her best friend at camp is Jenna, and in the second, and third summers her best friend is Brynn, but during the first summer Grace become "best friends" with a girl from 3A (their rivals) named Gaby Parsons who ends up not being so nice at all by lying to Grace, telling the girls in 3C her secrets, & by saying snarky things to her. Her best friend at home is Emily, though she and Lara are good friends too. She had a short-lived crush on Devon and Spence. In third grade she was caught daydream
ing and was called Spacey Gracie for the rest of the year, so she hates being called Gracie. She misses the first two weeks of the third year because she failed English and went to summer school
. She ends up not coming back for the fourth summer because she went to acting camp. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Grrrace.
Jenna Bloom- Jenna is a master prankster and like Alex, is a Camp Lakeview veteran. She also doesn’t like boys in the first summer but later on she is not as disgusted with them, and she actually starts liking them. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her best friend at camp is Alex. Her boyfriend is David but they broke up because of long distance. Jenna's favorite camp activity is Color War. She is into sports just like Alex. Her family also used to go to Lakeview. She has a sister and older brother that went to the same camp. Her family sometimes calls her Boo, although she wants them to stop. Apparently, when she was little she loved peek-a-boo. She also collects bumper sticker
s.She went to Walla Walla and loved it because they are so into sports. She and David decided to become just friends and they did a really good job with that. IM name: Aries8
Chelsea- Chelsea is the 'mean' girl of the bunk. She tends to put other down and pick on others, especially Karen. When it is revealed that her dad has cancer
, the other girls realize she's not so mean and has a wonderful heart. You just have to look into her character more, and it is mostly starts to reveal in RSVP and Hide and Shriek. She lives in the Boston
area. She never had a boyfriend before, but had a crush on Spence. Her BFF at camp is Gaby. She returns to Walla Walla and hung out with Jenna. She has a crush on Connor and got eliminated from assassin
because Sarah lied and said Chelsea cheated when she really didn't. She lives in the Philadelphia area. IM name: Chelsea1
Gaby Parsons- Gaby was in 3A, 3C's rival bunk, and befriended Grace, but eventually began to bully her. In the second and third summers, you find out she's not that mean, and she volunteers at a children's hospital
. However, in her third year she lies to her whole cabin about her family relations and tries to run away. She lives in the Philadelphia area. Her BFF at camp is Chelsea.She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM Name: GabyFaby
Karen- She brought tons of stuffed animals to camp in the first summer. Being the 'quiet girl' of the group, Karen always gets picked on by Chelsea. In the second summer she finally emerges from her shell. Her BFF is Chelsea, although Chelsea just pushes her around in the first summer. She didn't come back in the third summer. Karen lives in Chicago
. She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SleepyKaren
Candace - Candace always repeats what other people say and doesn't have opinions of her own. She has this repeating problem because of a bad habit she picked up in an all-weekend speech class. She lives in the Boston area. She's very smart but has trouble in math (noted in "Freaky Tuesday") She goes to the same school as Brynn and has a boyfriend at home named Drew. Candace's camp friends would never guess that she's really popular at her school. In the last summer Candace tries to focus on sailing
. She didn't go to Walla Walla.
Brynn Collins - Brynn is the self-proclaimed "Drama Queen" of the group. She loves causing and getting in trouble. She's already gotten suspended and expelled, but her friends try to help her get out of trouble. She is best friends with Alex. Her favorite free period activity is obviously drama
. She lives in the Boston area. Her boyfriend is Jordan who is also Priya's best friend, and in #18, is it said that they broke up. In 19, they try "playing it cool" and realize that doesn't work, so they became boyfriend and girlfriend again. She also goes to school with Candace in Freaky Tuesday and becomes a geek'.She went to Walla Walla and Natalie thought she was hitting on Reed, Natalie's boyfriend at the time, but really he was just Brynn's assassin target. IM name: BrynnWins
Sarah Peyton- Sarah is one of the jocks. At home, she is a bookworm
. She doesn't return for the third summer, because of a sports camp. She especially loves softball
/baseball
. Her favorite free period activity is obviously sports. Like Jenna, she doesn't like boys and isn't interested in having a boyfriend—until she meets David. Sarah lives in the Boston area. Her BFF at camp and at home is Abby. She doesn't come back in the 19th book. In Reunion, at Camp Walla Walla, she ignores the Lakeview girls because she told Avery and several other Walla Walla campers that Natalie's life story was her own and that her dad was Tad Maxwell. But she got caught lying when Tad Maxwell himself came for a private Walla Walla movie premiere. And she wins assassin. The girls all ended up forgiving her. IM Name: SarahSports
Abby-She is Sarah's best friend and they go to school together. At first when she starts at the camp, Sarah and her don't like each other much but soon realize they are very alike.
Valerie Williams- She loves African dance
and she doesn't like her stepsister Latoya. Her favorite free period activity is wood working. In the first summer her BFF is Sarah. She hangs with Candace in the last summer, because they become sailing partners.She didn't go to Walla Walla. She lives in the Philadelphia area. IM name: Valfrog
Tori Ann- She's from L.A. and has Hollywood connections. Nat and her get to know each other, and become best friends. Also, her and Alyssa seem to grow close later. In winter games, she also invites 5 people to go Lake Tahoe
with her. Her boyfriend is Michael Stevenson, son of famous actor Cameron Stevenson. Tori has blonde hair and has the latest makeup from her mom.She didn't go to Walla Walla. She goes to a camp in Hawaii
. IM name: Tori90210
Sloan- She knows about psychic things, partly because her mom is a past life regression
therapist. She comes to camp in the 19th book, and organizes the protest in the book, "Suddenly Last Summer". She lives in Arizona. She did go to Walla Walla and develops a crush on Miles in book #23.
Priya Shah - Priya was not mentioned much in the first summer at camp because she was in 3B.She is an Indian american. Readers, however, got to know her better in the 9th book, "Best(Boy)Friend Forever" and is best friends with Jordan. Priya once had a crush on her best friend, Jordan, but got over it soon when she found out that Brynn liked him. She once had a slight crush on Spence. She did go to Walla Walla. IM name: Pree
Amy - Amy is an amethyst that Alyssa found on the grounds of Camp Lakeview,
on the first day of camp. When Alyssa found the rock she took it to the nature shack with her book called The Geologist's Handbook. Then she found out that Amy has physic powers so Alyssa made predictions using Amy, and all her predictions came true. Alyssa later finds out Amy belongs to a younger camper named Gwenda who is obsessed with science and was planning on using Amy for her Nature Shack project but offers to give her back to Alyssa after her project is finished.
Lainie Wilcox - Lainie is a Camp Lakeview legacy who happens to be a bully. In the 16th book, Golden Girls, she intimidates Natalie and tells her that she admires her. Natalie later finds out Lainie is using her to get tips on how to get a boy to go out with her but when Lainie finds out that is the same boy Natalie is crushing on, she completely turns her back on her. Lainie does not like Tori, although for most of the book Natalie cannot see that.
Jessica - Jessica only goes by Jessie. She's Candace's best friend, and doesn't come back the third summer.
Avery Chace - Avery is introduced as the mean girl at Camp Walla Walla in Reunion, but turns out to be okay. We get to know her better when camp's over. She, like Jenna Bloom, has a twin brother Peter Chace. He doesn't attend Camp Walla Walla, but we learn more about him when camp's finished.
Simon- He is a cool laid back guy. He used to date Nat. Sometimes he doesn't pay attention to the things around him. He and Nat broke up due to long distance. He's sweet and smart in nature. He is mentioned twice after his breakup with Natalie, but never heard from, or seen again, in the book. he plays many different instruments, and his favorite color is blue. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Devon- His crush is Grace because they are both into drama. He is a total sweet-heart. He didn't come in the third summer because he went to Hawaii on vacation
. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Trevor- He used to date Alyssa. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Blake- He is pretty stuck-up when you first meet him because he is rich. The more you read into him you can tell he is an honest friend. He is also a prankster who makes Jenna think they might be able to make friends, but like Jenna he can drag pranks and prank wars too far. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
David- He can appear as a girl pig, but he is sweet, daring, and funny. He has two crushes Jenna and Sarah; he first goes out with Sarah before realizing he likes Jenna. He is actually Jenna's first crush. He later realizes he likes Sarah and gets back with her at Camp Walla Walla.
Jordan- He is Priya's best friend and is dating Brynn which is really awkward since Priya and Brynn are good friends. He later breaks up with her but then they get back togetther.He has a hard time focusing in school. He's gross (around the guys and Priya), and picky with his food, but he is a sweet-heart and he is funny. IM name: imnotmichaelJORDAN
Spence- He is known as the flirt. He wears glasses and has blue eyes. He has a crush on Priya, Chelsea, and Grace. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Logan- Dated Natalie. In the 19th book, they get together again but then break up because of the long distance. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Donovan- In the 19th book, he takes Spence's place as the flirt. Every single girl at Camp Lakeview is in love with him, especially the girls in 6b. It is known that Chelsea, Gaby, Priya, Valerie, Natalie, and a 5th year blond girl flirt with him. (Tori states that she is "off the market" because of Michael!) At the end of the book, Donovan asks Candace to the Midsummer's Dance with him, and Candace says no because she doesn't want a boyfriend, and she said if she won the boating
race she wouldn't go. Gaby willingly asks Donovan to the dance right after and he says yes. Finally, in mid-dance, Donovan takes Gaby to the woods and kisses her on the lips; and even a French kiss
! He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Reed- Him and Natalie go and he comes to Walla Walla with her, but he is a little girl and likes pampering himself more than Natalie and he was flirting with Brynn which is why Nat broke up with him. In the middle of camp at Walla Walla he can't handle it so he goes home. He went to Walla-Walla but did not go to Camp Lakewiew IM name: Bicoastalboy
Miles-He is part inuit and falls for Sloan in book #23. He helped her to organize the Green Festival.
Connor-Meets Chelsea at Walla Walla and develops a crush on her which leads to a relationship.
Peter Chace-He is Avery's twin brother and is into acting. In book #22 he pretended to like Sarah because he wanted to get connections but failed since that was the lie that Sarah told everybody at camp. In book #25, he is forced to go to the Walla Walla reunion and dress as a cheerleader and the girls as the football players. Natalie coaches the cheerleaders and when Nat finds out that Peter is here, it got awkward. She was still angry at him for hurting Sarah. Into the book, Peter finds out that he has feelings for Nat and she gives him another chance. They get together after.
Marissa (C.I.T.) - She is one of the coolest C.I.T.s and is a camp legend. She is also very girly and bonds with Natalie in the first summer and helps Jenna overcome her fear of diving
. She is Stephanie's best friend and also works in the mess hall. She gives great advice.
Nate (counselor) - He is the counselor for 3F in the first summer. He is very cool but not a push-over even though he lets some things go.
Pete (counselor)(mess hall staff) - He was a camp counselor until the first summer when he changed to the food staff. Their cooking may not be the best, but he's one of the most popular staff. The final summer at Lakeview though saw NO Pete in the kitchen
LJ(mess hall staff) - He is a funny kitchen worker. He said that he would reveal what his initials stand for at the final banquet (if we are lucky).
Dr. Steve (camp director) - No pushover here. He is nice and has millions of great ideas for the camp. He dresses very tacky sometimes and can be strict when it comes to pranks. Alex and Jenna nicknamed him Dr. Flutterbug because he tends to blink a lot and twitch while making speeches.
Stephanie (CIT) - In the first summer she is introduced as the CIT for 3A and also Jenna's older sister, who acts like a mother to Jenna at camp. Marissa, the CIT for 3C, is her best friend even though 3C is 3A's rival bunk.
Belle (counselor) - She is the girls' counselor in the third summer. She does Tae Kwon Doe and the girls think she's a vampire
at first. (Hide and Shriek.)
Clarissa:-(CIT)Comes into the book in the third series. She is said to be a camper the summer before. (Hide and Shriek)
Andie (counselor)- A bubbly counselor in the second summer who surprisingly supports the rivalry between bunks. She is new to Camp Lakeview and it is said that the summer before she worked at a camp in upstate New York.... the counselor for Bunk 4A
Mia(CIT)- Is a CIT who doesn't appear until the second summer. She likes sports...the CIT for Bunk 4A. She is the CIT for Andie. She also has a twin sister who was in Australia
at the time?
Tyler(swim instructor) - He is one of the hottest guys at camp, even Jenna admits that. Stephanie and Tyler seem to have a thing, even though Jenna played a really embarrassing prank on her. He's really sweet and fun.
Roseanne(nature counselor) - Very active and always thinking up new activities for the campers to do.
Mandy (counselor)- She is the counselor in the sixth division. She does not believe in magic
until the end of book #19.
Nate (counselor) - He is 3F's counselor. He always disapproves of Jenna's pranks on Adam and the rest of his bunk.
Kathleen (division head) - She is energetic and in charge of the third division.
Brian (sports counselor) - He is in charge of sports. He came from Australia
and has a thick Australian accent. It is important to him that everyone has a good time. He tried so hard to get Natalie to participate more, but she wasn't really interested.
Keith (newspaper specialist) - He worked on a small computer magazine published in New Jersey but has never worked on an actual newspaper.
Beth (swim instructor) - She is always coming up with new ways to convince Nat how to get in the water. They do not work but Nat gives her an A for effort.
Lizzie: She is the counsler for 3c's rival bunk in the first summer. Stephanie is a CIT with her.
Becky: She is the counselor for bunk 6B. She is the counselor in the end of the summer.
Dahlia: She is the CIT for Bunk 6B in the end of the summer. She is the CIT for Becky.
Becky She is 4C's counsellor in the second year.
Sophie She is 4C's CIT in the second summer. She is the CIT for Becky.
Bridgette- Alex's BFF from home.
Nicole- Jenna's best friend. She has been said to throw cool parties, but in TTYL, Jenna thought they were not fun at all.
Kallista Goldman- Tori's best friend. Her father is a famous director in Hollywood. She was with Tori when she met Michael.
LaToya- Valerie's stepsister, she tries to keep Valerie from doing her best in dance but even though she's mean she might have been the one who pushed Valerie into dance.
Michael Stevenson- Michael is Tori's boyfriend, we hear about him in the early books, but we learn more about him in "And The Winner Is...." IM name: MichaelS
Kyle- He is a nice guy who is from Natalie's school. He was crushing on Natalie and he was jealous of Simon. He's a nice guy, but can get too carried away. He told everyone Natalie and him were a couple, just because they hung out once when skating
in Central Park
which Natalie is very used to doing.
Max- He is Candace's brother and only appears in book #17. He is smart but sometimes pushes Candace too much.
Matt Bloom- Jenna's older brother who loves science
(Jenna often refers to him as a science geek). He sends her lots of bumper stickers for her collection.
Tad Maxwell- He is the father of Natalie Goode. He is an international movie star. In book# 18 he got nominated to be in the Academy Awards
and Natalie got to come and bring Tori along but Tad Maxwell did not win.
Josie McLaughlan- Tad Maxwell's girlfriend, a young starlet on the rise.
Chelsea's dad- Chelsea's father who seems to be very nice, In Book #5 TTYL, her father got cancer and the girls tried to help Chelsea through it.
Leslie Graff-Leslie Graff doesn't go to Camp Lakeview, but she does go to the same school as Priya Shah. In the book "Falling in Like", Priya and Leslie get paired as science fair
partners. The book reveals that Leslie is one of the smartest girls in her school, and is described by her mother as "an old hand at science fairs." She is also said to be intense and very focused on winning. IM name: LGraff
Nicole- She is Tori's cousin who also went to camp lakeview until one year when her bunkmates cousin got attacked by Cropsy. Book #14.
Cropsy aka Mr. Cropwell- A man whose dream never came true. Scary stories have been made up about him. Book #14.
Riley- Riley has an uncle that works at a hotdog stand next to Priya's mom's smoothie
stand at the local mall. Riley is in 8th grade and Priya is in 7th at the time. Riley likes Priya and helps her and her mom with their grand opening. He is never heard of, seen or talked about again. Book #11.
Manzuma- She is Valerie and LaToya's dance teacher. Book #11.
'Cassie'- Tori's older cousin who in the 20th book asks her to go to a surfing
camp just recently after Camp Lakeview shuts down. In Camp Confidential Tori ends up going with Cassie who is a pro surfer but doesn't want to admit it. Also, Cassie has a super crush on Micah who has recently broken up with her enemy, Danica. They eventually get together.
Ashanti Utu- She is a famous dancer that comes to see Valerie, LaToya and three other girls dance. Book #11.
Sharin- She is Valerie's stepmother and LaToya's mother.
Drew- One of Brynn's new drama friends.
Book series
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for preteen
Preteen
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s written by Melissa J. Morgan
Melissa J. Morgan
Melissa J. Morgan is the pseudonym for an American writer of children's books. She lives in New York city. Her main work is Camp Confidential, a book series for pre teens. She has written a total of 25 Camp Confidential books. They all include girls who go to summer camp and their experiences. The...
. It focuses around a group of girls at Camp Lakeview (Later Camp Walla Walla). There are 25 books in this series so far. The series is also sold in the UK under the name Summer Camp Secrets published by Usborne Publishing
Usborne Publishing
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Books
- Natalie's Secret
- Jenna's Dilemma
- Graces twist
- Alex's Challenge
- TTYL
- RSVP
- Second Time's the Charm
- Wish You Weren't Here
- Best (Boy) Friend Forever
- Over and Out
- Falling In Like
- Winter Games
- A Fair To Remember
- Hide and Shriek (Scary Super Special)
- Reality Bites
- Golden Girls
- Freaky Tuesday
- And the Winner is...
- Charmed Forces (Super Special)
- Suddenly Last Summer
- Reunion (Super Special)
- Extra Credit
- Politically Incorrect
- Topsy-Turvy
- In It To Win It!
Female campers
Natalie Goode- Natalie lives in New York CityNew York City
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and is a total city girl, so when she finds out she has to go to Camp Lakeview, she isn't happy at all about the idea. But eventually she learns to love it and loves all the girls in her bunk and decides to come back for the second to current summer. She is the daughter of Tad Maxwell, a movie star
Movie star
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. Her favorite free choice activities are newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
and ceramics. Her best friends at camp are Alyssa and Tori, and her best friend at home is Hannah. She used to date two boys, Simon and Logan, but broke up with them because of the long-distance. In book 18 though, Tori introduces Reed to her, and it is hinted that both of them may start a relationship. In TTYL, it shows that she liked Kyle, a boy from her school. In "Suddenly Last Summer," she gets back with Logan only for them to break up once again because the camp is closing. She goes to camp Walla Walla after Lakeview closes and Reed goes too. They get into a relationship, but Natalie broke up with him because he liked Brynn and Natalie found he had a beauty kit, complete with a home waxing set. IM name: NatalieNYC
Alyssa Shin- Alyssa is Natalie's artsy, shy and quiet best friend, although it implies in Golden Girls that Natalie is now best friends with Tori. She loves art and lives in Southern New Jersey
New Jersey
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. Her wardrobe consists of ripped jeans, paint-spattered shorts, and black t-shirts.In Jenna's Dilemma, she dyes her hair "Ronald-McDonald red." In Charmed Forces she discovers her psychic
Psychic
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powers that came from a purple amethyst and makes many accurate predictions about her bunkmates. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Alyssa11
Alex Kim- Alex is a Camp Lakeview veteran who loves soccer, hence her nickname, Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...
. In Book 4 it is revealed that she has juvenile diabetes. She is also a perfectionist, never accepting anything below an A+, and always liking things to be neat and tidy. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her best friends at camp are Brynn and Jenna, and her best friend at home is Bridgette. Her boyfriend is Adam, Jenna's twin brother. It is stated in books 1 and 4 that her father is a lawyer
Lawyer
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and her mother is an art teacher. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SoccerLover
Grace Matthews- Grace is the comedian of the group but has trouble paying attention. She is a great actress and singer. She has trouble with schoolwork, especially with her Reading. In "Grace's Twist" we find out that she failed Reading and has to read books over the summer to make up for it. Her favorite free period activities are drama and nature. She lives in South Jersey. Her best friend at camp is Jenna, and in the second, and third summers her best friend is Brynn, but during the first summer Grace become "best friends" with a girl from 3A (their rivals) named Gaby Parsons who ends up not being so nice at all by lying to Grace, telling the girls in 3C her secrets, & by saying snarky things to her. Her best friend at home is Emily, though she and Lara are good friends too. She had a short-lived crush on Devon and Spence. In third grade she was caught daydream
Daydream
A daydream is a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists. The general public also uses the term for a...
ing and was called Spacey Gracie for the rest of the year, so she hates being called Gracie. She misses the first two weeks of the third year because she failed English and went to summer school
Summer school
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. She ends up not coming back for the fourth summer because she went to acting camp. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Grrrace.
Jenna Bloom- Jenna is a master prankster and like Alex, is a Camp Lakeview veteran. She also doesn’t like boys in the first summer but later on she is not as disgusted with them, and she actually starts liking them. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her best friend at camp is Alex. Her boyfriend is David but they broke up because of long distance. Jenna's favorite camp activity is Color War. She is into sports just like Alex. Her family also used to go to Lakeview. She has a sister and older brother that went to the same camp. Her family sometimes calls her Boo, although she wants them to stop. Apparently, when she was little she loved peek-a-boo. She also collects bumper sticker
Bumper sticker
A bumper sticker is an adhesive label or sticker with a message, intended to be attached to the bumper of an automobile and to be read by the occupants of other vehicles - although they are often stuck onto other objects...
s.She went to Walla Walla and loved it because they are so into sports. She and David decided to become just friends and they did a really good job with that. IM name: Aries8
Chelsea- Chelsea is the 'mean' girl of the bunk. She tends to put other down and pick on others, especially Karen. When it is revealed that her dad has cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, the other girls realize she's not so mean and has a wonderful heart. You just have to look into her character more, and it is mostly starts to reveal in RSVP and Hide and Shriek. She lives in the Boston
Boston
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area. She never had a boyfriend before, but had a crush on Spence. Her BFF at camp is Gaby. She returns to Walla Walla and hung out with Jenna. She has a crush on Connor and got eliminated from assassin
Assassin (game)
Assassin is a live-action game...
because Sarah lied and said Chelsea cheated when she really didn't. She lives in the Philadelphia area. IM name: Chelsea1
Gaby Parsons- Gaby was in 3A, 3C's rival bunk, and befriended Grace, but eventually began to bully her. In the second and third summers, you find out she's not that mean, and she volunteers at a children's hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
. However, in her third year she lies to her whole cabin about her family relations and tries to run away. She lives in the Philadelphia area. Her BFF at camp is Chelsea.She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM Name: GabyFaby
Karen- She brought tons of stuffed animals to camp in the first summer. Being the 'quiet girl' of the group, Karen always gets picked on by Chelsea. In the second summer she finally emerges from her shell. Her BFF is Chelsea, although Chelsea just pushes her around in the first summer. She didn't come back in the third summer. Karen lives in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SleepyKaren
Candace - Candace always repeats what other people say and doesn't have opinions of her own. She has this repeating problem because of a bad habit she picked up in an all-weekend speech class. She lives in the Boston area. She's very smart but has trouble in math (noted in "Freaky Tuesday") She goes to the same school as Brynn and has a boyfriend at home named Drew. Candace's camp friends would never guess that she's really popular at her school. In the last summer Candace tries to focus on sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
. She didn't go to Walla Walla.
Brynn Collins - Brynn is the self-proclaimed "Drama Queen" of the group. She loves causing and getting in trouble. She's already gotten suspended and expelled, but her friends try to help her get out of trouble. She is best friends with Alex. Her favorite free period activity is obviously drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
. She lives in the Boston area. Her boyfriend is Jordan who is also Priya's best friend, and in #18, is it said that they broke up. In 19, they try "playing it cool" and realize that doesn't work, so they became boyfriend and girlfriend again. She also goes to school with Candace in Freaky Tuesday and becomes a geek'.She went to Walla Walla and Natalie thought she was hitting on Reed, Natalie's boyfriend at the time, but really he was just Brynn's assassin target. IM name: BrynnWins
Sarah Peyton- Sarah is one of the jocks. At home, she is a bookworm
Bookworm
Bookworm may refer to:* Bibliophile or bookworm, an avid reader and lover of books* Bookworm , a popular generalization for any insect which supposedly bores through books...
. She doesn't return for the third summer, because of a sports camp. She especially loves softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
/baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Her favorite free period activity is obviously sports. Like Jenna, she doesn't like boys and isn't interested in having a boyfriend—until she meets David. Sarah lives in the Boston area. Her BFF at camp and at home is Abby. She doesn't come back in the 19th book. In Reunion, at Camp Walla Walla, she ignores the Lakeview girls because she told Avery and several other Walla Walla campers that Natalie's life story was her own and that her dad was Tad Maxwell. But she got caught lying when Tad Maxwell himself came for a private Walla Walla movie premiere. And she wins assassin. The girls all ended up forgiving her. IM Name: SarahSports
Abby-She is Sarah's best friend and they go to school together. At first when she starts at the camp, Sarah and her don't like each other much but soon realize they are very alike.
Valerie Williams- She loves African dance
African dance
African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub-Saharan Africa, and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles...
and she doesn't like her stepsister Latoya. Her favorite free period activity is wood working. In the first summer her BFF is Sarah. She hangs with Candace in the last summer, because they become sailing partners.She didn't go to Walla Walla. She lives in the Philadelphia area. IM name: Valfrog
Tori Ann- She's from L.A. and has Hollywood connections. Nat and her get to know each other, and become best friends. Also, her and Alyssa seem to grow close later. In winter games, she also invites 5 people to go Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
with her. Her boyfriend is Michael Stevenson, son of famous actor Cameron Stevenson. Tori has blonde hair and has the latest makeup from her mom.She didn't go to Walla Walla. She goes to a camp in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. IM name: Tori90210
Sloan- She knows about psychic things, partly because her mom is a past life regression
Past life regression
Past life regression is a technique that uses hypnosis to recover what practitioners believe are memories of past lives or incarnations, though others regard them as fantasies or delusions. Past life regression is typically undertaken either in pursuit of a spiritual experience, or in a...
therapist. She comes to camp in the 19th book, and organizes the protest in the book, "Suddenly Last Summer". She lives in Arizona. She did go to Walla Walla and develops a crush on Miles in book #23.
Priya Shah - Priya was not mentioned much in the first summer at camp because she was in 3B.She is an Indian american. Readers, however, got to know her better in the 9th book, "Best(Boy)Friend Forever" and is best friends with Jordan. Priya once had a crush on her best friend, Jordan, but got over it soon when she found out that Brynn liked him. She once had a slight crush on Spence. She did go to Walla Walla. IM name: Pree
Amy - Amy is an amethyst that Alyssa found on the grounds of Camp Lakeview,
on the first day of camp. When Alyssa found the rock she took it to the nature shack with her book called The Geologist's Handbook. Then she found out that Amy has physic powers so Alyssa made predictions using Amy, and all her predictions came true. Alyssa later finds out Amy belongs to a younger camper named Gwenda who is obsessed with science and was planning on using Amy for her Nature Shack project but offers to give her back to Alyssa after her project is finished.
Lainie Wilcox - Lainie is a Camp Lakeview legacy who happens to be a bully. In the 16th book, Golden Girls, she intimidates Natalie and tells her that she admires her. Natalie later finds out Lainie is using her to get tips on how to get a boy to go out with her but when Lainie finds out that is the same boy Natalie is crushing on, she completely turns her back on her. Lainie does not like Tori, although for most of the book Natalie cannot see that.
Jessica - Jessica only goes by Jessie. She's Candace's best friend, and doesn't come back the third summer.
Avery Chace - Avery is introduced as the mean girl at Camp Walla Walla in Reunion, but turns out to be okay. We get to know her better when camp's over. She, like Jenna Bloom, has a twin brother Peter Chace. He doesn't attend Camp Walla Walla, but we learn more about him when camp's finished.
Male campers
Adam Bloom- Jenna's twin brother, and a prankster. He is one of the best photographers at Camp Lakeveiw. He is also good at sports like Jenna. His girlfriend is Alex. He also gets nervous with Alex when he is around his father. In one book he admits he gets nervous when he's with his dad and Alex and that's when they come together. He didn't go to Walla Walla because he was doing sports back at home. (Book #13)Simon- He is a cool laid back guy. He used to date Nat. Sometimes he doesn't pay attention to the things around him. He and Nat broke up due to long distance. He's sweet and smart in nature. He is mentioned twice after his breakup with Natalie, but never heard from, or seen again, in the book. he plays many different instruments, and his favorite color is blue. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Devon- His crush is Grace because they are both into drama. He is a total sweet-heart. He didn't come in the third summer because he went to Hawaii on vacation
Vacation
A vacation or holiday is a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations...
. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Trevor- He used to date Alyssa. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Blake- He is pretty stuck-up when you first meet him because he is rich. The more you read into him you can tell he is an honest friend. He is also a prankster who makes Jenna think they might be able to make friends, but like Jenna he can drag pranks and prank wars too far. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
David- He can appear as a girl pig, but he is sweet, daring, and funny. He has two crushes Jenna and Sarah; he first goes out with Sarah before realizing he likes Jenna. He is actually Jenna's first crush. He later realizes he likes Sarah and gets back with her at Camp Walla Walla.
Jordan- He is Priya's best friend and is dating Brynn which is really awkward since Priya and Brynn are good friends. He later breaks up with her but then they get back togetther.He has a hard time focusing in school. He's gross (around the guys and Priya), and picky with his food, but he is a sweet-heart and he is funny. IM name: imnotmichaelJORDAN
Spence- He is known as the flirt. He wears glasses and has blue eyes. He has a crush on Priya, Chelsea, and Grace. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Logan- Dated Natalie. In the 19th book, they get together again but then break up because of the long distance. He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Donovan- In the 19th book, he takes Spence's place as the flirt. Every single girl at Camp Lakeview is in love with him, especially the girls in 6b. It is known that Chelsea, Gaby, Priya, Valerie, Natalie, and a 5th year blond girl flirt with him. (Tori states that she is "off the market" because of Michael!) At the end of the book, Donovan asks Candace to the Midsummer's Dance with him, and Candace says no because she doesn't want a boyfriend, and she said if she won the boating
Boating
Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing...
race she wouldn't go. Gaby willingly asks Donovan to the dance right after and he says yes. Finally, in mid-dance, Donovan takes Gaby to the woods and kisses her on the lips; and even a French kiss
French kiss
A French kiss is a kiss in which one participant's tongue touches the partner's lips or tongue and usually enters his or her mouth. A French kiss is a slow passionate kiss which is usually considered intimate, romantic, erotic or sexual...
! He didn't go to Walla Walla.
Reed- Him and Natalie go and he comes to Walla Walla with her, but he is a little girl and likes pampering himself more than Natalie and he was flirting with Brynn which is why Nat broke up with him. In the middle of camp at Walla Walla he can't handle it so he goes home. He went to Walla-Walla but did not go to Camp Lakewiew IM name: Bicoastalboy
Miles-He is part inuit and falls for Sloan in book #23. He helped her to organize the Green Festival.
Connor-Meets Chelsea at Walla Walla and develops a crush on her which leads to a relationship.
Peter Chace-He is Avery's twin brother and is into acting. In book #22 he pretended to like Sarah because he wanted to get connections but failed since that was the lie that Sarah told everybody at camp. In book #25, he is forced to go to the Walla Walla reunion and dress as a cheerleader and the girls as the football players. Natalie coaches the cheerleaders and when Nat finds out that Peter is here, it got awkward. She was still angry at him for hurting Sarah. Into the book, Peter finds out that he has feelings for Nat and she gives him another chance. They get together after.
Staff
Julie (counselor) - She is the counselor for 3C in the first summer. She acts very peppy. She is very responsible for the girls. She challenges the girls to new limits.Marissa (C.I.T.) - She is one of the coolest C.I.T.s and is a camp legend. She is also very girly and bonds with Natalie in the first summer and helps Jenna overcome her fear of diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
. She is Stephanie's best friend and also works in the mess hall. She gives great advice.
Nate (counselor) - He is the counselor for 3F in the first summer. He is very cool but not a push-over even though he lets some things go.
Pete (counselor)(mess hall staff) - He was a camp counselor until the first summer when he changed to the food staff. Their cooking may not be the best, but he's one of the most popular staff. The final summer at Lakeview though saw NO Pete in the kitchen
LJ(mess hall staff) - He is a funny kitchen worker. He said that he would reveal what his initials stand for at the final banquet (if we are lucky).
Dr. Steve (camp director) - No pushover here. He is nice and has millions of great ideas for the camp. He dresses very tacky sometimes and can be strict when it comes to pranks. Alex and Jenna nicknamed him Dr. Flutterbug because he tends to blink a lot and twitch while making speeches.
Stephanie (CIT) - In the first summer she is introduced as the CIT for 3A and also Jenna's older sister, who acts like a mother to Jenna at camp. Marissa, the CIT for 3C, is her best friend even though 3C is 3A's rival bunk.
Belle (counselor) - She is the girls' counselor in the third summer. She does Tae Kwon Doe and the girls think she's a vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
at first. (Hide and Shriek.)
Clarissa:-(CIT)Comes into the book in the third series. She is said to be a camper the summer before. (Hide and Shriek)
Andie (counselor)- A bubbly counselor in the second summer who surprisingly supports the rivalry between bunks. She is new to Camp Lakeview and it is said that the summer before she worked at a camp in upstate New York.... the counselor for Bunk 4A
Mia(CIT)- Is a CIT who doesn't appear until the second summer. She likes sports...the CIT for Bunk 4A. She is the CIT for Andie. She also has a twin sister who was in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the time?
Tyler(swim instructor) - He is one of the hottest guys at camp, even Jenna admits that. Stephanie and Tyler seem to have a thing, even though Jenna played a really embarrassing prank on her. He's really sweet and fun.
Roseanne(nature counselor) - Very active and always thinking up new activities for the campers to do.
Mandy (counselor)- She is the counselor in the sixth division. She does not believe in magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
until the end of book #19.
Nate (counselor) - He is 3F's counselor. He always disapproves of Jenna's pranks on Adam and the rest of his bunk.
Kathleen (division head) - She is energetic and in charge of the third division.
Brian (sports counselor) - He is in charge of sports. He came from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and has a thick Australian accent. It is important to him that everyone has a good time. He tried so hard to get Natalie to participate more, but she wasn't really interested.
Keith (newspaper specialist) - He worked on a small computer magazine published in New Jersey but has never worked on an actual newspaper.
Beth (swim instructor) - She is always coming up with new ways to convince Nat how to get in the water. They do not work but Nat gives her an A for effort.
Lizzie: She is the counsler for 3c's rival bunk in the first summer. Stephanie is a CIT with her.
Becky: She is the counselor for bunk 6B. She is the counselor in the end of the summer.
Dahlia: She is the CIT for Bunk 6B in the end of the summer. She is the CIT for Becky.
Becky She is 4C's counsellor in the second year.
Sophie She is 4C's CIT in the second summer. She is the CIT for Becky.
Others
Hannah- NYC, fashion opposed girly-girl. Her mom is an African ambassador. Nat's home best friend. She might be like Natalie, but sometimes she feels like Natalie is growing up way faster than her. In one book Hannah meets Nat's friends and doesn't like them.Bridgette- Alex's BFF from home.
Nicole- Jenna's best friend. She has been said to throw cool parties, but in TTYL, Jenna thought they were not fun at all.
Kallista Goldman- Tori's best friend. Her father is a famous director in Hollywood. She was with Tori when she met Michael.
LaToya- Valerie's stepsister, she tries to keep Valerie from doing her best in dance but even though she's mean she might have been the one who pushed Valerie into dance.
Michael Stevenson- Michael is Tori's boyfriend, we hear about him in the early books, but we learn more about him in "And The Winner Is...." IM name: MichaelS
Kyle- He is a nice guy who is from Natalie's school. He was crushing on Natalie and he was jealous of Simon. He's a nice guy, but can get too carried away. He told everyone Natalie and him were a couple, just because they hung out once when skating
Skating
Skating may refer to:*Freestyle slalom skating*Ice skating and various sub-forms:**Figure skating**Speed skating**Tour skating*Inline skating and sub-forms:**Aggressive inline skating**Inline speed skating*Road skating*Roller skating...
in Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
which Natalie is very used to doing.
Max- He is Candace's brother and only appears in book #17. He is smart but sometimes pushes Candace too much.
Matt Bloom- Jenna's older brother who loves science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
(Jenna often refers to him as a science geek). He sends her lots of bumper stickers for her collection.
Tad Maxwell- He is the father of Natalie Goode. He is an international movie star. In book# 18 he got nominated to be in the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
and Natalie got to come and bring Tori along but Tad Maxwell did not win.
Josie McLaughlan- Tad Maxwell's girlfriend, a young starlet on the rise.
Chelsea's dad- Chelsea's father who seems to be very nice, In Book #5 TTYL, her father got cancer and the girls tried to help Chelsea through it.
Leslie Graff-Leslie Graff doesn't go to Camp Lakeview, but she does go to the same school as Priya Shah. In the book "Falling in Like", Priya and Leslie get paired as science fair
Science fair
A science fair is generally a competition where contestants present their science project results in the form of a report, display board, and models that they have created. Science fairs allow students in grade schools and high schools to compete in science and/or technology activities...
partners. The book reveals that Leslie is one of the smartest girls in her school, and is described by her mother as "an old hand at science fairs." She is also said to be intense and very focused on winning. IM name: LGraff
Nicole- She is Tori's cousin who also went to camp lakeview until one year when her bunkmates cousin got attacked by Cropsy. Book #14.
Cropsy aka Mr. Cropwell- A man whose dream never came true. Scary stories have been made up about him. Book #14.
Riley- Riley has an uncle that works at a hotdog stand next to Priya's mom's smoothie
Smoothie
A smoothie is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients...
stand at the local mall. Riley is in 8th grade and Priya is in 7th at the time. Riley likes Priya and helps her and her mom with their grand opening. He is never heard of, seen or talked about again. Book #11.
Manzuma- She is Valerie and LaToya's dance teacher. Book #11.
'Cassie'- Tori's older cousin who in the 20th book asks her to go to a surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
camp just recently after Camp Lakeview shuts down. In Camp Confidential Tori ends up going with Cassie who is a pro surfer but doesn't want to admit it. Also, Cassie has a super crush on Micah who has recently broken up with her enemy, Danica. They eventually get together.
Ashanti Utu- She is a famous dancer that comes to see Valerie, LaToya and three other girls dance. Book #11.
Sharin- She is Valerie's stepmother and LaToya's mother.
Drew- One of Brynn's new drama friends.