Nerd Camp

Nerd Camp

• Used Book in Good Condition

<b >Pack your sleeping bag, grab your calculator, and celebrate geekdom with this humorous and empowering middle grade novel by the acclaimed author of <i >Standing for Socks</i>. Nerd Camp, here we come!</b><br><br>Ten-year-old Gabe has just been accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. That means he€ll be spending six weeks at sleepaway camp, writing poetry and perfecting logic proofs. S.C.G.E. has been a summer home to some legendary middle-school smarty-pants (and future <i>Jeopardy!</i> contestants), but it has a reputation for being, well, a Nerd Camp. S.C.G.E = Smart Camp for Geeks and Eggheads.<br>     But is Gabe really a geek? He€s never thought about it much€"but that was before he met Zack, his hip, LA-cool, soon-to-be stepbrother. Gabe worries that Zack will see him only as a nerd, until a wild summer at camp€"complete with a midnight canoe ride to €œDead Man€s Island€€"helps Gabe realize that he and Zack have the foundations for a real friendship.<br>     This clever, fun read from Elissa Brent Weissman is full of great minor characters (like a bunkmate who solves math problems in his sleep) and silly subplots (like the geekiest lice outbreak ever). Adjust your head-gear, pack your camp bag, and get ready to geek out!