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    Sum­mer Camp Vibes

    Take a trip down nos­tal­gia lane and immerse your­self in sto­ries that evoke ~sum­mer camp vibes~ and dig into the Jew­ish camp experience. 

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    Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons in Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty
    Iris Krasnow
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    On Blackberry Hill
    Rachel Mann
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    Adam Eli
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    Sandra Fox
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    The Sunlit Night
    Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
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    Rachel Beanland
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    Deborah Shapiro
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    Marisa Kanter
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    Adam O'Fallon Price
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    Marisa Scheinfeld
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    Abby Stein
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    Courtney Maum
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    Ayelet Gundar-Goshen; Sondra Silverston, trans.
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    Allan Sherman, Lou Busch, Jack E. Davis (Illus.)
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    Roger Bennett and Jules Shell; Ivan Reitma, fwd.
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