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    Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood
    Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood
    Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood
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    Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood

    By C. Fennessy

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    Eighteen-year-old Kacey and her two best friends, Emma and Ava, have volunteered at a summer camp for kids with special needs. Their friendship is threatened when Emma decides to call it quits. Kacey also has to contend with a troublesome boy named Bartley, who is always getting himself into mischief. The girls have fun with other teen counselors but things get out of control when rumors of bear attacks surface, and Bartley ends up in danger. Will Kacey's faith in God be strong enough to help her to save him?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC. Fennessy
    Release dateAug 6, 2014
    ISBN9781311389633
    Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood
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    C. Fennessy

    I write for mostly for teens and sometimes for adults. Some of the teen fiction is Christian, and my other fiction is historical fiction. The next book uploaded will be another adventure with Kacey and her friends. I hope some of you will enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoy writing them. To contact me, please send an email to: corinnefennessy@yahoo.com

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      Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood - C. Fennessy

      Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood

      by C. Metzinger

      Published by C. Metzinger at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this ebook. This book remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy from their favorite authorized retailer. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Thank you for your support.

      Copyright 2014 C. Metzinger

      Kacey & Friends at Camp Wildwood

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One: Lost!

      Chapter Two: Bugs and Bears

      Chapter Three: Bartley the Brat

      Chapter Four: Trouble with Emma

      Chapter Five: Wild in the Woods

      Chapter Six: Ava to the Rescue

      Chapter Seven: Overnight Camping Trip

      Chapter Eight: Kacey to the Rescue

      Chapter Nine: Together Again

      Chapter Ten: Revenge of the Counselors

      Chapter One: Lost!

      Hurry up or we’ll be late! Ava complained to her friend, Emma, who was carrying two large, heavy suitcases.

      Please put these in the trunk while I go get the rest of my stuff, she replied.

      Ava lugged the heavy cases into the trunk of Kacey’s sleek, red convertible. She paused to ask her friend,

      Other stuff? She’s brought two huge suitcases and still has more stuff?

      Kacey shrugged and smiled, Well, Emma never travels light, as you must know by now.

      Yeah, but we’ll be camping. How many pairs of shorts and T-shirts is she bringing, anyhow?

      Kacey didn’t answer because Emma came hurrying down the sidewalk in front of her house, carrying two overstuffed totes.

      I brought along a few groceries and cooking utensils, she explained.

      We don’t need that, Ava replied, The camp provides our meals.

      But this is for us, Emma explained, You know, special stuff.

      She got into the car and slammed the door shut.

      Kacey put the car in reverse and backed out of Emma’s driveway.

      Oh, wait! Emma cried, I forgot something!

      Kacey and Ava rolled their eyes in unison and Kacey pulled back into the driveway.

      What is it? Ava asked.

      I’ll only be a sec, Emma assured them as she dashed back to her front door.

      She soon returned carrying a large pillow covered with a flowered pillow case. She stuffed it into the back seat and got back into the car.

      Why are you bringing that? asked Ava, They have pillows at the camp.

      But this is my pillow, and I can’t get to sleep without it. If you two want me to go camping, I must have my creature comforts. By the way, did I tell you I don’t like camping?

      Only about a million times, Ava replied, But this is different. We’ll all be together and we’ll have fun.

      Kacey put the car in reverse and backed out again and headed the car down the street.

      How long will it take us to get there? asked Emma.

      About two hours, or a little more, depending on traffic, Kacey explained.

      Great! Maybe we can stop on the way for milkshakes, she replied.

      Ava and Kacey smiled and teased her.

      Yeah, we’d better get something to eat on the way or we might starve to death, Ava said sarcastically, It’s only been an hour since I had breakfast.

      Kacey chuckled and replied, Well, I’ll probably stop somewhere outside of Augusta to fill up the tank. Maybe we can grab something then.

      The girls settled in for the long drive into Maine and its beautiful, green pine forests. It was a balmy, summer morning, perfect for a drive in Kacey’s convertible with the top down. They turned the stereo on and played their favorite music loudly.

      The three girls had been best friends for years. Now Kacey and Ava had just completed their first year of college, and Emma was a student at a local culinary school. She loved to try out her new skills and favorite dishes on her two best friends. Kacey and Ava had gone to scout camp together when they were in middle school. Camp Wildwood would be a chance for them to experience camping in the woods again while helping others.

      Camp Wildwood was a camp for kids with special needs. Some had health conditions that prevented them from attending a regular camp. Other kids were handicapped or confined to wheelchairs. Camp Wildwood provided all the special accommodations they needed to have a real camping experience.

      Kacey, Ava, and Emma had volunteered to spend a week at the camp during their summer break from school. Kacey had learned about the camp at her church, St. Mark’s. When she told Ava and Emma about her plans to volunteer, they wanted to join her. After attending a special counselor training program in their home town of Westfield, they were ready to take on the role of camp counselors.

      They crossed the border from New Hampshire into Maine, and followed the signs on the highway to Portland. They took a circuitous route around the city and pulled off the expressway to stop at a gas station. Fortunately, there was a fast-food restaurant next to the station, and Emma volunteered to get the milkshakes while Kacey filled the tank.

      Soon they were back on the highway heading north. As they left the city behind, the scenery became more beautiful around each bend in the road. Large granite rock canyons hugged the road on each side, topped with clusters of green pine trees. The road twisted and turned up into the tree-covered mountains. Occasionally, they passed a rushing river, cascading waterfalls, or a placid lake with small islands. Each new vista was more exciting than the last.

      They suddenly came to a roadblock in the main road, with large detour signs pointing to a dirt road through the forest.

      Oh, no, Ava moaned, A detour! This trip will take forever on this old dirt road!

      The three friends bounced up and down in their seats as they followed the bumpy dirt road, full of pot holes and rocks.

      Look! Emma cried, pointing to the right. Kacey slammed on the brakes and they skidded to a stop.

      What is it? Ava asked.

      Shh! Emma warned, You’ll scare them away!

      Upon looking closer, the girls spied a doe hiding between the trees, with two fawns. The deer stopped and pricked up her ears. As soon as she spotted the car, the mother deer hurried off into the woods with her two fawns leaping after her.

      Oh, how precious! Emma crooned, If we hadn’t taken this detour, we never would have seen the deer!

      Yeah, Kacey agreed, Maybe I should slow down so we don’t miss anything else.

      The girls watched the woods intently as Kacey drove along the dusty road. They spotted two rabbits running through the brush and an eagle perched in one of the trees.

      The detour seemed to go on endlessly. They began to tire of looking for animals and began to worry that the dirt road would never end. They were going deeper into the woods and up the mountain side. The road became very steep at some points, and its hairpin turns were sharp and dangerous. As Kacey made one turn, the trees thinned out and they could see that they were riding on the edge of a bluff overlooking the valley below.

      Oh, no! I can’t look! Emma cried, closing her eyes as the car swung along the road’s edge. She held her breath while Kacey made the curve carefully, hugging the mountain side as closely as possible, and hoping no cars were coming from the opposite direction. After the turn, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

      They were all tense during the next few miles. Finally, they were relieved to see a sign ahead reading Detour End and a paved highway.

      Well, now where do we go? Kacey asked, "Should

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