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Desmond Cole goes camping and tells some scary campfire stories in the eighth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!

Camping with Desmond Cole is a lot of fun, until he starts telling ghost stories around the campfire. Most kids tell creepy stories that are totally fake, but Desmond tells totally true stories that will give you goosebumps. So, settle in while Desmond, Andres, and their ghost-friend, Zax, take turns trying to tell the scariest story of all.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Excerpt

Campfire Stories CHAPTER ONE TAKE A HIKE


Here is something most people don’t know about me: I really love camping. I know, I know. You may think there’s no way a scaredy-cat like me, Andres Miedoso, would be a fan of the great outdoors.

But it’s true.

I mean, don’t get me wrong. I don’t love everything about camping. I’m not a big fan of sleeping in a tent. I always get stuck with a stick or a rock under my sleeping bag. It’s impossible to get comfortable.



And then there are the woods. Sometimes, when it’s really quiet, I wonder what’s going on out there.

Is there something waiting for me?



But if I hear all kinds of animal sounds outside, then I know exactly what’s out there waiting for me!

Either way, it’s scary!



Another thing I don’t love about camping is poison ivy. Every time I go into the woods, I find poison ivy. And trust me, I’m never looking for it!

Sometimes I think poison ivy finds me!

So do mosquitos and every other bug in the forest. That goes double for super-gross and slimy bugs. They all love me.

Well, they love biting me.

With poison ivy on my legs, and bug bites everywhere else, I spend most of our camping trips itching!



Then there’s the weather. It rains whenever I go camping . . . every single time. And not just a little sprinkle either. I’m talking storms! It’s the worst.





All that rain creates thick, gloppy mud. And that mud ends up all over the place. After my last camping trip, I found the longest, grossest dried-up mud gunk behind my ear . . . and that was a month after I went!

So, why do I love camping? Well, that’s easy.



S’mores!

S’mores are the best. They are the perfect mix of crispy, sweet graham crackers; warm, melty chocolate; and hot, oozy marshmallow. And you get to cook them over a campfire and eat them on a stick.

Sticks are cool too . . . except when you end up sleeping on one.

But let me get to the story. There I am, sitting by the campfire enjoying my yummy s’more.

That’s my best friend, Desmond Cole, sitting next to me. He’s about to tell a scary story. There’s nothing strange about that.



However there’s nothing normal about what happened next. Nothing at all!

About The Author

Andres Miedoso is still afraid of everything as a grown-up, even after all his adventures with Desmond Cole. He lives in New York City with his family, and he remains best friends with Desmond but returns to Kersville only when he’s needed.

About The Illustrator

Victor Rivas was born and raised in Vigo, Spain, and he lives outside of Barcelona. He has been a freelance illustrator for thirty years, illustrating children’s and teen books, comics, and concept art for multimedia games and animation.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Little Simon (September 1, 2019)
  • Length: 128 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781534433519
  • Ages: 5 - 9

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