Betty Jo Schuler Reviews

Added June 1, 2006

Camp Cheer

A Pick-Your-Path-Mystery

Author: Betty Jo Schuler
Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
Available At: www.hardshell.com
Publishing Date: December 2002
Genre: Young Adult: Mystery/Suspense
Format: Ebook download in PDF/HTML/LIT
Price: $4.50
ISBN: 1-892745-05-4
Author Email/Website: http://bettyjoschuler.net/bettyjo.html
Reviewer: Tina Shelnut
Rating: 7.9 Gargoyles

Stacy Knight is looking forward to her first year at Cheer Camp. The brochures show the place to be somewhere she can learn all the cheers she will need for school, make great friends, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

What she gets is very different from what she expected. The brochure had surely been printed a decade or three before, and it was obvious that no improvements had been done to the camp or the surrounding area. Her cabin mates are all from the same town and know each other, and she is the odd man out. Additionally, her camp counselor seems to have it in for her.

Stacy could handle that, though, as long as she was able to learn the cheers she needed for school. The problems came at night, after lights out, and strange things start happening.

This is the first "Pick Your Path" book I have read in 20 years, and I have to admit it was kind of fun. Not being a young adult myself, I had two young women read this and give me their opinion. Their consensus was that it was well written, and interesting. One commented that she was able to read it more than once, as the "villain" of the piece was not always the same. So the helper in one path ended up being the bad guy in another. They both felt that, as at least one of the paths dealt with drugs, and another with murder, that perhaps this was a bit old for preteens, but for 13-15 years olds, it would be appropriate. Any older and the reader might run into the problems I had with it; mostly the fact the stories were simple as was much of the dialogue. Based on my overall impression, and the recommendations of my young assistants, I can recommend this book easily for young teenagers.

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