Camp Confidential

Camp Confidential is a US book series for preteens written by Melissa J. Morgan. It focuses around a group of girls at Camp Lakeview. There are 21 books in this series so far.

The series is also sold in the UK under the name Summer Camp Secrets published by Usborne Publishing.

The series may be turned into a Disney Channel original series starring the following; Taylor Swift as Marissa, Jamie Snover as Jenna Bloome and Raven-Symone as Natalie Goode.

Books

1. Natalie's Secret
2. Jenna's Dilemma
3. Grace's Twist
4. Alex's Challenge
5. TTYL
6. RSVP
7. Second Time's the Charm
8. Wish You Weren't Here
9. Best {Boy} Friend Forever
10. Over and Out
11. Falling In Like
12. Winter Games
13. A Fair To Remember
14. Hide and Shriek
15. Reality Bites
16. Golden Girls
17. Freaky Tuesday
18. And the Winner Is...
19. Charmed Forces
20. Suddenly Last Summer
21. Reunion
22. Extra Credit
23. Politically Incorrect (March 4, 2010)
24. Topsy-Turvy (June 10, 2010)

Characters

Female Campers

Natalie Goode- Natalie lives in Manhattan and is a total city girl, so when she finds out she has to go to Camp Lakeview, she isn't happy at all about the idea. But eventually she learns to love it and loves all the girls in her bunk and decides to come back for the second to current summer. She is the daughter of Tad Maxwell, a movie star who does action movies. Her favorite free choice activities are newspaper and ceramics. Her best friends at camp are Alyssa and Tori, and her best friend at home is Hannah. She used to date two boys, Simon and Logan, but broke up with them because of the long-distance. In book 18 though, Tori introduces Reed to her, and it is hinted that both of them may start a relationship. In TTYL, it shows that she liked Kyle, a boy from her school. In book 19th, she gets back with Logan only for them to break up once again because the camp is closing.She goes to camp Walla Walla after Lakeview closes and Reed goes too. They get into a relationship, but Natalie broke up with him because he liked Brynn and Natalie found he had a home waxing kit and a nose hair cutter. IM name: NatalieNYC

Alyssa Shin- Alyssa is Natalie's artsy, shy and quiet best friend, although it implies in Golden Girls that Natalie is now best friends with Tori. She loves art and lives in Southern New Jersey. Her wardrobe consists of ripped jeans, paint-spattered shorts, and black t-shirts.In Jennas Dilemma, she dyes her hair "Ronald-McDonald red." In the last summer she discovers her physic powers and makes many accurate predictions about her bunkmates. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Alyssa11

Alex Kim- Alex is a Camp Lakeview veteran who loves soccer, hence her nickname, Mia Hamm. In Book 4 it is revealed that she has juvenile diabetes. She is also a perfectionist, never accepting anything below an A+, and always liking things to be neat and tidy. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her best friends at camp are Brynn and Jenna, and her best friend at home is Bridgette. Her boyfriend is Adam, Jenna's twin brother. It is stated in books 1 and 4 that her father is a lawyer and her mother is an art teacher. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SoccerLover

Grace Matthews- Grace is the comedian of the group but has trouble paying attention. She is a great actress and singer. She has trouble with schoolwork, especially with her English. In "Grace's Twist" we find out that she failed English and has to read books over the summer to make up for it. Her favorite free period activities are drama and nature. She lives in South Jersey. Her best friend at camp is Brynn, and her best friend at home is Emily, though she and Lara are good friends too. She had a short-lived crush on Devon and Spence. In third grade she was caught daydreaming and was called Spacey Gracie for the rest of the year, so she hates being called Gracie. She misses the first two weeks of the third year because she failed English and went to summer school. She ends up not coming back for the fourth summer. She doesn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: Grrrace.

Jenna Bloom- Jenna is a master prankster and like Alex, is a Camp Lakeview veteran. She also doesn’t like boys in the first summer but later on she is not as disgusted with them, and she actually starts liking them. Her favorite free period activity is sports. Her boyfriend is David. Jenna's favorite camp activity is Color War. Her family sometimes calls her Boo, although she wants them to stop. Apparently, when she was little she loved peek-a-boo. She also collects bumper stickers.She went to Walla Walla and loved it because they are so into sports. She and David decided to become just friends and do a really good job with that. IM name: Aries8

Chelsea- Chelsea is the 'mean' girl of the bunk. She tends to put other down and pick on others, especially Karen. When it is revealed that her dad has cancer, the other girls realize she's not so mean and has a wonderful heart. You just have to look into her character more it is mostly starts to reveal in RSVP and Hide and Shriek. She lives in the Boston area. She never had a boyfriend before, but had a crush on Spence. Her BFF at camp is Gaby.She returns to Walla Walla and hung out with Jenna. She has a crush on Connor and got eliminated from assassin because Sarah lied and said she cheated when she really didn't. IM name: Chelsea1

Gaby Parsons- Gaby was in 3A, 3C's rival bunk, and befriended Grace, but eventually began to bully her. In the second and third summers, you find out she's not that mean, and she volunteers at a children's hospital. However in her third year she lies to her whole cabin and tries to run away. She lives in the Boston area. Her BFF at camp is Chelsea.She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM Name: GabyFaby

Karen- Being the 'quiet girl' of the group, Karen always gets picked on by Chelsea. In the second summer she finally emerges from her shell. Her BFF is Chelsea, although Chelsea just pushes her around in the first summer. She didn't come back in the third summer. Karen lives in Chicago.She didn't go to Walla Walla. IM name: SleepyKaren

Candace - Candace always repeats what other people say and doesn't have opinions of her own. She has this repeating problem because of a bad habit she picked up in tutoring. She lives in the Boston area. She's very smart but has trouble in math (noted in "Freaky Tuesday") She goes to the same school as Brynn and has a boyfriend at home named Drew. Candace's camp friends would never guess that she's really popular at her school. In the last summer Candace tries to focus on sailing.She didn't go to Walla Walla.

Brynn Collins - Brynn is the self-proclaimed "Drama Queen" of the group. She loves acting and singing. She is best friends with Alex. Her favorite free period activity is obviously drama. She lives in the Boston area. Her boyfriend is Jordan who is also Priya's best friend, and in #18, is it said that they broke up. In 19, they try "playing it cool" and realize that doesn't work, so they became boyfriend and girlfriend again. She also goes to school with Candace in Freaky Tuesday and becomes a geek'.She went to Walla Walla and Natalie thought she was hitting on Reed, Natalie's boyfriend at the time, but really he was just Brynn's assassin target. IM name: BrynnWins

Sarah Peyton- Sarah is one of the jocks. At home, she is a bookworm. She doesn't return for the third summer, because of a sports camp. She especially loves softball/baseball. Her favorite free period activity is obviously sports. Like Jenna, she doesn't like boys and isn't interested in having a boyfriend—until she meets David. Sarah lives in the Boston area. Her BFF at camp and at home is Abby. She doesn't come back in the 19th book. In Reunion, at Camp Walla walla, she ignores the Lakeview girls because she told Avery and several other Walla Walla girls Natalie's life story and her dad being Tad Maxwell but got caught that she was lying when Tad Maxwell himself came for a private Walla Walla movie premiere. The girls all ended up forgiving her. IM Name: SarahSports

Valerie Williams- She loves African dance and she doesn't like her stepsister Latoya. Her favorite free period activity is wood working. In the first summer her BFF is Sarah. She hangs with Candace in the last summer, because they become sailing partners. IM name: Valfrog

Tori Ann-She would take over as the girly-girl of the camp shring with Nat. She's from L.A. and has Hollywood connections. Nat and her get to know each other, and become best friends. In winter games, she also invites 5 people to go Lake Tahoe with her. Her boyfriend is Michael. Tori has blonde hair and has the latest makeup from her mom. IM name: Tori90210

Sloan- She knows about psychic things, partly because her mom is a past life regression therapist. She comes to camp in the 19th book, and organizes the protest in the last book.

Priya Shah - Priya was not mentioned much in the first summer at camp because she was in 3B. Readers, however, got to know her better in the 9th book, "Best(Boy)Friend Forever" and is best friends with Jordan. Priya once had a crush on her best friend, Jordan, but got over it soon when she found out that Brynn liked him. She once had a slight crush on Spence. Her IM name is Pree.

Amy - Amy is an amethyst that Alyssa found on the grounds of Camp Lakeview, on the first day of camp. When Alyssa found the rock she took it to the nature shack with her book called The Geologist's Handbook. Then she found out that Amy has physic powers so Alyssa made predictions using Amy, and all her predictions came true. Alyssa later finds out Amy belongs to a younger camper named Gwenda who is obsessed with science and was planning on using Amy for her Nature Shack project but offers to give her back to Alyssa after her project is finished.

Lainie Wilcox - Laine is a Camp Lakeview legacy who happens to be a bully. In the 16th book, Golden Girls, she intimidates Natalie and tells her that she admires her. Natalie later finds out Lainie is using her to get tips on how to get a boy to go out with her but when Lainie finds out that is the same boy Natalie is crushing on, she completely turns her back on her. Lainie does not like Tori, although for most of the book Natalie cannot see that.

Male Campers

Adam Bloom- Jenna's twin brother, and a prankster. He is one of the best photographers at Camp Lakeveiw. He is also good at sports like Jenna. His girlfriend is Alex. He also gets nervous with Alex when he is around his father.

Simon- He is a cool laid back guy. He used to date Nat. Sometimes he doesn't pay attention to the things around him. He and Nat broke up due to long distance. He's sweet and smart in nature. He is mentioned twice after his break up with Natalie, but never heard from, or seen again, in the book. he plays many different instruments, and his favorite color is blue.

Devon- His crush is Grace because they are both into drama. He is a total sweet-heart. He didn't come in the third summer because he went to Hawaii on vacation.

Trevor- He used to date Alyssa.

Blake- He is pretty stuck-up when you first meet him because he is rich. The more you read into him you can tell he is an honest friend. He is also a prankster who makes Jenna think they might be able to make friends, but like Jenna he can drag prank and prank wars too far.

David- He can appear as a girl pig, but he is sweet, daring, and funny. He has two crushes Jenna and Sarah; he first goes out with Sarah before realizing he likes Jenna. He is actually Jenna's first crush.

Jordan- He is Priya's best friend and is dating Brynn which is really awkward since Priya and Brynn are good friends. He later breaks up with her.He has a hard time focusing in school. He's gross (around the guys and Priya), and picky with his food, but he is a sweet-heart and he is funny. IM name: imnotmichaelJORDAN

Spence- He is known as the flirt. He wears glasses and has blue eyes. He has a crush on Priya, Chelsea, and Grace.

Logan- Dated Nat but broke up because of the long distant thing. In the 19th book, they get together again.

Donovan- In the 19th book, he takes Spence's place as the flirt. Every single girl at Camp Lakeview is in love with him, especially the girls in 6b. It is known that Chelsea, Gaby, Priya, Valerie, Natalie, and a 5th year blond girl flirt with him. (Tori states that she is "off the market" because of Michael!) At the end of the book, Donovan asks Candace to the Midsummer's Dance with him, and Candace says no because she doesn't want a boyfriend, and she said if she won the boating race she wouldn't go. Gaby willingly asks Donovan to the dance right after and he says yes. Finally, in mid-dance, Donovan takes Gaby to the woods and kisses her twice on the lips; and even a French kiss! Later is confirmed that Donovan is Gaby's new boyfriend. There is a rumor that he later goes out with Nat.

Staff

Julie (counselor) - She acts very peppy. She is very responsible for the girls. She challenges the girls to new limits.

Marrisa (C.I.T.) - She is one of the coolest C-I-Ts and is a camp legend. She is also very girly and bonds with Natalie in the first summer and helps Jenna overcome her fear of diving. She is Stephanie's best friend she is also has to work in the cafe in the book " Natalie's Secret "

Nate (counselor) - He is the first summer boy cabin counselor. He is very cool but not a push-over even though he lets some things go.

Pete (cafe staff) - He was a camp counselor until the first summer when he changed to the food staff. Their cooking may not be the best, but he's one of the most popular staff.

LJ(cafe staff) - He is a funny kitchen worker. He said that he would reveal what his initials stand for at the final banquet (if we are lucky).

Dr. Steve (camp director) - No pushover here. He is nice and has millions of great ideas for the camp. He dresses very tacky sometimes and can be strict when it comes to pranks. Alex and Jenna nick-named him Dr. Flutterbug because he tends to blink a lot and twitch while making speeches.

Stephanie (CIT) - Jenna's older sister, who acts like a mother to Jenna at camp. Her best friend is Marrisa even though she is in cabin 3A, 3Cs rival bunk.

Belle (counselor) - She is the girls' counselor in the third summer. She does karate and the girls think she's a vampire at first. (Hide and Shriek.)

Clarrisa:-(CIT)Comes into the book in the third series. She is said to be a camper the summer before (Hide and Shriek)

Andie (counselor)- a bubbly counselor in the second summer who surprisingly supports the rivalry between bunks.She is new to Camp LakeVeiw and it is said that the summer before she worked at a camp in upstate New York.... the counselor for Bunk 4A

Mia(cit)- is a CIT who doesn't appear until the second summer. She likes sports...the CIT for Bunk 4A. She is the CIT for Andie.

Tyler(swim instructor) - He is one of the hottest guys at camp, even Jenna admits that. Stephanie and Tyler seem to have a thing, even though Jenna plays a really embarrassing prank on her. He's really sweet and fun.

Roseanne(nature counselor) - Very active and always thinking up new activities for the campers to do.

Mandy (counselor)- She is the counselor in the sixth division. She does not believe in magic until the end of book #19.

Nate (counselor) - He is 3F's counselor. He always disapproves of Jenna's pranks on Adam and the rest of his bunk.

Kathleen (division head) - She is energetic and in charge of the third division.

Brian (sports counselor) - He is in charge of sports. He came from Australia and has a thick Australian accent. It is important to him that everyone has a good time.

Keith (newspaper specialist) - He worked on a small computer magazine published in New Jersey but has never worked on an actual newspaper.

Beth (swim instructor) - She is always coming up with new ways to convince Nat how to get in the water. They do not work but Nat gives her an A for effort.

Lizzie: She is the counsler for 3c's rival bunk in the first summer. Stephanie is a CIT with her.

Becky: She is the counselor for bunk 6B. She is the counselor in the end of the summer.

Dahilia: She is the CIT for Bunk 6B in the end of the summer. She is the CIT for Becky.

Becky She is 4C's counsellor in the second year.

Sophie She is 4C's CIT in the seccond summer. She is the CIT for Becky.

Others

Hannah- NYC, fashion opposed girly-girl. Her mom is an African ambassador. Nat's home Best Friend. She might be like Natalie, but sometimes she feels like Natalie is growing up way faster than her.

Nicole- Jenna's best friend. She has been said to throw cool parties, but in TTYL, Jenna thought they were not fun at all.

Kallista Goldman- Tori's best friend. Her father is a famous director in Hollywood.

LaToya- Valerie's stepsister, she tries to keep Valerie doing her best in dance. Even though she's mean she might have been the one who pushed Valerie into dance.

Michael Stevenson- Michael is Tori's boyfriend, we hear about him in the early books, but we learn more about him in "And The Winner Is...." IM name: MichaelS

Reed- He is totally into fish. He lives in California although his mom lives in New York. He became good friends with Nat when she was visiting her Dad. In Reunion, he is Brynn's Assassin target. While searching for his spoon, Natalie and Brynn find is stash of 'beauty supplies'. IM name: BicoastalBoy

Kyle- He is a nice guy who is from Natalie's school. He was crushing on Natalie and he was jealous of Simon. He's a nice guy, but can get too carried away. He told everyone Natalie and him were a couple, just because they hung out once when skating in Central Park which Natalie is very used to doing.

Max- He is Candace's brother and only appears in book #17. He is smart but sometimes pushes Candace too much.

Matt Bloom- Jenna's older brother who loves science (Jenna often refers to him as a science geek). He sends her lots of bumper stickers for her collection.

Tad Maxwell- He is the father of Natalie Goode. He is an international movie star. In book# 18 he got nominated to be in the academy awards and Natalie got to come and bring Tori along but Tad Maxwell did not win. Unfortunately

Josie McLaughlan- Tad Maxwell's girlfriend, a young starlet on the rise.

Chelsea's dad- Chelsea's father who seems to be very nice, In Book #5 TTYL,her father got cancer and the girls tried to help Chelsea through it.

Leslie Graff-Leslie Graff doesn't go to Camp Lakeview, but she does go to the same school as Priya Shah. In the book "Falling in Like", Priya and Leslie get paired as science fair partners. The book reveals that Leslie is one of the smartest girls in her school, and is described by her mother as "an old hand at science fairs." She is also said to be intense and very focused on winning. IM name: LGraff

Nicole- She is Tori's cousin who also went to camp lakeview until one year when her bunkmates cousin got attacked by Cropsy.Book #14.

Cropsy aka Mr.Cropwell- A man whose dream never came true. Scary stories have been made up about him.Book #14.

Riley- Riley has an uncle that works at a hotdog stand next to Priya's mom's smoothie stand at the local mall. Riley is in 8th grade and Priya is in 7th at the time. Riley likes Priya and helps her and her mom with their grand opening. In the end they get together. Book #11.

Manzuma- She is Valerie and LaToya's dance teacher. Book #11.

Ashanti Utu- She is a famous dancer that comes to see Valerie, LaToya and three other girls dance. Book #11.

Sharin- She is Valerie's stepmother and LaToya's mother.

External links

• SummerCampSecrets.co.uk - UK book series website