Sunshine : how one camp taught me about life, death, and hope / by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 226 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781338356311; 9781338356328; 1338356321; 1338356313Subject(s): Krosoczka, Jarrett -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc | Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Camp counselors -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Camps -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Young adult literature. | Comics (Graphic works) | Autobiographical comics. | Nonfiction comics. | Graphic novels. Summary: When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counsellors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counsellor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Body and health | J 796 .54 KRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111086103221 |
When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counsellors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counsellor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring.
For ages 12+ years.
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