Camp Sunshine, AKA, the "worst summer camp in the history of the world." You'd think that probably that's just a tall tale, when in reality, Camp Sunshine has some nasty secrets. Over 200 kids have gotten sick from their food, kids are grouped into cabins based on weird personal information, counselors take bribes, the camp activities are so unsafe that most campers were injured on the first day, only kids who pay the cafeteria workers five bucks get the food that's safe to eat, kids are often left to fend for themselves in the woods, some even have to scrub toilets, a deadly creature has been reported lurking about, and the lake has claimed more than one soul.
Five campers show up this summer: Jordan, Mallie, Saki, Annie, and Christine. Jordan and Mallie have been friends since kinder, and Jordan's falling in love with Saki, the girl from Japan. Christine wants to ruin Jordan's summer, Annie has a dark secret, and Mallie can't seem to find her place in the world.
Leighanne Parker managed to survive her last year of middle school and has a summer full of summer camp. How exciting, right?! Wrong. Leighanne is overly quiet and shy and she has to spend the summer at a summer camp in the middle of nowhere in Oregon. To make matters worse, her former best friend who quickly became both a bully and Leighanne's worst nightmare is in the cabin next door, still angry and full of deceptive tricks up her sleeve. And things go from bad to worse when Leighanne's daredevil cousin convinces her cabin to help play a prank on her former friend's cabin.