Laurence Yep is the author of the 179 page novel, Skunk Scout. Teddy lives in San Francisco's Chinatown and his celebrating his birthday with his family. When he opens his uncle's present, it is a can of mosquito spray. Teddy asks why and his uncle says that his birthday present to him is that they are going camping on Mount Tamalpais. Teddy has never been out of San Francisco before. His brother Bobby asks to come along with them. Teddy is hesitant at first, but when he sees how much Bobby wants to go, he gives in and they start planning the trip. Bobby goes to the library and gets several books on camping, so when the day finally comes, they are all prepared and ready. When they got to the campsite, Teddy had the brilliant idea of putting the hamburger in dry ice instead of regular ice. For the rest of the trip, they ate nothing but marshmallows, candy, and berries. Their uncle trips in poison ivy on one of their hikes and has to stay in the tent for two nights. Then on their last day, they set out on a long hike to the sea. But on the way, they get lost and Teddy has to use his survival skills to get them back to the campsite. They never get to the ocean, but all three of them agree that this was their best day of the camp. When they get back to Chinatown, they decide that they are not the type of people who are made for camping. Teddy says that his idea of vacation is a triple-feature at the cinema. Anyone who loves reading would probably enjoy this book.
and to brothers with younger brothers.
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