Book excerpt: Chuckie is a young 9 year old and an only child living with his parents in a small town. Today is the dreaded day Chuckie wished would never come which is going on a camping trip in the mountains with his parents and favorite uncle. He is uncertain about the trip and prefers visiting his grandparents’ farm in another state because he feels the camping trip will be totally boring and certainly a waste of his one day off for fall break. Will the camping trip prove to be fun and filled with excitement and possibly change Chuckie’s mind about camping overnight? There are many exciting activities planned that sound like fun including fishing and rewarding the one catching the first fish. Will Chuckie win even though he has never gone fishing in his life? Read this novel to find out if Chuckie has a different idea about camping at the conclusion of the story.