Lizzie B. Hayes and the Great Camp Caper, Second Edition is a middle grade fiction children's chapter book. It is the second book in the popular Lizzie B. Hayes series.
Thanks to her mother's tenacity, ten-year-old Lizzie wins a Girl Scout Cookie contest. The prize is an all-expense paid two-week camping trip. For the first time, Lizzie must learn to care for herself without the protection of her loving family.
Filled with mixed emotions, Lizzie begins another two-week summer adventure. While waiting for the bus to Camp Chicktawanga, Lizzie encounters one of the grouchiest girls she has ever met. From the moment Lizzie and "the sour-lemon sucking face" girl meet, she decides to stay out of her way. Unfortunately, Lizzie and Coco become cabin mates. Trouble begins the moment Lizzie, Coco, and the other two cabin mates head up the dusty trail to the last cabin on the left. To top it off, an overnight hike takes a turn for the worse when Lizzie and Coco become separated from the rest of the campers. Will they learn to rely on each other to survive in the woods? What is the real reason Coco bullies everyone?
Readers will enjoy this engaging story while learning lessons about friendship, problem-solving, how to be bully-proof and growing up...right along with Lizzie B. Hayes.