The extraordinary -- and extraordinarily powerful -- follow-up to Hey， Kiddo。

When Jarrett J。 Krosoczka was in high school， he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors 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 counselor （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。



Now， in his follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Hey， Kiddo， Jarrett brings readers back to Camp Sunshine so we can meet the campers and fellow counselors who changed the course of his life。