Dee Romito - Battle of the Blanket Forts

Logo: Quix Fast Fun Reads Fort Builders Inc by Dee Romito Battle of the Blanket Forts If you are looking for fast, fun-to-read stories with colorful characters, lots of kid-friendly humor, easy-to-follow action, entertaining story lines, and lively illustrations, then ALADDIN QUIX is for you! But wait, theres more! If youre also looking for stories with tables of contents; word lists; about-the-book questions; 64, 80, or 96 pages; short chapters; short paragraphs; and large fonts, then ALADDIN QUIX is definitely for you! ALADDIN QUIX: The next step between ready to reads and longer, more challenging chapter books, for readers five to eight years old. For my amazing agents, Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor. Thank you for building stories with me. Kiara Pal: The designer on the Fort Builders, Inc. team Caleb Rivers: The organizer on the Fort Builders, Inc. team Eddie Bell: The artist on the Fort Builders, Inc. team Junie Wheeler: friend and neighbor of Jax, Caleb, and Eddie; friend of Kiara Brinley: Kiaras friend Kepler: Camp Firefly counselor Finn: Brinleys brother Minka: Camp Firefly counselor Amina: Camp Firefly counselor; Eddies cousin Kiara Pal had been looking forward to sleepover camp at Camp Firefly all summer. team Junie Wheeler: friend and neighbor of Jax, Caleb, and Eddie; friend of Kiara Brinley: Kiaras friend Kepler: Camp Firefly counselor Finn: Brinleys brother Minka: Camp Firefly counselor Amina: Camp Firefly counselor; Eddies cousin Kiara Pal had been looking forward to sleepover camp at Camp Firefly all summer.

She slept over Nanis house all the time. And she loved it. But sleeping at your grandmothers is not the same as three whole days with your friends.

Caleb , Jax , and Eddie all lived near Nani, and whenever Kiara was there, they worked on their business together. Fort Builders, Inc. was so much fun.

She loved building forts for people. (And animals!) But at camp, they werent business owners. It was an official vacation. Kiara and her parents waited in line to turn in paperwork. Then they dropped off her bags in the cabin shed be staying in.

Hi, guys! shouted Kiara when she saw the boys. Hi, guys! shouted Kiara when she saw the boys.

Kiara! they all yelled back. The Fort Builders team was together for the weekend. Are you all in the same cabin? asked Kiara. Yup, answered Jax. We asked to be. Who are your roommates? Caleb asked Kiara.

She pulled a list out of her bag. There are eight of us. But I only know a couple of the girls. Is Junie in your cabin? asked Eddie. Junie Wheeler lived on the boys block. She is! And my friend from school, said Kiara.

But I havent seen either of them yet. The kids went to the main outdoor area. There were camp counselors in sky-blue shirts and tan pants waiting for them. Kiara saw her friend Brinley and called her over to sit next to her. She didnt see Junie in the crowd of kids. A counselor with Kepler on his name tag clapped three times.

The other counselors responded with six claps. Kepler clapped once. They clapped twice. Its some kind of pattern, said Brinley. Two claps. Four claps.

Youre right, said Kiara. Also, Im so excited for camp! she whisper-shouted. Five claps. Ten claps. Me too! Brinley whisper-shouted back.

Kiara caught on to the pattern.

When they did four claps, she responded with eight claps. A few kids at a time joined in until everyone had figured out to double the number. Kiara thought it was very cool that theyd done a math lesson without saying a word. Finally, Kepler clapped once, and everyone responded with two claps. When he had everyones attention, they talked about the camp rules. Be kind. 2. 2.

Work together. 3. Have fun! They went over the schedule and all the activities the campers could do. Camp Firefly had arts, cooking, sports, a ropes course, and even a water trampoline! When it was time to choose the first activity, Kiara knew exactly what she wanted to do. She and Brinley picked horseback riding. You have to meet my friends from Nanis neighborhood, said Kiara.

She led Brinley over to the boys. Brinley, meet Caleb, Jax, and Eddie, said Kiara. Fort Builders crew, this is my friend Brinley. I think my brother is in your cabin, said Brinley. His name is Finn . Caleb had a good memory and knew every name on his cabin list.

Yeah, he is. Maybe hell want to do rock climbing with us! Kiaras smile dropped. Rock climbing? I was hoping youd go horseback riding with us. No way, said Jax. Ive been waiting all year to go up that rock wall.

Kiara was not surprised. Kiara was not surprised.

Jax would probably climb right to the top. Caleb, come riding with us, said Kiara. Itll be fun. She didnt see the boys all that often and was excited to hang out with them at camp. Sorry, said Caleb. Jax and I made a deal.

I go rock climbing, and hell do book club with me. Kiara looked at Eddie. Are you climbing too? she asked. Nope. Im doing the art class, said Eddie. Kiara was disappointed, but she did have Brinley to do the activity with.

Okay, but we have to meet up later, she said. They all agreed and went in different directions. And no getting out of eating lunch together! Kiara yelled across the yard. But she knew theyd all be there. Wouldnt they?

Kiara was glad shed signed up quickly for horseback riding. The line behind her had gotten really long.

She stroked her horses mane as she rode along behind Minka , one of the counselors.