Lally Sunshine All Around Camper

Nine year old Lally is leaving for summer camp for the very first time and all she wants to do is have big fun and fit in. She wants to feel like a part of the group right away and so she brings her lucky rabbit's foot from home to give her that extra little something! But when she meets a really friendly new girl on the bus ride to camp and they make a plan to sleep right next to each other, she is gobsmacked when told they won't even be in the same bunk! Looks like her rabbit's foot might not give her the luck she counted on.

Leaving home for an extended period of time can be daunting for an adult and completely overwhelming for a child, especially when the child is a nine year old named Lally. She frets when getting ready to pack and leave, and is embarrassed to discuss it with her older sister or her parents. She certainly doesn't want to appear to be a crybaby, but she is about to embark on a summer adventure and wants to have fun and feel accepted by the new girls she's about to meet. so what's a nine year old supposed to do? She's about to find out, because the bus is leaving in just a few ore days...

Leslie Chalson often visits the Berkshires in western Massachusetts where she and her husband spend time with old friends, their children, and grandchildren. She enjoys swimming in the lake (where she met her husband at summer camp), canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding and just splashing around and having fun. She also loves to go to local baseball games and root for the Pittsfield Suns in one of the last remaining ballparks in America with a wooden grandstand. They visit Friendly's for strawberry ice cream cones and sundaes, and spend time visiting local historic sites. Leslie grew up in Forest Hills, New York and after college started writing advertising and catalogue copy for large department stores as well as public relations for several non-profit organizations sponsoring the arts. She currently lives on Long Island with her husband near her children and grandchildren, all of whom have been or currently are campers.