Really Rubie: A Diary

Really Rubie: A Diary by Maddie Frost is a funny, heartfelt middle-grade diary novel that captures all the excitement (and absolute panic) of going to summer camp for the first time.

Rubie has been counting down the days until camp with her best friend, Riley—until Riley suddenly can’t go. Left to face a whole month solo, Rubie arrives at a cabin full of strangers, armed with her notebooks and a plan to keep her head down. But camp has other ideas. Between new friendships, unexpected confidence, and the kind of drama that only happens when you’re eight to twelve and stuck together all day, Rubie’s summer starts to look very different to what she imagined.

Perfect for readers who love middle grade humour, friendship stories, summer camp settings, and diary-style books with big feelings and bigger laughs.

Add it to your child’s holiday reading pile and let Rubie’s camp chaos begin.