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exhausted,” Katie said as she flopped down on the bottom bunk.
    “All I know is Science Camp made me really tired,” Miriam added. “I think I could fall asleep anywhere. Even on this lumpy bed.”
    Suzanne put her foot on the metal edge of Katie’s bed and hopped up onto her top bunk.
    The top bunk sagged slightly over Katie’s head. The sagging lump moved back and forth as Suzanne found a comfortable spot to lie down. For a minute, Katie thought the bed might come down on top of her.
    It was easier not to look up, so instead Katie looked around the cabin. There were four bunk beds lined up along the walls. The walls of the cabin were made of pine-colored wood paneling. There were four screened-in windows on each wall.
    Just then, the cabin door swung open. “Okay, girls, it’s time for lights out,” Tess said, as she walked in and flicked off the light.
    As Tess left the cabin, Katie felt scared ... and lonely. Pepper always slept on her bed with her at home. Now she was all alone.
    Suddenly, Katie heard leaves rustling outside the bunk. “Suzanne,” she whispered.

    “Do you hear that?”
    Suzanne listened for a second. “I think there’s someone out there.”
    “Someone or some thing ,” Miriam suggested nervously.
    Zoe leaped out of her bed and ran over to where Katie was sleeping. “Do you mind if I just sit here?” she asked Katie. “I don’t think I want to be so close to the door.”
    The crunching of the leaves was louder now. Whatever was out there was getting closer.
    “Do you think it’s a bear?” Katie asked.
    “Maybe it’s a monster,” Mandy suggested. “A monster who hates kids at Science Camp.”
    Suddenly, a huge light beam came shining in through the cabin window.
    “Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!” The girls all screamed. “It’s the Science Camp monster!”
    But the light wasn’t coming from a monster. It was coming from Genie the Meanie’s flashlight.
    “All right, boys, I see you out there,” Genie shouted. “You’ve been bunkhopping!”
    The girls all raced to the windows to see what was happening. In the glare of Genie’s light, they could see Kevin and Manny’s faces.
    “I’ve got the perfect punishment for you two,” Genie assured them in a voice that made the boys shake.
    The head counselor grabbed Manny by the hand and walked him over to a huge old pine tree. “Hug it!” Genie ordered.
    “Hug what?” Manny asked.
    “The tree. Hug the tree,” Genie ordered again. She turned to Kevin. “You hug the one next to it. That way I can be sure you boys aren’t going anywhere.”
    Kevin had no choice. He reached out his arms and hugged the tree. Manny did the same.
    The girls knew they were supposed to be quiet after lights out. But they couldn’t help it. The sight of Manny and Kevin hugging trees was just too funny. They all started to laugh.
    And Genie the Meanie didn’t tell them to stop.

Chapter 6
    “What’s that sticky stuff in your hair?” Carson asked Kevin, as everyone entered the mess hall for breakfast the next morning.
    “Pine sap,” Kevin replied.
    “How’d you get that on your head?” the nature arts counselor asked.
    Kevin moaned and tried to wipe his hair. “I don’t want to talk about it.”
    Kevin took his tray and sat down beside Katie, Jeremy, Suzanne, and Manny.
    “What’s up with George?” Suzanne asked Kevin. “I thought you guys always sat together.”
    It was true. George, Manny, and Kevin usually did everything together.
    But today, George was sitting all by himself in the back of the mess hall. He looked miserable.
    “I don’t know what his problem is,” Manny said. “He doesn’t want to do anything. Like last night. We were all telling ghost stories in the cabin. George went to sleep!’”
    “That doesn’t sound like George,” Katie agreed. “He loves scary stuff.”
    “So, Jeremy, when exactly is this place going to get fun?” Suzanne asked, changing the subject. “You keep talking about how great camp is, but