02141cam a2200289 4500 778428910 TxAuBib 20230411120000.0 200925s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781338356328 hardcover 1338356321 hardcover (OCoLC)1197724996 TxAuBib Krosoczka, Jarrett, author. Sunshine : how one camp taught me about life, death, and hope / by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. First edition. New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2023. ©2023. 226 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm. Subtitle from book cover. "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"-- Provided by publisher. The author shares his extraordinary experiences as a counselor at Camp Sunshine, a camp for seriously ill kids and their families, where he met campers and fellow counselors who forever changed the course of his life. 20230411. Krosoczka, Jarrett Childhood and youth Young adult biography. Authors, American 21st century Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Autobiographical comics.