Peter Vent Sleepaway Camp

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It was three days into his stay at sleepaway camp that it happened. He had been going to Camp B’nei Torah, a Jewish sleepaway camp in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He loved everything about that camp. The campers, the counselors, the activities, the meals, and much more. But despite all this, absolutely nothing could prepare Peter Vent for the day he was about to have. It was the summer before ninth grade, and when he returned home, he would go to high school. He would go through tougher courses, and be faced with the fact that every little grade matters. But this did not frighten him, for his memory was pretty much eidetic. He had no idea that he would enter high school for the first time as a hero. At home, Vent has some great friends.

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