Danny Dawson has one plan for the summer: no buses, no bus drivers, and no chance of ever being left behind again.

Then a brochure shows up on the hall table for a place called Camp Scare Away, and just like that, Danny's plan is over before it starts. Whole summer. No way out.

Camp Scare Away is supposed to be safe. Boxed in by a river on one side and a ring of mountains on the other. Impossible to wander off. Impossible to get lost.At least, that's what everyone says.

Because there's an old story that follows the campfire around every summer, about a kid who vanished on an overnight hike decades ago and was never found. Sleeping bag rolled up neat. Backpack packed and ready. Like he was just about to leave.Some campers say it's just a story to keep the new kids on the trail. Danny's starting to wonder if it's something else.

Because the closer campout night gets, the more Danny notices things that don't quite add up.