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CAMP STRANGE
"Camp Strange, is in fact, the best thing ever."
"...Highly spirited adventure with a powerful young hero."
- KIRKUS REVIEWS
BOOKS
CAMP STRANGE
After destroying the school gym by igniting a 3.7 earthquake with his science fair project volcano, Ezekiel Raroso recalls a lifetime of strange occurrences (including his family never talking about the father he’s never met) which have made him a target for the school bully’s wedgies. Lucky for him, school is out for the summer and his mom is sending him to camp to get away from his misfortunes.
On the bus ride to camp he quickly realizes something is strange as the bus driver sends the bus flying off the side of a mountain and it continues to fly.
When Ezekiel reaches camp he quickly learns not is all as it seems. The kids are strange just like him. There are rumors of an evil uprising while Ezekiel and his new friends find themselves soaring in a magical adventure to find a camper who goes missing.
NEWS
September 15, 2018 - Renee joins Black Rose Writing publishing.
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March 18, 2019 - Kirkus Reviews states, "Camp Strange, is in fact, the best thing ever."
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March 21, 2019 - Renee debuts middle grade book Camp Strange will release by Black Rose Writing.
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April 8, 2019 - ABC 7 "Renee Perez Debuts Novel, Camp Strange - The Empathy Read Your Child Should Be Reading"
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BIO
As a child, she was always drawing the world around her and writing about it. (Some repetitive doodles of zombies and monsters too!) Story lines always followed her. She wrote stories about school, her friends and evil milk cartons. These creative beginnings sent Renee to pursue a degree in English Literature.
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Renee is excited to tell the story of Ezekiel Raroso in her debut book, Camp Strange. Camp Strange is inspired by her summer camp experiences and the personalities of her three children who provide her so much joy and inspiration.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SPRING 2019
March 29, 2019 - Arlington Elementary School Visit
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April 2, 2019 - Hull Middle School Career Day
April 6, 2019 3-5 PM - Camp Strange Book Release Party, Eureka! Restaurant, Cerritos, California
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May 4-5, 2019 - Bay Area Book Festival, Berkeley
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SUMMER 2019
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June 22, 2019 - South Bay Festival of the Arts, Torrance Cultural Arts Center
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July 19, 2019 - Nerd Camp SoCal, Torrance High School
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August 2019 - San Diego Book Festival
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FALL 2019 BOOK TOUR
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September 15, 2019 - Brooklyn Book Festival
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October 6, 2019 - OC Children's Book Festival
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October 2019 - In'DScribe Con, Burbank, California
CONTACT
Renee welcomes inquiries for school visits, book fairs & interviews.
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