> Skip to content
  • Published: 29 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9781761047565
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $16.99

This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure




‘A deliciously spooky mystery that will have readers giggling one minute and gasping with shock the next.’
SUE WHITING, author of the Pearly and Pig series

A run-down camp in the woods.

No phone reception.

Ten students with untested powers . . .

Céline is seeing conspiracies everywhere. Fionn has a bad premonition about the colour blue. Mr Berg is horrified at the camp’s questionable safety standards. Something is definitely not right at Camp Buttress.

This hilarious and quirky new novel by Anna Zobel will keep you guessing as the students and their teachers try to solve the mystery – and survive.

  • Published: 29 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9781761047565
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $16.99

About the author

Anna Zobel

Anna Zobel is an illustrator, writer and teacher from Melbourne, Australia. As a child, Anna wrote and illustrated her own books, and she hasn’t stopped since. Anna is inspired — and occasionally infected — by the children she works with, and hopes to represent them in her work.

Also by Anna Zobel

See all

Praise for This Camp is Doomed: A Dennith Grange Misadventure

An intriguing mystery starring an equally intriguing cast

Tim Harris, author of MR BAMBUCKLE'S REMARKABLES

With a cast of extraordinary kids with fantastical powers, THIS CAMP IS DOOMED is a deliciously spooky mystery, filled with magic, mischief and mayhem that will have readers giggling one minute and gasping with shock the next. Loved it.

Sue Whiting, author of the PEARLY AND PIG series

A funny, clever mystery about a school camp that starts out as a nightmare – and gets worse!

Allison Tait, author of THE FIRE STAR

A cosy blend of whimsy, friendship and super powers, this mystery will keep you guessing until the very end!

Alison Evans, author of EUPHORIA KIDS

Anna Zobel turns her knack for writing emotionally intelligent, likeable, mildly eccentric, diverse characters to the task of creating an engrossing adventure-mystery story for imaginative readers . . . Whimsical, a tiny bit spooky, affirming, engaging, sincere, insightful and occasionally funny

Anica Boulanger-Mashberg, Books + Publishing

A thoroughly eventful read. From kids struggling to control their newfound magical powers and navigating social relationships, to possible ghost sightings and a spooky Grandma cook, to mysteries to solve and dangerous, suspenseful moments, there is plenty of action to keep the reader turning pages . . . I recommend it for a middle grade age group (about 11-13 years old) especially those who enjoy adventure stories with elements of magical realism and themes of friendship, finding courage and growing up.

Barbara Swartz, CBCA Reading Time

This fantasy is an enjoyable mystery elevated by the depth of the characterisation and the inventiveness of the created world.

Mia Macrossan, StoryLinks

Awards & recognition

Davitt Awards

Shortlisted  •  2024  •  Best Children’s Novel

Discover more

Article
Stock your school library with these wonderful books

26 books for school libraries that students will love.

Article
A look inside This Camp is Doomed

Peek inside Anna Zobel’s new book, This Camp Is Doomed.

penguin pop image
penguin pop image