Michael is dragged on an unwanted family camping trip which proves more enjoyable than he expected.

On the last day of school, Michael Patterson is eager to join his friend at his lakeside cottage, but his family has other plans: a camping trip on the coast. Embittered by this turn of events, Michael is hardly an enthusiastic camper, but events arise that convince him that this excursion is definitely not a waste of his time.—Kenneth Chisholm <[email protected]>