{"product_id":"camp-greentop-our-favorite-years","title":"Camp Greentop: Our Favorite Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if one summer camp could change the course of a person's entire life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of children and adults with disabilities, \u003cem\u003eCamp Greentop\u003c\/em\u003e was far more than a summer getaway. Hidden within the beautiful Catoctin Mountains of Maryland, it became a place of freedom, friendship, acceptance, adventure, and personal transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCamp Greentop: Our Favorite Years\u003c\/em\u003e, author Michael Jon Naugle shares a remarkable collection of 52 true stories from former campers, counselors, and staff whose lives were forever shaped by their time at this extraordinary camp during the 1960s and 1970s. Through touching memories, hilarious adventures, emotional reflections, and deeply human experiences, readers are transported into a world where disabilities never defined a person's worth or limited their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese unforgettable stories capture children learning independence for the very first time, adults discovering confidence and belonging, and counselors gaining life lessons that influenced their careers, relationships, and futures. Campers climbed mountain trails, learned to swim, performed in talent shows, formed lifelong friendships, and discovered strengths they never knew they possessed. In an era when accessibility and inclusion were rare, \u003cem\u003eCamp Greentop\u003c\/em\u003e created a community built on dignity, empathy, equality, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a nostalgic memoir, this powerful book shines a light on the importance of compassion, understanding, and human connection. It reveals how people with and without disabilities learned from one another, supported each other, and created bonds that lasted a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartfelt, inspiring, humorous, and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eCamp Greentop: Our Favorite Years\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for readers who enjoy inspirational memoirs, true human-interest stories, disability awareness books, uplifting nonfiction, nostalgic Americana, therapeutic recreation history, and stories about overcoming adversity through friendship and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not simply a book about camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outskirts Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515697934585,"sku":"9781977282576","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_8ee39a3f-60d9-4356-a856-5cf2d183bab0.jpg?v=1781209020","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/camp-greentop-our-favorite-years","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}