It's the popular Adventures of Tommy Smurlee fantasy series! Book 3. Tommy, Grella, and friends journey to the amazing Dunster's Camp of Mystery and Inventions for fun, intrigue, and danger. Campers compete to create inventions and solve the Mystery of the Silver Shells as battles of good versus evil rage around them. Unique activities encourage creativity and imagination and fill each day with wonder! Struggles are overcome, lessons learned, and friendships deepen again at Dunster's.The author, Dr. Judith Rolfs, a marriage and family counselor who specializes in the development of children's creativity, provides valuable life lessons her readers absorb through the Silver Team's adventures. Other Tommy Smurlee books are Tommy Smurlee and Dunster's Camp of Mystery and Adventures and Tommy Smurlee and the Missing Statue. Judith R. Rolfs, Ph. D, turns imaginative eyes on “what-could-be” and transports children to a place of true wonder at Dunster’s Camp of Mystery and Adventure. Dr. Rolfs’ previous books have been about marriage and parenting. The Tommy Smurlee series is her first foray into children’s literature and it’s dynamite! Readers, young and old alike, will be enthralled by The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee. “This is by far the most fun project I’ve ever done," author Dr. Judith Rolfs says. “One of my first readers, a thirteen-year-old boy, told me when he finished the book that he wanted to write his own mystery like The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee. I was delighted. I want the world of invention and mystery that I’ve created to inspire kids to use their own imaginations. The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee starts with twelve-year-old Tommy Smurlee at Dunster’s Camp Of Mystery and Inventions - a place unlike anywhere he’s ever been. Where else could Tommy Smurlee experience gyrating tunnels, ride Wind Whooshers, and view Hanging Birdwalks? Judith and her husband Wayne know all about camps having run one every summer for over twenty years. Tommy and his new friends on the Silver Team must use all their skills following mystifying clues to unravel the Great Mystery of Dunster’s Camp. Spine-chilling fear grips them when Dagta and Orson Gartini work their evil schemes against them. Camp counselors, Spindlesticks, Wishkowski and Zeller direct imaginative, fun activities such as Slap/Dash and Dreamology that teach lessons about life. Quid and Blake bond as step-brothers, Grella begins to forgive, and Tommy finds inner strength he never knew he had. In terms of sheer imagination The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee is destined to rival Harry Potter in the opinion of the first children’s librarian to read Tommy’s adventures. The important thing is that The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee gets kids reading and holds their interest. This is important for children’s intellectual development. We need more literature like The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee to compete with TV and video games.“As a counselor of children and adults, I know that teaching children lessons about character and values can often best be done through stories that touch their heads and hearts.” She believes sharing exciting literature gives parents a common bond with their children and keeps parents and children close. A former teacher and a practicing psychotherapist, Rolfs added writing to her life several years ago and has since had twenty-five books published.One thing is sure. Dr. Judith R. Rolfs creates pictures with words that bring laughter, suspense, and challenge to the minds and hearts of children. The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee is fun and fantasy at its best! HERE’S WHAT CHILDREN SAY ABOUT The Adventures of Tommy Smurlee:“It’s great! A fast-moving, fun book.” Drew, age13“I read it twice in one week and many times since." Steve, age 14.“Mom read Adventures of Tommy Smurlee aloud to me. I loved it!” Daniel, age 7 “I couldn’t stop reading. Grella is my favorite character." Christine, 12