Jack Frost walked around the trophy slowly, examining it from every angle. Rachel and Kirsty couldn’t help smiling as they watched him. The top of the huge trophy was shaped just like his spiky head!
After a few moments, Jack Frost’s face broke into a sudden grin. “I love it!” he cried, lifting the trophy up over his head triumphantly. “I can’t wait to add it to my trophy case.” He turned to the goblins. “Come on, team—2, 4, 6, 8, time to go, my castle awaits!” With a blast of icy air, he and the goblins disappeared.
Carmen cartwheeled through the air, clapping her hands. “We did it, girls! Now the rest of the competition can go on as planned!”
Kirsty glanced at her watch. “Speaking of which, I need to get out of this goblin uniform and into my own uniform—my squad is up next!” She gave Rachel and Carmen each a high five.
“Go get ’em, Kirsty!” Rachel cheered, as her friend ran off.
Carmen held up her wand and shot a rainbow of magical sparkles into the air. “I have a feeling the rest of this competition is going to be truly magical!”
“It’s so amazing to be back on Rainspell Island again—together!” said Kirsty Tate, leaning out her window and taking a deep breath of sea air.
Her best friend, Rachel Walker, clapped her hands and bounced up and down on her tiptoes.
“Today is the start of the most amazing summer vacation ever,” she said. “I’m sure of it!”
They were sharing a room at the Sunny Days Bed & Breakfast on the island where they had first met and become best friends. They were so happy to be there again on vacation together. The girls shared a quick hug before rushing down the narrow stairs to the cozy breakfast room. Their parents were already there, poring over leaflets about activities on the island.
“I’m sure we can find some new things to do,” said Mr. Walker, “even though we have visited this island so many times before.”
“How about a nice long hike?” suggested Mr. Tate as the girls slipped into their seats and poured some cereal. “It’d be interesting to explore more of the island—we all love seeing its beautiful plants and trees.”
Rachel and Kirsty shared a smile. They had an extra-special secret reason why they loved Rainspell Island so much. It was here that they had first become friends with the fairies!
“Hiking would be a great start to the trip,” said Mr. Walker. “Let’s head out after breakfast, shall we?”
“Here’s something interesting,” said Mrs. Walker, holding out a bright yellow flyer. “It’s called the Summer Friends Camp.”
Rachel took the flyer and read out loud. “‘A day camp for children staying on the island. Make new friends and join in lots of fun activities.’ It sounds awesome!”
As Kirsty and Rachel were looking at the flyer and chattering about the activities, the breakfast-room door opened and Mr. Holliday came in. He ran the bed and breakfast, and he glanced at the flyer as he put some toast down on the table.
“My daughter Ginny’s helping run that camp with her best friend, Jen,” he said.
Kirsty and Rachel exchanged a special smile, wondering if Ginny and Jen’s friendship was as strong as theirs. They knew that they were lucky to have each other.
“Is it OK if we go to the Summer Friends Camp instead of going on the hike?” Kirsty asked. “It sounds like lots of fun.”
“Of course,” said Mr. Tate. “We’ll see you later. You can tell us all about it!”
“The Summer Friends Camp is held at Rainspell Park,” said Mr. Holliday. “I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time.”
When they had finished breakfast, the Tates and the Walkers put on their backpacks and hiking boots and set out on their hike. Rachel and Kirsty waved good-bye and then headed off toward Rainspell Park. The bed and breakfast was on a tree-lined road that overlooked the ocean, and as they walked along they saw the ferry heading toward the island.
“Remember when we met on the ferry that first day?” Rachel asked, smiling at her best friend. “That was one of the best days of my life.”
“Mine, too,” said Kirsty. “Everything I do is more fun now that I have you to share it with—including our fairy adventures!”
The girls held hands and smiled when they saw that they were both wearing the friendship bracelets that Florence the Friendship Fairy had given them. Rainspell Island was the place where the girls had first made friends with the fairies, so it had a very special place in their hearts.
“I hope we’ll meet some more fairies while we’re here,” said Rachel. “I love making new fairy friends.”
“Fingers crossed we’ll make some new human friends, too,” Kirsty added. “The Summer Friends Camp sounds like such a fun idea.”
They reached the entrance to Rainspell Park and walked through the open gates, gazing around at colorful flowerbeds and huge old trees. The wide gravel paths were dotted with benches, and a large fountain was bubbling and splashing beside the bandstand.
“Look,” said Rachel, “there’s a sign for the camp.”
A bright yellow sign pointed them past the fountain and around a bend. They saw a large tepee-style tent in the middle of the grass. It was surrounded by colorful balloons, and the sign next to the tent said, Welcome to the Summer Friends Camp!
Still holding hands, Rachel and Kirsty walked into the tent. It was cool inside, and decorated with rainbow-colored silk. A smiling teenage girl hurried to greet them. She was wearing a mint-green name tag that said, Jen, decorated with delicate, dark-gray birds.
“Welcome to our camp,” she said. “Come and join us!”
Peering over Jen’s shoulder, Rachel and Kirsty could see another teenage girl standing at a craft table with eight other children. Jen led them over to the table and the other teenager smiled at them.
“Hi, girls, it’s great to see you here! I’m Ginny. Right now we’re all making name tags. It’d be great if everyone could introduce themselves.”
The children smiled at Rachel and Kirsty and went around the table introducing themselves. Then two children named Lara and Oscar made space for the girls to join them.
“Have some markers,” said Oscar, moving a cup of markers over so they could both share it.
“I have enough stickers for all of us,” added Lara, placing her sticker sheet between them all.
“Thanks, that’s so kind of you,” said Rachel with a smile.
They both took a blank name tag and started the fun of decorating.
“So is this your first time on the island?” Jen asked Rachel.
“No, we’ve been here lots of times,” said Rachel. “It’s actually where Kirsty and I first met and became best friends, so it’s a really special place for us.”
“You’re so lucky,” said Lara, as she carefully drew a butterfly on her name tag. “I’ve been here for three days and I love it. I wish I lived here!”
“It’s definitely a great place for friendship,” said Ginny, exchanging a smile with Jen.
“Everyone is so nice,” Kirsty whispered to Rachel. “I’m really glad we came.”
As soon as the name tags were finished and the craft table was cleaned up, Ginny asked everyone to come outside.
“We have two outdoor activities planned for today,” she said. “First we’ll play a game of soccer, and then Jen and I will challenge you all to a water-balloon fight!”
“Let’s split into teams,” said Jen. “I can’t wait to get started!”
She divided the group into two, and Rachel and Kirsty found themselves on different teams. They grinned at each other—everyone was so friendly that they didn’t mind being separated at all!
“All we need now are some goalposts,” said Ginny. “Does anyone have anything we can use to mark where the goal is?”
Rachel pulled off her bright pink hoodie and three of the other children also donated colorful sweatshirts and cardigans. Then the positions were assigned and the game began. Kirsty was the goalie for her team, and she stood in the goal with her knees bent
and her heart thumping as Rachel’s team brought the ball closer and closer to her. She felt nervous because she didn’t play soccer very often and she didn’t want to let anyone down.
Lara darted across the field and kicked the ball as hard as she could. The ball flew toward Kirsty, who dived sideways, hands outstretched. She felt it brush her fingertips, but she couldn’t quite reach it, and the first goal had been scored.
“GOAL!” yelled Rachel, jumping up and down in delight.
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