This really sums up the average scout experience for younger kids, from what I've seen, though there are many troops that don't do so many scout-type things anymore. I can remember selling cookies through Girl Scouts and how intimidating our first camping trip. Kids that age used to get homesic...
The Pee Wee Scouts books are kind of like a gender-free Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts. I would say that this book in particular would appeal more to girls than boys because the story is written from the perspective of a girl, Molly, who likes to wish hexes on people and crosses her eyes when she fee...