Camping out with your dad, lying in a sleeping bag under the stars, in Maine on an island you chose yourself - Jem has been anticipating this trip all through the winter and spring, and now the time has come. Jem and his dad study the navigation charts, buy their provisions, pack the kayak, and paddle off to find their island, cook supper over a campfire, and spend the night on No Name Island. Story and pictures capture the magic of first adventure: dreams materialized, fears allayed, skills learned.