Tennis Camp diaries: Superstar by Ash Barty with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin

The second book in the Ash Barty Tennis Camp Diaries series titled Superstar is full of friendships, worries, sour worms and real camp experiences. 

This series focusses on a young Ash Barty’s experience at Tennis Camp through her diary entries. This year at camp the friends and other camp participants have the chance to compete in the end of camp tournament and the winners get to be ball kids at a local tournament with their tennis heroes. 

Every night Ash writes in her diary, recording the events of the day and her thoughts.  Over the course of the week the friends get to meet their tennis heroes. I love the inclusion of other amazing tennis players and the fact that Ash Barty is so real that she writes about looking up to other tennis players. 

As someone who grew up with diary style books, I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading others in the series. The quirky additions of how many sour worms she ate make the book really feel like a diary and her friendships and the way she describes events feel authentic and will engage the reader in the story and the childhood of one of Australia’s best tennis players.

This is an entertaining read that is perfect for younger readers who like sport especially tennis, going to camp, making new friends, catching up with old friends and having fun. The series is written in an easy-to-read format so will appeal to many readers and is bound to become a favourite within the school library.  This is a series that could be read aloud in class or at home and would also work as an independent read. I would recommend this book to parents and librarians as the series is sure to be a favourite.

Themes: Sport - Tennis, Diary, Freindship, Competition, Camp, Ash Barty.

Mhairi Alcorn