Samantha Clarke has been anticipating this weekend for a long time. She's a junior at Paradise Springs High School and she's about to spend two nights camping in the Owyhee Canyonlands with her biology class. She'll be sharing a tent with her best friend Shayna, and the best part is that Jayden Juarez (her longtime crush) will be there too. Jayden's not like other teenage boys. He's incredibly handsome and he's so good at playing the guitar that he performs at school assemblies. Of course, Samantha plays an instrument too, the mandolin. Or at least she used to. Will Shayna be able to convince Sam to bring her mandolin on the trip? Will Samantha be able to spend time alone with Jayden without his annoying friend Timothy tagging along? And how did a bunch of doggie treats end up on a school field trip? Read Wild Mandolin to find out.