here's the outline of how my young adult novella is going to end

the free meal

God

letters (from camp counselors, Zach, Marty)

the park

lost

the search

found

charges

the inspector

classes

lost souls

he ain't heavy

spring flood

the bike ride (back through the park)

the kit (I'm going to be a naturalist, and if anybody gets lost in the park, I'm going to track them down with this infrared light, I'm showing mom, too when she gets home tonight, and we'll never lost A.J. Again, we can go back to the park now, we can do anything)

the end.