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Kirkus Review is live!

3/3/2016

 
KIRKUS REVIEW 

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"An anxious boy and a grieving girl on the cusp of adolescence find nascent love at Camp Rolling Hills, a summer camp steeped in its own mythology and culture.

Slimey, age 12, has been going to Camp Rolling Hills since she was a little girl, but it’s Smelly’s first summer. Smelly, who suffers from anxiety and gains confidence over the course of the novel, is there because his parents need time to work out their marriage difficulties. Slimey, who works hard to hide her pain, is still heartbroken over the death of her father. It’s told from alternating third-person perspectives, Slimey’s and Smelly’s, augmented by funnily realistic letters home from other campers. The book celebrates summer camp as a safe place for children to reinvent themselves, to experiment and be more daring than they might otherwise be.

The author’s love for camp shines through, and it’s a strong choice for first-time campers and for those who find camp and its rituals delightful. (Fiction. 8-12)"

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Posted online March 2, 2016; printed March 15, 2016.


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    Stacy Davidowitz

    Author of the 4-book Camp Rolling Hills Book Series! Order here!

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