Camp
2020 • 384 pages

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Set in a summer camp, this sweet and sharp screwball comedy set in a summer camp for queer teens examines the nature of toxic masculinity and self-acceptance. Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends. It's where he takes to the stage in the big musical. And it's where he fell for Hudson Aaronson-Lim—who's only into straight-acting guys and barely knows not-at-all-straight-acting Randy even exists. This year, however, it's going to be different. Randy has reinvented himself as 'Del'—buff, masculine, and on the market. Even if it means giving up show tunes, nail polish, and his unicorn bedsheets, he's determined to get Hudson to fall for him. But as he and Hudson grow closer, Randy has to ask himself: How much is he willing to change for love? And is it really love anyway, if Hudson doesn't know who he truly is?

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A sweet coming of age queer camp story, heartwarming and entertaining.

January 26, 2024

blows a kiss for the smash reference

May 28, 2020

This was a sweet, fun read! I liked the message of that it's important to be yourself when you can and when it's safe to do so. My favorite parts were all the bits where Mark the director would say, “My therapist says...!” ;)

July 7, 2021