Summer State of Mind (Whispering Pines)

by Jen Calonita

"Spoiled, yet lovable fifteen-year-old Harper McCallister is sent to sleepaway camp where she is an outcast at first but eventually finds a way to make her mark, gaining new perspectives on friendship and life in general"--

• ISBN10: 0316091154
• ISBN13: 9780316091152
• Publish Date: 22 April 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Poppy
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

For some reason, I cannot resist a camp book. The setting always lends itself to fun and shenanigans, and Calonita did not disappoint me.

The set up: Rich daddy sees his daughter spending with reckless abandon. He also feels like she is being exploited by her friends, so he sends her to his childhood sleep-away camp to get back to basics.
This summer, Harper was challenged to figure out who she was without her AmEx, and who she found was pretty awesome.

This book was so fun and cute. I loved being at camp with Harper, and I was so happy to see her find her way back to pre-rich girl Harper. She struggled a bit with fitting in at camp, but she never gave up. Harper did a lot of soul searching out there in the mountains, and she realized some hard truths about her friends and herself. So, lots of personal growth. A sweet romance, some fantastic friends, and a fun video contest rounded out the summer at camp, which I can confidently call a success.

Overall: A fun and light summer camp romp

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