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lpineo's review
5.0
Loved this. I'm not the target audience (mom in my 40s) but truly enjoyed this story.
otto_leonie's review
4.0
reading this book as a sixth grader deeply in denial about my sexuality altered my brain chemistry.
katiejackson's review against another edition
5.0
Well what can I say about this book?
One of the sweetest and most heart warming books I have ever read.
For a middle grade this book deals with some very important and serious problems but I feel they were handled in such a good way.
Melly our main character is so interesting, I found myself relating to her in a lot of ways, as in I was similar to her when I was a young teenager.
A very diverse book with a lovely message. Some great music references too1
It was sweet, funny, thought provoking and my heart is just full of all these wonderful happy emotions! :D
Fantastic!
One of the sweetest and most heart warming books I have ever read.
For a middle grade this book deals with some very important and serious problems but I feel they were handled in such a good way.
Melly our main character is so interesting, I found myself relating to her in a lot of ways, as in I was similar to her when I was a young teenager.
A very diverse book with a lovely message. Some great music references too1
It was sweet, funny, thought provoking and my heart is just full of all these wonderful happy emotions! :D
Fantastic!
ridy22's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tinyphrases's review
4.25
this book is so fucking cute i can't believe it. i had high hopes for it and assumed i'd enjoy it but it was truly what i needed in the moment i was reading it. plus, major camp rock vibes.
sinoush's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
charlietheninth's review
5.0
Okay, so the writing is kind of clunky at times, but it’s a queer middle grade novel with no homophobia or coming out drama, just happy acceptance and the normal interpersonal pitfalls of a twelve-year-old. Wish this had existed when I was that age!
akmargie's review against another edition
4.0
This was very sweet and really fun story with a great setting of rock summer camp. Melly's journey from shy, quiet drummer to loud and in charge, is full of the highs and lows you'd expect from a middle grade story, friend drama, family drama, romance drama, it's all there but told with a lot of heart and authenticity. Really enjoyed seeing Melly grow and meeting her friends, new and old. Highly recommend.
pennyriley's review
4.0
Not quite as good as Hazel's Theory of Evolution as far as I'm concerned, maybe because the setting - a Rock and Roll music camp was just not the kind of place I would ever have wanted to set foot it, although it is very well described. Bigelow returns to some of the same themes as in Hazel's Theory of Evolution - young love, or perhaps crush boy on girl, girl on boy and girl on girl. I didn't find realistic that well-educated, middle class parents would drop the divorce bombshell on their daughter the day before she leaves for her first ever away from home camp. No spoiler there; it's in the first two pages. Still a solid entry in the Middle School realistic fiction genre.
bethietee's review
5.0
Really excellent middle grade exploration of some difficult topics, such as sexuality, divorce, and independence/assertion. Also I love books about sleepaway camps so I knew I would probably love this one no matter what!