Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Camp Sylvania

Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

annafieldsforever's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I was a little worried about being ~triggered~ when I started this book because fat camp, but it ended up being a very cute & silly novel that points out how ridiculous these camps are. Love!

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reading_under_covers's review

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4.0

Such an important and helpful middle grade read! So glad that literature like this is out there and, oh, that it’s spooky too!

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vanessaedwards1882's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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rebeshelton's review against another edition

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3.0

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thekatreturns's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The weight loss industry really does want to suck you dry, huh?

Fat kids deserve the world, and they definitely deserve stories of resilience and adventure like this. I’ll be recommending this to kids in my life (precocious 3rd grade-8th grade, I’d say)

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bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I almost didn't give this a 5, but it's a great middle grade read. Maggie is psyched for performing arts camp, but her hopes are dashed when her parents drop that they've signed her up for fat camp instead. The workout, weird food, and blood donation (what?!) would be bad enough, but then campers start disappearing. Maggie and her new found friends have to figure out what's going on or this summer camp nightmare might never end. The characters are fun and well written, and topics like body shaming and body neilutrality are addressed in a direct but caring way. Spooky without being scary, and it doesn't feel like the writer is talking down to the audience.

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cboddie's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

6th-8th

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karcitis's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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imstephtacular's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

3.5

This was fun, but I was also disappointed. The plot had a few too many things going on and the adult characters were cartoonishly evil, which I personally dislike in MG books. I liked the setting and the fierce friendships and the self realization about weight and body, but overall this felt predictable as an adult reader so this is a Me problem and partially an issue with the book, too, I think

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