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Nerd Camp
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Unlike some of the other camp stories I read, Gabe, the main character of Nerd Camp, loves the camp he's attending and has a great time while he's at it. What he struggles with is what that love says about him. Spurred on by his recent meeting with his new (and highly anticipated) step-brother, Gabe battles anxiety about whether he's a total nerdy egghead, or if he's cool. While at camp he decides to keep a logic proof to determine whether his hypothesis, that he's not a nerd, is true or false. In order to keep step-brother Zack from discovering Gabe's nerdy obsessions, Gabe's letters home only reflect what Gabe determines cool, i.e. His bunkmates put music and sports posters on their cabin walls, cool! But, the posters are of treble and bass clefs, Beethoven and the rules of badminton, not so cool.
As he's at camp Gabe discovers much about himself, such as, although he's worried about what Zack thinks of him, he's also worried about what his camp friends would think of Zack, whose postcards are always amazingly poorly spelled.
The book was a lot of fun, had some good lessons in it, and a lot of interesting tidbits that any kid, no nerdiness necessary, would enjoy. It was very readable and enjoyable even as an adult, definitely something I'd suggest, especially for kids who like comedic stories.
As he's at camp Gabe discovers much about himself, such as, although he's worried about what Zack thinks of him, he's also worried about what his camp friends would think of Zack, whose postcards are always amazingly poorly spelled.
The book was a lot of fun, had some good lessons in it, and a lot of interesting tidbits that any kid, no nerdiness necessary, would enjoy. It was very readable and enjoyable even as an adult, definitely something I'd suggest, especially for kids who like comedic stories.