Myra is a devoted girls’ camp counselor whose familiar summer routine is overturned when the camp converts from all-girls to co-ed. As the weeklong camp progresses, she begins to suspect that the carefree adventurousness of Alex, the new male counselor, is actually calculating endangerment of the kids. Yet as she increasingly fears for the kids’ safety, she also finds herself . . .
Nov 24, 2017: Sadly, I missed reviewing this around Halloween time, because it would have been seasonally appropriate – a remote summer camp, eight kids seeming to be from around 8 through 12, and two counselors. Myra is serious and always seems to be conscious of the responsibility of being in charge of the well-being of eight kids, while her co-counselor, Alex seems more interested in gaining her attention than their young charges.
The author does a good job of drawing the beautiful and [more . . .]
Dec 7, 2012: I can appreciate an author who not only submits their work to the site but actively participates in the community even as they wait for their work to pop up on the sidebar and start getting ratings or reviews. Too often we’ll see people submit & disappear. Author Amy Kim Kibuishi’s participation on the forums coupled with her bubbly, positive personality were nudge enough for me to go ahead and post a review. I stress that this is relatively early in the story’s life, at a time when only twelve [more . . .]