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Camp - Annotated by L C Rosen (Paperback)

Camp - Annotated by  L C Rosen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>At Camp Outland, a camp for LGBTQIA teens, sixteen-year-old Randall "Del" Kapplehoff's plan to have Hudson Aaronson-Lim fall in love with him succeeds, but both are hiding their true selves.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A Lambda Award Finalist, A Today Show Best Book, A Forbes Best Book, and an ALA Rainbow List Top Ten selection</b> <p/><b>Set in a summer camp, this sweet and sharp screwball comedy set in a summer camp for queer teens examines the nature of toxic masculinity and self-acceptance.</b> <p/>Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends. It's where he takes to the stage in the big musical. And it's where he fell for Hudson Aaronson-Lim--who's only into straight-acting guys and barely knows not-at-all-straight-acting Randy even exists. <p/>This year, however, it's going to be different. Randy has reinvented himself as 'Del'--buff, masculine, and on the market. Even if it means giving up show tunes, nail polish, and his unicorn bedsheets, he's determined to get Hudson to fall for him. <p/>But as he and Hudson grow closer, Randy has to ask himself: How much is he willing to change for love? And is it really love anyway, if Hudson doesn't know who he truly is?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Camp</i>: </b> <p/> Lambda Award Finalist for Best YA Novel <br> A Today Show Best Book of 2020 <br> A Forbes Best Book of 2020 <br> A School Library Journal Best Book of 2020 <br> A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth 2020 <br> An Elle Best Book of 2020 <br> ALA Rainbow List Top Ten <br> Alma's Best YA novel of the Year <br> A Bookcrushin Favorite Book of 2020 <br> A United by Pop Best YA of 2020 <br> An Overdrive Best Book of 2020 <br> "Packed with an amazing cast of unforgettable characters, Camp is the perfect read for anyone wondering if they're too much or not enough of their true self.<b> It's the must-read book of the summer</b>."--<i><b>Julian Winters, award-winning author of Running With Lions</b></i><br><br><i>Camp</i> has everything you're looking for: <b>A winning romance, a celebration of queerness</b>, a reflection on what it takes to embrace your most authentic self, and answers to questions most queer boys often don't know how to ask in the first place.--<i><b>Caleb Roerhig, author of Death Prefers Blondes</b></i><br><br>...<b>as inventive, cute, and glittery as its arts and crafts-centric cover</b>. In this<b> masterful mix of rom-com hijinks, </b>theater references, queer history, and gender theory, Rosen plays with tropes and expectations in a way that<b> will absolutely delight you</b>.--<i><b>Elle.com</b></i><br><br>...successfully captures the fleeting<b> feelings of first love</b> and explores identity...--<i><b>Shelf Awareness</b></i><br><br><b>Joyful, exuberant, incisive, and terrifically queer</b>. CAMP is a romcom with bite and heart, one that examines the walls we build around ourselves-and promises us we have the power to tear them down. <b>This is literary wizardry</b>.--<i><b>Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great is Not Okay</b></i><br><br><b>This novel has the appeal of a rom-com movie-makeover but with more substantive explorations of self-betrayal, self-evaluation, and eventual awakening.</b> Secondary characters are ethnically diverse; Hudson is Korean and Ukrainian. <b>A drag act that plays with compassion and camp.</b>--<i><b>Kirkus</b></i><br><br><i>Camp</i> is a divine treat. A subversive explosion of masc/fem stereotypes wrapped inside a sparkly, funny, heartstring-plucking romance. At once delightfully cynical and buoyantly hopeful, Rosen uses <i>Camp</i> to take aim at everything the LGBTQ community is currently wrestling with and needs to hear.--<i><b>Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sons</b></i><br><br><i>Camp</i> is a pitch-perfect, joyfully queer take on the classic summer camp sex romp. With a loveable lead and a fabulous cast of supporting characters, it's the sweetest YA romance I've read in a long time.--<i><b>Tom Ryan, author of Keep This to Yourself</b></i><br><br>*<b>An essential pick for teens figuring out who and how to love.</b>--<i><b>Booklist, starred review</b></i><br><br>A <b>powerful, yet nuanced</b>, illustration of every queer person's struggle with identity, presented in Rosen's trademark blend of levity and wit. <b>Charming and clever</b>, this story simply sparkles.--<i><b>Phil Stamper, author of The Gravity of Us</b></i><br><br>Gloriously gay ... Highly anticipated--<i><b>NewNowNext</b></i><br><br>The <b>gay summer camp romp of my dreams</b>: a <b>romantic summertime joyride</b> and a thoughtful examination of gay culture. Gay teens or anyone who knows a gay teen should read this book.--<i><b>Cale Dietrich, Author of The Love Interest</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>L. C. Rosen</b>, also known as Lev Rosen, has written several books for adults and children, including the young adult novel <i>Jack of Hearts (and other parts)</i>. His books have been featured on numerous Best of the Year lists and nominated for several awards. He lives in New York City with his husband and a very small cat.

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