Mother-Daughter Book Camp: A Heartwarming Summer Adventure for Moms & Daughters - Perfect for Family Bonding, Book Clubs, and Summer Reading

In the Mother Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick, we learn that homesickness can always be cured with a good book. This book is about five girls who are spending their last summer together before college as camp counselors at Camp Lovejoy, a camp full of games and songs in New Hampshire. Everything is going well until the campers get serious homesickness. Fortunately for the campers, these five girls know exactly what to do…This is a five star book, best for ten to fourteen year olds. This book is five stars because it meets all of my criteria; I can relate to the characters, there is vivid description, and there is drama.I can relate to the characters. For example, “For a moment, I feel that familiar flutter of anxiety in my stomach that comes from being with a bunch of people I don’t know […],” (Page 10). In this part of the book, the girls have just arrived at Camp Lovejoy and Emma is feeling nervous. I can relate to this because usually if I am going to a place with a bunch of people I don’t know I get nervous. Another example is, “I miss my own comfortable bed in my comfortable room – leak-free, I might add – and I miss Coco and Truffle, our cats and I miss my parents, and most of all I miss Gigi,” (Page 16). In this part Megan is feeling homesick. I can relate to this situation because when I am away from my home or family for too long, I always feel homesick.There are vivid descriptions. For example, on page 24, “A short, stocky woman with no-nonsense gray hair is standing there. She’s wearing the regulation Camp Lovejoy uniform accessorized with navy blue knee socks, navy running shoes, and a navy lanyard around her neck. A whistle dangles from it, and in one hand she carries a clipboard,” (Page 24). This is a vivid description because you can clearly picture in your head what Sergeant Marge (the woman in the quote) looks like. Another example, is, “By lunchtime, everything is sparkling clean, and the Dining Hall has been transformed. Red, white, and blue bunting hangs from the railings of the porch and the big fireplace mantel inside, and a giant American flag waves from the rafters. Bouquets of smaller flags in beribboned mason jars serve as centerpieces on the tables, and crepe paper streamers flutter overhead. I spot a helium canister in the corner, along with a big pile of red, white, and blue balloons waiting to be inflated,” (Page 83-84). This piece of evidence is explaining how the Dining Hall is decorated for the Fourth of July beach party and BBQ. This is a vivid description because it gives specific details about where everything is placed and what everything looks like.There is drama. For instance, “‘I’ll be assigning Felicia to take Jess’s place in Nest’ […] The Felicia that Gwen is talking about is Felicia Grunewald! Jess’s know-it-all cousin! ,” (Page 13). This proves that there is drama because Emma has just found out that she and Felicia are going to be co-counselors and the last time their paths crossed Felicia nearly ruined Emma’s friendship with Jess. Another instance where there is drama is, “Down the lake, just past Cherry Island, is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. A dark cloud is churning through the water, heading straight for camp. I look around wildly for help, but no one is in sight,” (Page 294). Because of this, we know that this book has drama because it leaves you wondering what’s going to happen to Camp Lovejoy.All in all, we learn that a book can cure any illness. This was such a good book and I strongly suggest you read the rest of the series. In this book, I can relate to the characters, there are vivid descriptions, and there is drama. If you like books with these qualities, I highly recommend reading this book.