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A coming-of-age novel about bullying, family relationships, and the collateral damage of secrets. A great choice for book clubs adult groups as well as teen.Every secret has a price.For most girls, sleepaway camp is great fun. But for Amy Becker, its a nightmare. Amy, whose home life is in turmoil, is sent to Camp Takawanda for Girls for the first time as a teenager. Although Amy swears she hates her German-immigrant mother, who is unduly harsh with Amys autistic younger brother, Amy is less than thrilled about going to camp. At Takawanda she is subjected to a humiliating initiation and relentless bullying by the ringleader of the senior campers. As she struggles to stop the mean girls from tormenting her, Amy becomes more confident. Then a cousin reveals dark secrets about Amys mothers past, which sets in motion a tragic event that changes Amy and her family forever.
About the Author
Known as "the anti-bullying novelist," I write about what really goes on behind the closed gates and doors of our camps and schools. The issues I explore in CAMP and DANNY'S MOM are those I am passionate about and know well. I was a camper and camp counselor for many summers. When I entered "the real world," I taught in public schools in California and New York -- and then I became a district language arts chairperson. One of my greatest joys was getting wonderful books into the hands of students and teachers. In the time before Kindles, iPads, and Nooks, I spent countless hours stocking shelves with "good reads. " My husband and I raised our children on Long Island, where in addition to teaching I was a co-facilitator of an adult writers' workshop. Now we live in western Massachusetts, in a community brimming with readers and writers. I feel as if I'm finally home!Please visit me online at
