So I wanted to like this book. But I just really didn't. I actually gave up half way through the book because I got bored. I just do not think that this book was for me.

Frankie is a 12 year old kid with some peculiarities: he never leaves the house without his rock or photo, can't stand vegetables touching the meat on the plate, is afraid of baseball bats and swimming...

After a family accident Frankie is sent to a summer camp, where we follow him in a coming of age story where he learns to overtake his fears and own is future.

I was into the idea behind the story but I didn't love the execution. First of all, I should have noticed that this is graded as middle grade reading which is not what I excepted (I fully take the blame for this one), but even so, the book didn't match my expectations. I think part of that is because of the synopsis. I don't really think that this is a good fitting synopsis for the book and it would be beneficial if it was reviewed. Second, I found it a bit too much repetitive for almost the first half and I really didn't like the relationship between Frankie and his brother Sammy, which I found was too toxic for a “middle grade” book.

It's a 3/5 for me.