Claire Swinarski has done it again! As soon as I started this novel, I could not put it down. Swinarski manages to capture the essence of tweens so well in her writing, and I think a lot of readers can relate to both her characters and the situations she puts them in. The dialogue felt very authentic to me, and I think tween readers would agree. I also liked that this book tackled friendship breakups, which a lot of readers this age go through. I liked that Swinarski had both characters be mutually responsible for their friendship issues, while also acknowledging that they each had their own personal problems that they were struggling with. Swinarski had these characters go through a lot of growth during their summer, and it was handled successfully. I also really enjoyed the theater/Broadway aspect added to the summer camp.