Summer State of Mind

by Jen Calonita

Overview

Summer has finally arrived and fifteen-year-old Harper McCallister intends to spend her days at the mall shopping or by the pool at her country club. But after receiving her latest heart-stopping credit card bill, Harper's parents makes other plans, and ship her off to camp.


Suddenly, the clueless yet ever-popular Harper is the new girl at the bottom of a social ladder she can't climb in wedge sandals and expensive clothes. She seems to be winning over super-cute camp "Lifer" Ethan, though, and if she can manage to make a few friends—and stay out of trouble—she just might find a whole new summer state of mind.


A fresh and funny summer-camp companion novel to Jen Calonita's hit Sleepaway Girls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316091152
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/22/2014
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	525,158
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jen Calonita is the author of the VIP, Secrets of My Hollywood Life and Fairy Tale Reform School series, and a former magazine editor who has interviewed everyone from Justin Timberlake to Beyoncé. She lives in New York with her husband, Mike; sons, Dylan and Tyler; and their Chihuahua, Captain Jack Sparrow.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Summer State of Mind:
"...Readers will respond to how the newly rich Harper struggles with identity issues...The book illustrates some important lessons: money doesn't buy true friends; good friends are harder to come by, and they can only be "bought" with authentic and meaningful nurturing."—Booklist

"The perfect summertime read! It's sweet, funny, and made me want to head to camp immediately."—Katie Finn, author of the Top 8 series and Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend

From the Publisher

"The perfect summertime read! It's sweet, funny, and made me want to head to camp immediately."

Katie Finn

2014-02-26
Almost-15-year-old Harper thinks only of fashion until her dad sees her credit-card bill and packs her off to summer camp for a needed lifestyle change. As the daughter of a suddenly rich music-video producer, Harper spends money without thought. She had expected to spend the summer in Cancun but instead finds herself in a creaky wooden cabin with fellow campers who don't seem to like her much. No wonder, as Harper has carted in luggage full of hair products, expensive T-shirts and impractical shoes. She begins by losing a contest her cabin should have won, blowing out the fuses and using up all the hot water. She's terrified of imaginary spiders and bears and remains resolutely nonathletic. One sympathetic girl, Lina, tries to help, but when Harper finally goes too far, even Lina quits talking to her. Desperate to gain friends, Harper plots to win a contest to get a popular rock star to shoot a video at the camp—a girl Harper secretly actually knows. Calonita keeps the narration bubbly and pitched just right for her pre- and early-teen audience, with plenty of comedy and a gentle message about superficiality. She makes Harper the butt of the jokes but always shows the girl's sympathetic side so that readers can laugh with her rather than at her. Entertainment for the fashionista crowd. (Chick lit. 10-15)

Kirkus Reviews