This article appears through BookTrib’s partnership with Tall Poppy Writers. Ann Garvin shares the real-life experiences that inspired her new novel, Bummer Camp, and recommends two books that relish in the same summer camp nostalgia.
I was a nurse at a camp for sight-impaired and hearing-impaired kids with a variety of abilities. I adored my time at camp, having only had one overnight experience as a Girl Scout ages ago. I wrote Bummer Camp because of the adventures and bonds I formed during that sleepaway summer. On September 1, Bummer Camp will be published, in which two polar opposite sisters work to save their childhood camp in the midst of a lot of very nervous people.
The camp, nestled in the heart of the woods, became a character itself, shaping and influencing the journey of each camper just as much as the counselors and friends they meet along the way. Kate Spencer and Ali Brady shared their love of summer camps with their new books, and we came together to describe our books through a series of fun questions.
These books are endearing and hopeful stories filled with the excitement of new beginnings and the thrill of outdoor adventures. They also offer a touch of nostalgia, reminding us of our summers spent around campfires, swimming in lakes, and sleeping under the stars.
Until Next Summer by Ali Brady
“Two former best friends each find love at an adults-only summer camp in this romantic and nostalgic novel that proves “once a camp person, always a camp person.”
Buy Until Next Summer here
One Last Summer by Kate Spencer
“From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes a dreamy, laugh-out-loud summer romance that asks: What do you do when the life you’ve planned isn’t what you’ve dreamed?”
Buy One Last Summer here
If you’re looking to stock up on a few great fiction books for the summer that capture the magic of summer camps, look no further than these campy reads.
In Ann Garvin’s book, Bummer Camp, “Two sisters scramble to save their family’s legacy in a funny, huge-hearted novel about grandiose plans and summers to remember by the author of I Thought You Said This Would Work.”
Bummer Camp is available for purchase here.
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