Camp QUILTBAG

De: Nicole Melleby, A. J. Sass

From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about the importance of and joy in finding a community, for fans of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring-Blake.

Twelve-year-old Abigail (she/her/hers) is so excited to spend her summer at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids. She can’t wait to find a community where she can be herself—and, she hopes, admit her crush on that one hot older actress to kids who will understand.

Thirteen-year-old Kai (e/em/eir) is not as excited. E just wants to hang out with eir best friend and eir parkour team. And e definitely does not want to think about the incident that left eir arm in a sling—the incident that also made Kai’s parents determined to send em somewhere e can feel like emself.

After a bit of a rocky start at camp, Abigail and Kai make a pact: If Kai helps Abigail make new friends, Abigail will help Kai's cabin with the all-camp competition. But as they navigate a summer full of crushes, queer identity exploration, and more, they learn what's really important. Camp QUILTBAG is a heartfelt story full of the joy that comes from being and loving yourself.

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ALA Rainbow Round Table Top Ten Pick

* "Warm and affirming . . . A timely and necessary addition to any elementary or middle school library, especially as LGBTQIA+ children are seeking examples of loving communities who fully embrace every part of them."—School Library Journal

“Middle-schoolers find increased self-awareness and solidarity at an LGBTQ+ camp in this empathetic, widely representative novel…Prominent in queer middle-grade fiction, Melleby and Sass write with incredible compassion, crafting a sweet summertime romance while modeling difficult conversations and valuable lessons in inclusivity. An instructive, affirming pick for rainbow readers and allies.”—Booklist

“The main characters stand as loving depictions of cis lesbian and nonbinary kids.. It captures that camp feeling of getting away from home, meeting different people, and growing as a person, all over the course of just two weeks. At its heart, an enjoyable summer camp story.”—Kirkus Reviews

"Distilling many relatable experiences and engaging with themes of layered identity, this important story highlights the importance of queer camaraderie and education.”
—Publishers Weekly

"This engaging, gently affirming novel should be valuable to young readers exploring their own identities or curious about those of others.”—The Horn Book

I really liked the way it was written

there's a lot of representation for queers and the wording is easy to understand

Good enough to pass the time, not edge-of-your-seat good (probably would’ve been better with a different narrator)

The book was likable, if not lovable. The narration is awful. The characters sound whiny and artificial, too young or too old. It also glitched at the start. I really hate multiple narrators; so jarring!! It definitely took away from the story a little. Overall, okay book. It was sweet and talked about a ton of identities, which was cool. Novels usually seem to just have gay, bi, trans and sometimes enby. Though, if you’re like me, and do a ton of research, I’m sorry to say you’ll learn nothing new. I read This Is Our Rainbow a few months ago, so getting to revisit Kai and Abigail was fun. The characters are very human, for the most part (I’m a queer kid, I've met a bunch of other queer kids and in my experience we really are pretty proficient in our knowledge of labels, pronouns, and flags, depending on the individual, of course) . Juliana wasn’t the best representation of an autistic character-I was surprised because I A.J. Sass is autistic-but she was fairly well written, I suppose. The plot is a little slow, I mean it seriously takes a while to get going. It definitely had its great moments though, the last hour or so was especially good though. So, I’d say, if you’re looking for a rollicking queer adventure, probably turn to something else first. But if you’re looking for knowledge on different identities in the form of an entertaining novel-especially if you’re questioning-I’d certainly recommend this. But maybe go for a physical copy.

CAMP QUILTBAG+ 4 EVA🏳️‍🌈

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK ITS MY ALL TIME FAVE!!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT OMGOD I LOVE IT

Annoying Narrators but a Good Book

Overall I liked this book, but it wasn't my absolute favorite. It was nice and inclusive and I've never read a book with a character who used neopronuns. It was a bit of an adjustment but I think it was good for me to learn. However the narrators were SUPER annoying. The narrator for Abigail was really whiny and the narrator for Kai did HORRIBLE voices for female characters. And their voice for Stick was absolutely horrible and reminded me of an annoying old man. But the book itself was good.