Camp (novel)

Camp is a young adult fiction novel written by L. C. Rosen and published in 2020 by Little, Brown. The book tells the story of Randall Kapplehoff, a gay teen who goes every year to a queer summer camp and is finally ready to start a relationship with his crush.

Camp
AuthorL. C. Rosen
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult fiction
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
May 26, 2020
Pages384
ISBN978-0-316-53775-9

Reception

Publishers Weekly called the book a "fun, inclusive story that's sex-, romance-, and LGBTQ-positive",[1] while Kirkus Reviews said "[t]his novel has the appeal of a rom-com movie-makeover but with more substantive explorations".[2]

Maggie Reagan, who reviewed for The Booklist, noted Rosen's attempt to tackle issues present in the LGBT community, such as internal biases and prejudices, similarly to how he did in his 2018 book, Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts). Reagan ended the review by calling the book "[a]n essential pick for teens figuring out who and how to love."[3] Camp was featured by The Booklist in its list of the ten best romances for young adults published between September, 2019 and August, 2020.[4]

Camp was a finalist for the 33rd edition of the Lambda Literary Awards in the Young Adult category.[5]

References
  1. "Children's Book Review: Camp by L.C. Rosen". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. "CAMP". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. Reagan, Maggie (April 1, 2020). "Camp". The Booklist. 116 (15): 74.
  4. "Top 10 Romance Fiction for Youth". The Booklist. 117 (1/2): 120. September 2020.
  5. Anderson, Porter (15 March 2021). "The US-Based Lambda Literary Awards Program Names Its 2021 Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved August 16, 2021.


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