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Bummer Summer

by Ann M. Martin · 1983

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When twelve-year-old Kammy has difficulty accepting her new family after her father's remarriage, a summer at Camp Arrowhead helps her to put her home life in perspective.

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Genre
literary fiction
Themes
childhoodfriendship
Setting
1980s
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult

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