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The summer before seventh grade, best friends Sofia and Nona are headed to camp together. Sofia keeps up her blogging notebook detailing their summer of pranks, crushes, and mishaps. Undeveloped characters and unfinished plot lines take away from an otherwise rollicking and realistic look at summer camp. The handwritten format with simple sketches keeps the pace up-tempo.