Gr 9 Up—Campy humor and self-discovery collide as Randy trades his dramatic flare for straight-acting masculinity
to win the heart of his crush at a camp for queer-identifying teens. This LGBTQIA+ book goes beyond queer comingout stories, instead showing teens a world where everyone is accepted for who they are and where sexuality can be
discussed freely and honestly.

off to summer camp now! byeeeeeeee! this book was hilarious, romantic, adorable and sweet, but it also covered some heavy yet important themes. right from the very first page, this book did so many important things. it destroyed toxic masculinity in such a kind and nuanced way, without villainizing Hudson. because there are a lot of queer kids like Hudson and they deserve to be treated kindly and they’re not bad people because of internalized BS they never asked for. i wish i could've found books like this when i was younger.. Lev Rosen is the KING of writing books that queer teens need to read. overall, i'm very impressed with how much the author covered about gay culture and the toxic aspects of it. i love how he shows that there’s so many different ways to be queer and by that he’s consciously created a safe space for all queer people, including, for instance, people on the asexual and aromantic spectrum and non-binary people. i especially loved is how no one interferes with the ways Randy changes. they do voice their concerns, but in a very respectful way. no one oversteps. and they all seem to respect that this is ultimately something Randy needs to figure out himself. there’s just something so special about reading about a queer summer camp for teens. MY HEART!!! the teens get a four week vacation from any kind of homophobia and transphobia in their lives, they get queer camp counselors who introduce them into queer culture and queer history and everything a queer teen would need to know, on top of giving them a space where they can meet other teens like them ( )

(I received a free arc as part of a NOVL promotion.)

I want to previse my review by stating I am a straight cisgender female, who's been an ally as long as I can remember.
And I highly recommend every straight person, along with just everyone in general, read this book.

This book tells the story of a gay boy who changes his persona to that of a masc male to win over the "love of his life" who only dates other masc men at gay camp. Through this they both learn more about their identity as people and how who they are at camp can't always be who they are to the outside world. And what it's like to be seen, or afraid to be seen, as a stereotype.

I wish I could write more eloquently about the lessons in this book, but honestly just go pick it up and read it yourself! ( )

One of my favourite books i have read this year. I just love the whole book. I enjoyed the character development that went on during the story. Not only that but, all the characters were amazing. I wish I could have people like the ones in the book in my life. This book was a gateway to escape reality. I loved it:) ( )

A book with the biggest hearts and brightest rainbows. It's set in a queer camp where teenagers get to be themselves in the best ways once a year. Randy has a crush on Hudson who is a jock and only goes for butch boys, so Randy reinvented himself to try and get Hudson to fall for him. It worked in the worst ways at first and then in the best ways. It took me longer than usual to read this because the toxic masculinity plot was hard to read but the ending was equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming. One of the camp counsellors telling the kids about how to not be fully out for their own safety without losing themselves destroyed me a bit. My favourite character was Mark the theatre counsellor who has his therapist in speed dial. If you have a queer kid in your life, please love them unapologetically. ( )