Thea is sent to the camp because of something she did and she believes it is punishment. You don't find out about what she did until half way through the book. Throughout the book you get bits and pieces of the story as you read about her travails at the camp.
Thea struggles with her relationship with the girls at the camp as well as with her parents and brother. Her brother was not sent away from home and she dwells a lot on trying to understand why he was allowed to stay home.
One of the over-arching themes of thid book is the Great Depression and how it affects the girls at the camp and her family.
Thea gets in trouble at the camp too and as a reader you are left wondering why there is no punishment for her actions. While I enjoyed the book immensely, I wish the author had consequences for Thea's role in her own problems.
Rating: 7 / 10
ISBN: 9781594486401
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Edition: 1st Edition