Summer at SqueeFrom Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tween who attends a Boston-based Chinese cultural overnight camp—and the many ways it transforms her. Phoenny Fang plans to have the best summer ever. She’s returning to Summertime Chinese Culture, Wellness, and Enrichment Experience (SCCWEE for short and “Squee” to campers in the know), and this year she’s a senior camper. That means she; her best friend, Lyrica Chu; and her whole Squad will have the most influence. It almost doesn’t matter that her brother is a CIT (counselor-in-training) and that her mom and auntie are the camp directors. Time spent at Squee is sacred, glorious, and free. On the day Phoenny arrives, though, she learns that the Squad has been split up, and there’s an influx of new campers this year. Phoenny is determined to be welcoming and to share all the things she loves about camp—who doesn’t love spending hours talking about and engaging in cultural activities? But she quickly learns how out of touch she is with others’ experiences, particularly of the campers who are adoptees. The same things that make her feel connected to her culture and community make some of the other campers feel excluded. Summer at Squee turns out to be even more transformative than Phoenny could’ve imagined, with new friendships, her first crush, an epic show, and a bigger love for and understanding of her community. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 10 |
Section 3 | 18 |
Section 4 | 25 |
Section 5 | 29 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 45 |
Section 8 | 54 |
Section 22 | 187 |
Section 23 | 190 |
Section 24 | 198 |
Section 25 | 208 |
Section 26 | 216 |
Section 27 | 225 |
Section 28 | 232 |
Section 29 | 236 |
Section 9 | 63 |
Section 10 | 76 |
Section 11 | 87 |
Section 12 | 97 |
Section 13 | 108 |
Section 14 | 117 |
Section 15 | 127 |
Section 16 | 137 |
Section 17 | 153 |
Section 18 | 157 |
Section 19 | 162 |
Section 20 | 171 |
Section 21 | 180 |
Section 30 | 240 |
Section 31 | 244 |
Section 32 | 249 |
Section 33 | 256 |
Section 34 | 260 |
Section 35 | 270 |
Section 36 | 280 |
Section 37 | 288 |
Section 38 | 294 |
Section 39 | 302 |
Section 40 | 305 |
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