From New York Times bestselling author comes a must-read middle-grade novel for fans of The Vanderbeekers on the Road, The Firefly Summer, and To Night Owl From Dogfish. This big-hearted story follows a girl who might just be in for a life-changing summer. . . if she doesnt run away first.
Gigi and her older sister, Yasmin, are spending the summer at a Jewish bungalow colony in upstate New York, thanks to their dad, who will be the handyman there. Sure, there will be day camp to go to, and the forest to explore, and maybe new friends to make. But Gigi doesnt feel she fits in. Despite the fact that shes Jewish too, she cant help but feel that her Judaism is totally different from the other kids. It doesnt help that Mom isnt around to talk toshes back in Brooklyn working. Yasmin has her own friends, and even though her dad speaks five languages, he and Gigi never seem to be speaking the same one.
Theres only one thing Gigi can doescape. So, she hatches a plan to run away. But unexpected surprises keep drawing her back. Like, why do the boys at the camp keep doing flips? What kind of lake has fish with mustaches? Can Gigi sneakily use her dads tools to build a secret treehouse?
Try as she might, Gigi cant figure out why everyone else loves this place so much. Will she eventually find her way back home, or will shejust maybediscover something special hidden within the colony?
