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Camp Prodigy

by Caroline Palmer

Identity, anxiety, and music at summer camp

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Identity, anxiety, and music at summer camp

At Camp Prodigy, music is both the shared passion and the challenge facing Tate and Eli. Tate hopes to grow as a violist while finding the confidence to express themself, including being nonbinary with their family. Eli, once an inspiration to Tate, is keeping their musical ability hidden after a distressing experience in the spotlight. Their meeting at orchestra camp brings questions of performance pressure and self-expression into a story about friendship and learning to navigate anxiety. The graphic-novel format places these coming-of-age concerns in the setting of a summer music program.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in graphic novels about friendship and identity
  • Readers drawn to stories involving music, orchestra camp, and performance anxiety
  • Nonbinary young readers seeking a story featuring nonbinary characters

Themes

Nonbinary identity and self-expressionAnxiety and performance pressureMusic and ambitionFriendship

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Book overview

Perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson and Raina Telgemeier, this heartwarming middle grade graphic novel follows two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp.

After attending an incredible concert, Tate Seong is inspired to become a professional violist. There's just one problem: they're the worst musician at their school.

Tate doesn't even have enough confidence to assert themself with their friends or come out as nonbinary to their family, let alone attempt a solo anytime soon. Things start to look up when Tate attends a summer orchestra camp--Camp Prodigy--and runs into Eli, the remarkable violist who inspired Tate to play in the first place.

But Eli has been hiding their skills ever since their time in the spotlight gave them a nervous breakdown. Together, can they figure out how to turn Tate into a star and have Eli overcome their performance anxieties? Or will the pressure take them both down?
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