false <![CDATA[Chiggers]]> 2473053 2 Abby is back at the same old camp she goes to every summer -- except for the fact that this summer, nothing is the same. Her friend Rose is a cabin assistant, her friend Beth is pierced, and now the only person who doesn't seem too cool for Abby is Shasta, the new girl.<P>Shasta:<P>1. who is one-eighth Cherokee.<P>2. who was struck by lightning.<P>3. whose Internet boyfriend is a senior in high school.<P>4. who can't do any activities because of various questionable ailments.<P>5. who is totally annoying to everyone but Abby.<P>Can Abby be friends with a girl who all her other friends can't stand? Especially when Shasta has secrets that she isn't even telling Abby?<P>Brilliantly plotted by Eisner Award winner Hope Larson, this is the story of one summer that will most definitely be different from the rest. 2480250 17 6 2008 Chiggers total:237|5:24|4:89|3:88|2:33|1:3| 237 809 301 80 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 11:57:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 11:58:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 08:48:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 09:14:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 11:33:04 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 12:11:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 11:28:19 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 11:28:19 -0700 2009 Gross title, but a pleasant and accurate portrayal of summer camp, the ups and downs of friendship, and young love.


Summer camp, because it is a completely contained social situation, is the perfect arena to explore the waxing and waning and various facets of friendship.  Yet, my first read-thr...

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Abby, the main character, goes to summer camp like she always does. She assumes she will be spending most of he...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 13:44:42 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 13:54:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:37:02 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:38:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:36:48 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 00:49:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 13 16:58:36 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 23:07:11 -0700 2009
Abby goes back to summer camp hoping to spend her time with her old friends Rose and Beth. There's one problem: Rose is too busy becase she's a cabin assistant / camp counselo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 29 07:26:34 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:36:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 11:08:26 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 14:04:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 12:04:11 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 08:37:18 -0800 2008
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But yes. All the characters looked the same. I tried to keep track of which annoying teenaged secondary character was which, but in the end, I just gave up and tried to focus on the Abby/Shasta ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 17:30:23 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 17:49:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 12:52:40 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 10:07:29 -0700 2008 Chiggers is a wonderful tale of a transitional year in the life of her protagonist, when the longstanding tradition of summer camp starts to change from pure frivolity to a place where oncoming adulthood is beginning to seep through the cracks. The realization that friends a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 03 22:06:50 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 22:07:02 -0700 2008
CHIGGERS is a very enjoyable, quick read.

Abby can't wait to go back to summer camp to hang out with her older friend, Rose. But this year Rose comes back to camp as a cabin assistant and doesn't seem to have any time for Abby. T...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 15:21:27 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 15:21:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 15:43:15 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 15:53:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:10:58 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 11:58:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2473053