Trusting You & Other Lies

Reviewed by: Kristin Taylor - Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 12, 2018

Review

Phoenix hadn't planned to spend the summer of her Senior year at Camp Kismet, but family issues force her and her younger brother, Harry, into a world that will have an affect on not only them, but their parents. Then there is Callum, the absolutely adorable Head Counselor and her boss for the summer. Will idyllic Camp Kismet change what is all wrong?

Mature, well-developed characters with a plot that is realistic for a coming-of-age story. The story focuses on Phoenix's protectiveness of her younger brother, her anger at and the struggles she has with her parents and the family's conscious effort to regain their finances, trust and understanding of what it is like to be a family. Recommended for grades 10 and up.

Overall Book Score: excellent