CAMP SYLVANIA Hardcover

Julie Murphy's "Camp Sylvania" is a hilarious and spooky middle-grade novel that takes a satirical bite out of fat camp and diet culture, while celebrating fat kids and friendship. Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen's summer plans for a performing arts camp are dashed when her parents send her to Camp Sylvania, a "wellness" camp run by the famous, and increasingly bizarre, influencer Sylvia Sylvania. As Maggie and her new bunkmates navigate humiliating weigh-ins, grueling workouts, a diet of only red foods, mandatory blood donations, and suspicious rules, they start to suspect that something truly sinister is afoot. When campers begin to disappear, Maggie and her friends must uncover the gruesome truth behind Camp Sylvania, all while Maggie grapples with her own self-image and learns to embrace who she is.