This query is from an anonymous author for the middle grade novel The Queen of Camp Respecto. Thank you, Anonymous, for the honour of allowing me to work on and post this!
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ORIGINAL QUERY
Eleven-year-old Typer Stockton doesn’t want to be labeled as a troublemaker. Unfortunately, the only time people pay attention to her is when she causes a scene. When she’s sent to the principal’s office on the last day of fifth grade, Typer hopes her parents will finally hear her out. Instead, they register her immediately for Camp Respecto, a “behavior camp” hours away from home. Her summer is doomed.
Camp Respecto totally bites at first, but as the weeks go by, Typer begins making friends and confiding in the counselors. She can hardly believe it: people are listening to her for once. But why hasn’t anybody listened before? How come her parents would rather drop her off at a lame old camp than give her a chance? Aided by her new friends, Typer sets out to find the truth behind why she’s at Camp Respecto—and that will require breaking some major camp rules.
THE QUEEN OF CAMP RESPECTO is a 37,000-word middle grade novel.
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GOBLIN-EDIT
Eleven-year-old Typer Stockton doesn’t want to be a troublemaker, but the only time people pay attention to her is when she causes a scene. When she’s sent to the principal’s office on the last day of fifth grade, Typer hopes her parents will finally hear her out. Instead, they register her for Camp Respecto, a “behavior camp” hours from home.
At first, Camp Respecto totally bites, but as the weeks go by, Typer begins making friends and confiding in the counselors. People are listening to her for once! But why hasn’t anybody listened before?
Aided by her new friends, Typer sets out to find the truth behind why she’s at Camp Respecto—and that will require troublemaking like never before as she breaks some major camp rules.
THE QUEEN OF CAMP RESPECTO is a 37,000-word middle grade novel.
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