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Maggie Thrash, a 15‑year‑old girl from Atlanta, spends every summer at Camp Bellflower for Girls, a one‑hundred‑year‑old Appalachian camp. Life there is quiet and peaceful, filled with activities like rifle shooting and the company of fellow campers.
When a brief, innocent moment of contact occurs with Erin, an older female counselor, Maggie feels a sudden, strong attraction that unsettles her. The camp’s conservative atmosphere and Maggie’s own reservations about love create tension as she navigates her growing feelings.
The story explores first‑hand experiences of adolescence, coming‑of‑age, and LGBTQ relationships, set against the backdrop of a girls’ camp and the surrounding natural landscape.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir
Authors: Maggie Thrash
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