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P.S. I Hate It Here: Kids' Letters From Camp (2010)

by Diane Falanga(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0810982951 (ISBN13: 9780810982956)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Harry N. Abrams

review 1: I first heard about this book when the author was invited on the David Letterman Show. The excerpts read on air were quite funny and the book was not a disappointment. It took about an hour and a half to read and probably would have taken less time if the children's penmanship wasn't so horrible. The book contains actual photocopies of letters written from kids to their parents or other family members from sleepover summer camp. The book has a typed introduction and other than that, there are no lead in texts between the letters or to explain any of the letters' contents or contexts. For the most part this wasn't a problem but I did wish there was a little bit of further explanation on some of them and perhaps a little blurb about each of the kids. A few of the kids had ... moremultiple letters published in the book. Those letters were not necessarily kept together since the book was divided into about six themes. I laughed out loud often. I would recommend this book to parents, grand parents, or even anyone who's ever been off to camp as a kid.
review 2: Why I picked up the book: I went into the 817.6 section (humor) looking for a different book and ended up grabbing six different ones. This looked cute and we needed a laugh.Why I finished it: It is quick and funny. I like that they are actually in the kid's handwriting, although at times it is hard to decipher. It would have probably been funnier if I had attended camp.I'd give it to: parents who need a laugh. Anyone who has ever attended camp. less

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