The cover of this book is striking and appropriate, a girl standing under the milky way on a clear calm night, which fits with the theme of the story. I'm afraid that I am a little unsure of this book. Yes, it is a story of a teenage girl growing spiritually, and in maturity, with friends old and new at a summer camp. If you are looking for just that type of book, then you will like it. As a novel, I think that it is all rather too good to be true, a little superficial. The subject - "coming of age" - is developed very well, but it lacks interest and "meat".