The Moth

Summer Camp

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A girl at summer camp tries to keep up with her sophisticated fellow campers.

Tags Summer Growing up Coming of age Societal expectations Acceptance Education Historical event Art Thought-provoking Uplifting Nostalgic Hopeful Grateful Inspiring Happy Wistful Optimistic Historical

Storyteller

Meg Wolitzer

Featured on

Kremlin, Camp, Cockroaches, Cars

Recorded Date

September 19, 2014

“I was sent to a camp in the Berkshires and it changed my life.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Meg Wolitzer

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