Now that it’s summer, Maya is looking forward to hanging out with her dad and furthering her passion for cooking. Instead, she learns that her dad’s girlfriend is moving in, which leaves her worried that he’ll no longer have time for her. At least there’s the culinary camp she’s being sent to, right? Wrong! Maya is stuck at some regular camp where everyone thinks she’s weird. Just when she thinks it’ll be the same as school, she realizes that Camp Dracula is actually a camp for vampires! Now Maya has to spend the summer figuring out how to pretend she’s also a vampire!
This book is absolutely adorable! We follow Maya from the moment she begins her summer break. She doesn’t have any friends and is afraid of everything, but at least she has her dad and cooking. I think she’s a relatable character whether someone has a lot of fears, is dealing with a potential step parent, or has a hard time making friends. We even see her get bullied a little when she gets to camp, and a lot of kids experience at least a little bullying at some point. I think she’s a character that the target audience will be able to easily identify with.
What I love about this book is that there is something positive at every turn. We watch Maya and her cabinmates be at odds with one another only to become close friends as the story progresses. While this is a graphic novel for middle schoolers, the story and characters have a lot of depth thanks to the writing and the artwork really bringing the story to life. I loved seeing the characters grow while showing that sometimes things aren’t always what they seem on the surface. It’s a great story that I really enjoyed reading.
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