Little Blog on the Prairie

Little Blog on the Prairie
By Cathleen Davitt Bell
Bloomsbury, 2010. 276 pgs. Young Adult

Gen Welsh does not want to spend her summer living as if it's 1890, but since her mother signed the family up for a summer camp in Wyoming that functions as if it really were the 19th century, Gen finds herself milking cows, churning butter, and using an outhouse. As if that weren't bad enough, Nora, whose parents own the camp, seems determined to keep Gen from enjoying one of the few good things about the camp--fellow camper Caleb's company. Desperate for some normalcy, Gen uses her totally-against-camp-rules hidden cell phone to text her friends about camp life, which her friends then use to create a blog about Gen's prairie life.

This is a highly enjoyable read, funny all the way from the title to the ending. Gen's adventures will keep readers chuckling.

AE