![]() It all begins when Julie is invited to join a group of fellow campers who are clever and sophisticated, or at least they seem so to the girl who is not a product of Manhattan private wealth. And there, through the eyes of camper Julie Jacobson, we are introduced to a world of heightened possibilities. It’s the summer of 1974, a time defined by both the aging Age of Aquarius and the unraveling Nixon years. ![]() 3 at Spirit-in-the-Woods, a counterculture arts camp for talented high school kids. In her new novel, The Interestings, Meg Wolitzer drops us into Teepee No. ![]() For some, that exposure becomes a lifelong game-changer, and not always in beneficial ways. File under ’Twas Ever Thus: for as long as there have been summer camps - particularly quirky, pot-laced, nurture-your-creative-genius camps - kids with artistic whims have been exposed to new worlds and, once exposed, have raised their expectations a notch or two. ![]()
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