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One Time At Band Camp
Bookshelf Selection
So… what exactly happened at band camp?
We’re not saying. You had to be there.
This shelf is for the books that definitely weren’t written during quiet nights at home with chamomile tea. These stories are messy, hormonal, full of identity crises, awkward crushes, “bad decisions,” life-defining moments… and probably one kid with a saxophone who never quite fit in.
This is the Coming-of-Age Shelf, but we didn’t want to call it that. Why?
Because “coming-of-age” sounds like something you’re assigned in English class and forget by spring break. “That One Time At Band Camp” sounds like you survived it, and now you’ve got stories.
Why The Name?
It’s a wink.
A shared smirk.
A secret handshake to anyone who’s ever gone through a season of life where nothing made sense, but everything mattered.
Why It Fits Here
A coming-of-age novels (awkward firsts, friendships, identity quests, bad haircuts)
Literary fiction with “transitional” main characters (teens, college-aged, early adulthood confusion)
Memoirs that unpack the chaos of growing up or culturally clashing in unexpected ways
Satirical or absurdist works that capture growing pains through humor
Self-published gems that don’t follow a traditional genre path but capture that “WTF is happening to me?” energy
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