Fall 2024

What-a-Bummer Camp

From the Set The Nhia Normal

Eleven-year-old Nhia is nervous about summer camp in this installment of The Niah Normal graphic novel series.
Eleven-year-old Nhia “Silver” Lee is headed to summer camp. Unfortunately, she’s packing her nerves along for the trip. Can she build a fire? Will she be able to fall asleep in a tent? And what if the other campers don’t like her? This Hmong American girl will need to overcome her own self-doubt to make summer camp less of a total bummer. Written by Sheelue Yang, this graphic novel is a darkly humorous, normalizing exploration of coming-of-age anxiety through the lens of an authentic preteen girl.
More Books in This Series:
Losing It in Translation
School of (Negative) Thought
Talent Show of Nerves

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$25.32 $18.99
Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Dewey Number 741.5
Lexile 540L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level U
Language English
Publisher Capstone
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781669060260
Copyright 2025
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Graphics Full-color illustrations

SLJ Review of The Nhia Normal

This series would be a sound addition to any collection with insatiable graphic novel readers.

Author: Sheelue Yang

Illustrator: Karen Donnelly