Falling in Like

Falling in Like is the eleventh book in the Summer Camp Secrets series.

UK blurb
"Hey girls! Can you believe it's already been a whole month since we were all together at summer camp? And I'm already in serious need of your advice! The thing is, I am TOTALLY in like with this boy Michael, but my dad is so not in like with the whole idea. So what should I do? Call ya soon, XOXO Tori."

Life back home after camp is so complicated... While Tori's dad forbids her from dating his client's adorable son, Alyssa is censored by the school arts magazine. Meanwhile, Valerie faces a wicked stepsister, and Priya needs to know why Jordan's being so L-A-M-E. Luckily the girls still have each other - they may be in different cities but they're still as close as ever!

U.S. blurb
Hey, Alyssa: Sorry to hear that your art has been censored. You should totally stage a protest! I'm planning a protest of my own out here - I am TOTALLY in like with this kid Dallas, but my dad is not so in like with the whole idea. I'll explain later. (So totally unfair!) Call ya soon, XOXO Tori.

Life after camp is just so complicated! While Valerie faces a wicked stepsister, Alyssa is censored by the school literary magazine. Meanwhile, Tori and Priya are having good ol' boy troubles. Tori's dad forbids her from dating his client's adorable son, and Priya needs to know why Jordan's being so L-A-M-E. Luckily, the girls still have one another. They may be far apart geographically, but feel just as close as ever!

Plot
The book opens with a blog post from Valerie who explains her living situation while her mother is out of town. Alyssa reads before going to her art class, where she learns about a contest involving her school magazine. Priya and Jordan are given a chance to raise their grades in science if they enter a science fair.

Valerie and her stepsister LaToya are driven to Fusion Space, a dance studio. LaToya acts rude to her, so Valerie follows the music to a room, where she meets Manzuma, the director. Meanwhile, Alyssa creates a portrait with a poem, titled "Ode to a Woman". Valerie tries to dance but embarasses herself. Alyssa tries to submit "Ode to a woman" but is rejected.

Tori and her friend Kallista discuss Alyssa's situation when a boy named Michael, whom Tori has a crush on, turns up. She tries to convince her dad about dating Michael and he disagrees, saying she is too young. Priya's attempts to talk to Jordan about topics for their science project fails; they get into an argument and Priya swaps partners for Leslie. While helping her mother with her smoothie stand, Priya is helped by a boy named Riley and develops a crush on him.

Valerie finds out Ashanti Utu, a dancer, will be at the studio for a recital. She becomes inspired by Alyssa's art work and forms a dance around it. Alyssa receives emails from people worldwide praising her painting. She persists with submitting her art pieces but is continuously being rejected, leading to a protest outside her school, which is called off by the principal and her art teacher. Michael invites Tori to a party a celebrity is hosting. Priya becomes increasingly frustrated with Leslie's ways. She runs out from her school cafeteria after seeing Riley with another girl and seeing Jordan.

Valerie misses the carpool and desperately calls her stepmother Sharin, who leaves halfway through work to pick her up. Priya dishes out smoothie samples until Jordan interrupts. They exchange apologies and he explains Leslie took Priya off her project in favour of Marco and Jordan chose Priya for his team. As Jordan collects grease for his project, Priya learns Riley and the girl in the cafeteria were talking about her and Riley greets her.

Arriving at the studio, Valerie and Sharin greet Manzuma who explains LaToya's dance was picked. Valerie meets Ashanti Utu and dances for her. Tori and Kallista unexpectedly bump into Tori's parents at the party; after having a talk, her dad allows Micheal to be her boyfriend. Alyssa reveals her art work, Ode to a Woman, is hanging in a public gallery. Tori emails Michael about her situation over picking five girls for her ski trip, leading to the events in the next book.

Characters
In order of appearance:
 * Alyssa
 * Rose
 * Beckah
 * Mr. Prescott
 * Willa Ackel
 * Priya Shah
 * Jordan
 * Ms. Romero
 * Leslie Graff
 * LaToya
 * Valerie Williams
 * Mr. Williams
 * Danielle Wilcox
 * Mrs. Wilcox
 * Maryann Killeen
 * Emily Jones
 * Antoine
 * Manzuma
 * Tori Ann
 * Kallista Goldman
 * Michael Stevenson
 * Tori's father
 * Mrs Shah
 * Marco Rubio
 * Riley Simpson
 * Martin Simpson
 * Mrs. Graff
 * Sam Shah
 * Ms. Caya
 * Tori's mother
 * Sharin
 * Mr. Bubbles
 * Ms. Meyers
 * Shaneece
 * Ashanti Utu
 * Cameron Stevenson