The "Holiday Five" started at Camp Wildwood when five girls from various parts of the Chicago area made a pact to get together over the holidays to maintain their friendship until their return to camp. In Star Spangled Summer, they're struggling to hold their group together as several members face conflicts that may make it impossible for them to go back to Camp Wildwood. Kathy's father wants her to go with his new wife and stepchildren to Europe. Jill is given the chance to go to a skating camp and must decide between skating as a hobby and skating as her vocation. Erin, unlike her wealthier friends, comes from a family that cannot afford to send her to camp and there are no scholarships like the one she received the year before. The summer friendship joined together a diverse group of girls who would have otherwise never met and allows these girls to discover the importance of good friends when it comes to making important decisions. The book is light and entertaining and a quirky addition to a new series by the author of "The Hollywood Wars" series.