Her cabin mates accuse her of a variety of mishaps, and the counselor and camp director confront Margaret about her attitude. No one at Camp Talequa understands Margaret’s inaction and it infuriates them. When the girls ask her why, she states simply, “I prefer not to.” This becomes Margaret’s mantra any time she is asked to participate in an activity. Margaret’s brief camp experience is made miserable by her seven cabin mates, girls determined to exclude her because she refuses to give up her top bunk. Her uncles, whom she adores and loves spending time with, have mysteriously turned down her request to stay with them while her parents are away. When we meet Margaret, she is at summer camp while her parent are in Peru on an archaeological dig. Konigsburg, knows her own mind better than most 12-year olds. Margaret Rose Kane, the heroine of The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, by E.L. “What art offers is space–a certain breathing room for the spirit.”
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