Team Canteen 1: Rocky Road

A hot pink boa that might be magic bonds 4 unlikely friends from summer camp and gives them the courage to face down the challenges they face back home.

This sassy, diverse series debut for tweens is perfect for fans of XO, Kitty, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Julie and the Phantoms.

Four unlikely camp friends are stealing ice cream from the canteen’s walk-in freezer, about to be busted, when something strange happens. Instead of getting in trouble, Billie, who’s prepared to take the fall for the others, gets off scot-free. Is the hot pink boa he was wearing to keep warm magic? They’re determined to find out. At the very least, sending it from friend to friend over the year will be a fun way for them to stay in touch before they reunite next summer.

But back at home, each member of Team Canteen faces their own struggles. Claire navigates poverty and a father who’s lost his way. Billie hides his dreams of becoming a figure skater from his ultra-sports-driven family. Raelynn struggles to become someone other than her sister’s twin. And Tasha must find her place inside a changing family structure. And the boa helps each make it through in the most unexpected ways. Is it really magic? Is it the little boost of self-confidence having a talisman gives them? Or is it the support and advice of unbreakable friendships?

Alternating among the friends, and interspersed with group chats, Team Canteen is Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for a new generation—a diverse tween series that subverts toxic stereotypes, and handles difficult but timely topics with heart, sass, and maybe a little magic.