"Porcupine Lake" is a story of bravery and the secret life of girls set in Northern Ontario during a hot and hazy summertime when adulthood has not yet arrived, but childhood is quickly vanishing.

Two 13-year-old girls meet up early summer in Port Severn, a small town in Ontario, and become 'more than best friends'. They share personal secrets, fears, grievances, and daredevil challenges. By the end of the summer, Bea and Kate have irrevocably influenced each other, and the course of their lives have changed in ways they can't yet foresee. Inventive and daring, Veninger explores the vulnerability of being thirteen with insight and humor. Through an intimate and authentic portrait of Bea's awakening into selfhood, this story invites us to imagine a new model for a young girl's first love story -- one told from the inside out.