Bootcamp
Transcript: By:Daniel H. & Jasmine T. Role:Adam was the antagonist of the story. The reason he is antagonist is because he was mean and was bullying all the teenagers in the boot camp. No one knows why he is there though. Description: Red short hair, yellow lizard teeth, a little muscle, and short. Role:Garrett is the main character, he was sent to Lake Harmony by his parents. He had a lot of bad experiences there, but also some good ones. The reason he was sent there was because he was with an older woman, skipped school, did drugs, and came home late. Desciption:Brown hair, brown eyes, tall, and a little muscular. Garrett didn't play any sports, but was really smart, so smart that he skipped grades. Conflict & Resolution: The theme of the book is that kids should be more careful on how they treat their parents and that children don't know everything, but then again, neither do adults. Character: Secondary Characters Charater: Antagonist Setting The conflict of the story is Garrett having a hard time at the Boot Camp. He doesn't get along with the other kids there, or even the "fathers" or councils. Garrett fixes the conflict by escaping with Sarah and Pauly. But sadly, that doesn't last forever. The point of view is in first person. The setting of the book is mostly at Lake Harmony, which include TI, Lunch Halls, the Infirmary, and the Living Qu. Other settings of the book are in the woods and roads leading to Canada. The plot is about a boy named Garrett going to a Boot Camp at Lake Harmony. There he gets beaten by the other kids there. He also meets two children there named Sarah and Pauly. Later on in the story Pauly talks to Garrett about escaping, but Garrett isn't 100% sure if he wants to go because everything is going good for him. Finally he decides to go because he knew Sarah and Pauly wouldn't survive out there alone. Rating:Jasmine: I will give this book a 4 star rating. I liked it because I it was interesting to see how bad a lot of people can be. I disliked it because I kinda wanted to know what happened to Sarah and Paul. I didn't find anything confusing, and nothing really made me laugh. Theme The mood of the mood makes a person angry and scared to go there. Point Of View Sarah:Role & description: Sarah has been at Lake Harmony for two years, the guardians don't discipline her because it doesn't work on her. She has black hair, very pale, and very skinny, so skinny that you can see her bones. Pauly: Role & description: Pauly hasn't been there as long as Sarah, but pretty close, he is friends with Garrett. Pauly is just like Sarah, he is very pale, and very skinny, with blonde hair. Plot Character: Protagonist Book Club Opinion Rating:Daniel: I will give this book a 3 star because it was not to good or to bad it talks about more about Garrett then the Boot camp. What made me confused was when they got Garrett naked. The part that made me laugh is when they beat up Garrett. The author of Book Camp is Todd Strasser. The genre is young adult. The publication date of the book is in May 2nd, 2007. The awards the book won was American Library, Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award