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| Boot Camp | 
 enlarge | Author: Todd Strasser
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 43711
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 1416959424
EAN: 9781416959427
ASIN: 1416959424
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a boot camp for troubled teens. Maybe some kids deserve to be sent there, but Garrett knows he doesn't. Subjected to brutal physical and psychological abuse, he tries to fight back, but the battle is futile. He won't be allowed to leave until he's admitted his "mistakes" and conformed to Harmony Lake's standards of behavior. And there's no way to fake it. Beaten, humiliated, and stripped of his pride, Garrett's spirit is slowly ebbing away. Then he hears whispers of an escape plot. It's incredibly risky -- if he's caught, the consequences will be unthinkable -- but it may be his only way out.In this tense, riveting novel, award-winning YA author Todd Strasser reveals what really goes on in highly secretive -- and notoriously dangerous -- boot camps, a stealth prison system where any teenager under the age of eighteen can be imprisoned at his parents' whim.
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`As long as your parents pay the bills, Lake Harmony doesn't care.' May 2, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Garrett Durrell (aged 15) is sent to a disciplinary boot camp, ironically named Lake Harmony, by his parents. While Garrett initially thinks that all he needs to do is follow the rules in order to be released, he soon learns that it is not that simple. How does Garrett survive, and can he remain true to himself in the process?
This novel covers a number of issues important to teenagers, and to their parents. I am naive enough to hope that those reading the novel will discuss it, and their own reactions to it, with others. Neither parents, nor teenagers, have all of the answers to all of the questions all of the time. But how we confront problems says a lot about the society in which we live and the people we choose to be.
I found reading this novel a confronting and, ultimately, uplifting experience. I suspect that different people will have different reactions but I would dearly love to know how teenagers feel about it. As the parent of an adult child, I miss an opportunity to share reading and discussing this novel with a member of the target audience.
Perhaps the most important lesson in this novel is that no human is infallible, and no process is perfect.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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I was completely shocked when I read this book. I had thought that it would be some funny boot camp story. I'm sure every person has heard of boot camp at least once? Or maybe even a "behavioral rehabilitation center". In truth, it was not. The imformation it contained along with the story was very informing. The things that happened to the main character were horrible. At the end I wanted to cry. It was a very well written book.
On another note, anybody who would send their child to one of these fascilities is scum. I would love to write more information and more about my opinion but I think I should probably keep this at a PG rating.
Rachel
Boot Camp Review December 7, 2007
Boot Camp is a story about a 15 year old boy named Garrett who is sent to a boarding school called Lake Harmony, which is a lot more like a boot camp. He is sent to Lake Harmony because his parents want to change him to be the son they have always wanted. Upon entering Lake Harmony Garrett realizes that this is a serious situation because he is greeted by being beaten up by the other children that are there. After going through 6 months of these beatings and malnutrition Garrett decides that it is time to break out.
Boot Camp depicts extremely well what life inside of a boot camp is really like. It is filled with many descriptions and sensory details that make it feel as if it is all happening right at that moment. I really enjoyed how Todd Strasser used a first person narrative to develop the characters and that give a very clear understanding of the way things are inside of a boot camp. This book is a very good choice for anyone but it is especially easy for teenagers to relate to and sympathize with. Also I enjoyed this story because it is very realistic. It shows that although boot camps serve a good purpose, the methods that are used to change rebellious children are often abusive. This story has a great plot; however there is not much background information that is given. But this is a good method to use for this story because it lets the main character Garrett, develop throughout the story. This is a very compelling story and is very much a page turner that is interesting the entire time.
Couldn't Put it Down! August 22, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was completely immersed in this book from the first page! High schooler Garrett is kidnapped by "transporters" in the middle of the night and sent to the ironically named Lake Harmony which is actually a teen boot camp. Garrett is subjected to an ever-increasing level of abuse at the hands of other detainees (who have already been brain washed by the camp) and counselors until he and two other prisoners hatch a dangerous escape plan. The novel is told in the first person and Garrett's experiences are shocking and realistically drawn.
As I mentioned on a previous comment, I was surprised at the lack of adult content in this novel (considering the subject matter). There is very little cursing, no sexual content, and the violence is in keeping with the theme of the story. Although this book certainly wouldn't be appropriate for younger kids (if for no other reason than the difficult themes represented), I would highly recommend this book for teens and particularly reluctant readers. After page 100, I was glued to this book.. if reluctant readers react to it with anywhere close to the same level of enthusiasm, they're in for an exciting and harrowing story!
 Trying to find Good books for Teenagers August 12, 2007
8 out of 22 found this review helpful
Finding quality books for highschoolers is tough enough, but when others rate this kind of trash so high, it makes the search even more difficult. Why would one even introduce youth to the idea of having a relationship with a teacher? More importantly, why would one enjoy reading all the brutality that is describe in this book. I finally threw the book away. Should this really be a book for young adults? -------- Maybe older adults but not high schoolers.
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