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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “"Bootcamp" By Todd Strasser is an amazing and thought provoking book! I recommend it to anyone and EVERYONE. Todd Strasser did a phemonenal job showing us through the eyes of a teen what the bootcamp/ boarding school/ reform school experience is like for many teens throughout the united states....” see full review » see other reviews » |
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Kazuné H wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I am on page 112, and so far the book has been getting more and more interesting. Garret, the main character, has been sent to a boot camp because his parents did not like his relationship with an older woman, and the fact that he sometimes smoked. However, the Boot Camp does not try to understand him, but only tries to brainwashes kids. The ones who believe that they have been wrong, and would do anything to prove their loyalty to the camp, are their favorites; while Garret, Pauly and Sarah, who have their own opinions and believe that their ways are wrong, are always punished and never go up in level, meaning that they would never get out of the place until they turn 18. The story has reached a point where the three plan an escape from the place, which is exciting as well as nerve racking, especially since Pauly and Sarah would be risking their lives: they are the ones who have been tortured repeatedly for over an year. However, there have been a few bloody scenes that I am not used to, and were a bit too strong for me. For example, the scene where Megan attacks Joe, the “father” of the group, and then later is found in the hallway wrapped in a carpet and taped, covered in blood, was too scary for me to read at night. ”
“about a boy name Garrett is kidnapped from his home and taken to a lake named Lake harmony it was a boot camp for troubled teens and they humiliated , beaten and stripped of his pride ”
Van Toney wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Garrett's parents send him to Harmony Lake, a very expensive, exclusive, and private boot camp specializing in behavior modification for troubled teens. Garret's intelligence and wit just might help him survive the "work" and the prison-like atmosphere of Lake Harmony or just might cause him more trouble than he ever experienced before.”
Tilon Whitmore wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is about a troubled teen that always seems to find trouble. Since it seems to find him, his dad sends him to a private,exclusive boot camp. He doesn't believe he should be in there though because he's an intelligent kid. His attitude can either help him, or will it hurt him ?”
Benow Stevenson wrote this review Thursday, April 11, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i havent starter reading it how is the book if you have read it?”
quajanay.w wrote this review Friday, February 1, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“the main charter in this novel is garret. he has been bad to his family, and has been send to a camp, where he gets treated bad. so he can learn how to respect other's and himself. he escapes from camp. but you have to read to find out what happens to him.”
jonathan wrote this review Thursday, December 20, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It inspired me to not go the wrong way and made me think twine about making all the good chooses in my life.”
Marcos Araujo wrote this review Tuesday, December 11, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Garrett is kidnapped from his home by two transporters that his parents had hired to take him to a boot camp because he doesnt obey, he thinks he know evrything, and he was goin out with a older lady that use to be a teacher when she got caught going out with a student which was Garrete.While he is at Lake Harmony the place he was sent to,they beated him to death when he said soemthing that wasnt supposed to be said.He is to realize and say that he was wrong and that he wasnt going to be with the older lady he was going out with. Later he meets a boy and a girl in Lake Harmonyand talk about an escape.Garrette thinks about it butalso thinks that he doesnt want to get caught. All three of them escape by one of them shutting down the power and turning on the fire drill.Nobody can see in the dark and they make a run outside while the fire trucks are coming in through the gates.They make it out and are on their way to canada to where they can stay with a friend of theirs.But on their way Garrette runs into one of the transporters that took him to Llake Harmony. Garrette and the other two find a boat and take off in the river to canada and behind them comes the transporters in another boat.While the tranporters are going something went wrong with the boat that it began to sank.They were both in cold water freezing which later were going to die if they didnt have any help beacause they were in the middle of the river. While Garrette and the others are about to reach to the other side Garrette feels he wants to go back and save the tranporters but if he does he knows they will take him back to Lake Harmony. The other two that were with Garrette leave once they arrive to land and Garrette goes to save the transporters. In the end the transporters take Garrette back to Lake Harmony.”
Emmanuel Miranda wrote this review Monday, December 10, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a really good book, i reccommend everyone to read this. Its a bout a boy who gets sent away to bootcamp over a dumb reason & his parents do not now what they are getting their son into... quiz #116382 Level : 4.6 Points : 8”
Leyla wrote this review Monday, January 7, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Garrets parents think that he stole money and doing drugs and not going to school so his parents sent him to Lake Harmony to show him a lesson of disapline, and to learn to listen to his parents and be respectful. Garret knows thats not true. because he knows he didnt his parents are just making a mistake and they think this is best for him.The Theme is.... is to obey and respect your parents and the people around you.”
Carsun wrote this review Monday, December 10, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
