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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9781416959427 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 1416959424 Label: Simon Pulse Manufacturer: Simon Pulse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: July 29, 2008 Publisher: Simon Pulse Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Simon Pulse Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - `As long as your parents pay the bills, Lake Harmony doesn't care.'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 ... Read More Rating:  - Valuable InformationI 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 ... Read More Rating: - Boot Camp Review 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 ... Read More Rating: - Couldn't Put it Down!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 ... Read More Rating:  - Trying to find Good books for TeenagersFinding 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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