Welcome to High Pines Summer Camp for Boys. There is hiking, swimming, canoeing--and a revolution led by General Frank. He promises change for the better, but little by little, he begins to change, and the revolution turns into a nightmare....
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Welcome to High Pines Summer Camp for Boys. There is hiking, swimming, canoeing--and a revolution led by General Frank. He promises change for the better, but little by little, he begins to change, and the revolution turns into a nightmare....
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As a child, I'll readily admit that I abhorred reading. I avoided every reading assignment in school and couldn't grasp why people held books in such high esteem when movies were quicker and far more entertaining. I was ignorant. All that changed when I found this book decaying at a army housing book swap. This book made me realize that there is a far more intimate interaction that happens by reading a book. A slow dialog between the writer an the reader that allows for a full and satisfying digestion. It whet my appetite and I've been devouring ever since. The plot is classic youth versus authority and it has a "be careful what you wish for" moral. It also works as a larger political allegory. I highly recommend this book to book-hating, disaffected youth. If you have one in your life, buy this book and pass it on.
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The Butterfly Revolution.It is told in diary format. Its hero, a thirteen year old, find himself swept up in a "revolution", eventually becoming part of it. Only later does he realize what the revolution is truly about, and the horrible consequences it has led to. Although it is advertised as being similar Lord of the Flies, its plot is more similar Animal Farm (i.e. replacing a dictatorship with another). I was very impressed by this book. Like Bless the Beasts and the Children or Night of the Moonbow, it tells a powerful tale of adolescent angst and what it can lead to. WARNING: DO NOT HOPE TO SEE THE SAME QUALITY IN THE MOVIE, "SUMMER CAMP NIGHTMARE", THAT WAS MADE FROM IT. THE MOVIE WAS BAD, BAD, BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Best Books I've Ever Read!,
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If you are feeling deep and slightly dark at heart, or if you have a problem reaching and knowing your dark side, read this book. I'm not saying that this book show cases humainity as killers, but it does make you think, hard. Well, I read this book last year and I'm planning on reading it again, and I don't do that often. It's that good... I'd compare it to A Separate Peace, or Lord of the Flies. I couldn't put the book down, and it has totally changed my life. I cried, I was enraged, but I don't believe that I laughed. This is not a candy coated book. I suggest it being read in a small group from 8th graders to about 100+. I don't recommend it to anyone under 7th grade, its just not that kind of book. I get shudders from the thought of it, and I mean it when I say that I have never read another book with the same level of craftsmenship or insight. One word to conclude with: Amazing! ~Lyra~
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My thirteenth birthday, and this diary from my Uncle Giles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cabin kitty, baboon laugh, propaganda committee, betray the revolution, detention room, whole revolution, wiener roast, smallest kids, bigger guys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Brig, Frank Reilley, High Pines, Don Egriss, John Mason, Low Pines, Stanley Runk, George Meridel, Jerome Blackridge, Bob Daly, Cabin Leader, Edward Heinz, Manuel Rivaz, Pledge of Allegiance, Administration Building, Paul Indian, Dick Richardson, Frank Divordich, Fred Elston, Susan Langer, Uncle Giles, National Anthem, Miss Newman, General Reilley, Capture the Flag New!
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My thirteenth birthday, and this diary from my Uncle Giles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cabin kitty, baboon laugh, propaganda committee, betray the revolution, detention room, whole revolution, wiener roast, smallest kids, bigger guys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Brig, Frank Reilley, High Pines, Don Egriss, John Mason, Low Pines, Stanley Runk, George Meridel, Jerome Blackridge, Bob Daly, Cabin Leader, Edward Heinz, Manuel Rivaz, Pledge of Allegiance, Administration Building, Paul Indian, Dick Richardson, Frank Divordich, Fred Elston, Susan Langer, Uncle Giles, National Anthem, Miss Newman, General Reilley, Capture the Flag New!
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- Bleak House (Macmillan Readers) by Dickens on page 1
- A Theory of Argument by Mark Vorobej on page 190, and page 220
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