Camp X [Paperback]

Eric Walters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 25, 2003

It's 1943, and nearly-12-year-old George and his older brother Jack are spending a restless wartime summer in Whitby, Ontario, where their mom is working at a munitions plant while their dad is off fighting the Germans. One afternoon, the boys stumble across Canada's top-secret spy camp-and so begins an exciting and terrifying adventure as George and Jack get caught up in the covert activities of Camp X.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Eric Walters is an elementary school teacher who began writing as a way to encourage his students to become more enthusiastic about their own creative writing. He is the author of a number of acclaimed and bestselling novels for children, including War of The Eagles, which won the Ruth Schwartz Award; Trapped in Ice, which won the Silver Birch Award; S.T.A.R.S., which also won the Silver Birch as well as the Blue Heron Award; Rebound, which won the Red Maple Award; The Hydrofoil Mystery, which was an honor selection of the CLA.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (November 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141313285
• ISBN-13: 978-0141313283
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > Canada
  • #63 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Mysteries

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Adventure You Can't Put Down!, January 7, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Camp X (Hardcover)

I liked Camp X very much. It was full of action. It's about a couple of boys (older than me, I'm 10)who discover a camp for spies. They get into a lot of trouble but always manage to get out of tight squeezes. It takes place in Whitby Ontario during the Second World War. I live in Whitby, so I recognised some of the places in the book. This is the first book I've read by Eric Walters. It's definitely not going to be the last. But first, I'm going to do a book report on this book for my grade 5 class.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book I've Ever Read, November 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Camp X (Paperback)

My 11-year old son read the entire book today (at school). He loved the story. It showed him how young boys could be useful to the Canadian Army during World War II.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mystery Book, April 28, 2005

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This review is from: Camp X (Paperback)

Once I started reading this book it was hard to stop. Two boys were pretending to play war on a road where one was Canadian and the other was a Nazi. They were trying to go home but get stopped by a Jeep. That is how they find the spy camp. They have no idea what is going on in the camp, so they try to find out more and get caught. They get taken to the leader. They think they're in a lot of trouble but end up helping the camp do a few "jobs." They end up finding out one of they're friends is a Nazi spy. They get kidnapped by him and interrogated. Then the other Nazi spies come in and hit them. They end up telling them everything. I can't tell you anymore because then that would ruin the book, and you would probably get mad at me. It is a great book if you like action mysteries. This book has great entertainment and excitement. The details in Camp X are very specific, so you can almost feel what is going on in the story. This book is full of great action. I'd give this book five stars.