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The Cookcamp

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This story centers around a 5-year-old boys who catches his mother on the couch making strange noises with a man who is not his father. This event is the catalyst for a neglectful mother, who often leaves her son with a drunk babysitter, to send him away on a train to stay with his grandmother. Throughtout the book there are at least 12 references to the sexual event that victimizes the boy, makes him hate "Uncle Casey," and separates him from his mother. The kindness of his grandmother and the men at the cookcamp are overshadowed by recurring memories of a negative sexual event. Infidelity, neglect, haunting memories, separation... not an uplifting or appropriate book for elementary students.

The Cookcamp is a great book by Gary Paulsen. The main idea is a little boy goes to spend the summer with his grandma. My favorit part is when the little boy gets a pair of bibs, a hat, and a pocket knife. I really didn't like the way he was left at the train station. This book really inspired me to read more Gary Paulsen books like Dogsong, The Rifle, Hatchet, Brians Winter,and Voige of the Frog. I would recommend this book for boys that like the outdoors. I'm not going to tell you too much about this book because if you want to know the rest, buy it or check it out at your public libary.

The Cookcamp by Gary Paulsen is a wonderful book I think everyone should read.The Cookcamp is about a boy who goes to stay whith his grandmother during the war.The actual reason the boy went to stay with his grandmother is because after his father went to war,the boy saw his mother and his uncle Casey[Casey isn't really his uncle.]making out on the couch.After he saw them his mother sent him away.At the cookcamp the boy's grandmother cooks for al of these men who are building a road.While at the cookcap,the boy helps the men.He sits in their laps,and once they teach him how to drive,he steers the vechicles for them.The boy is having fun,but then he starts to miss his mother.Will the boy stay with his grandmother,or go back to his mother?The Cookcamp by Gary Paulsen is a wonderful novel I think everyone should read.

I think this book is a good book because he has to go to his grama's house and her grama is very nice. she cooks him apple pie and she lets them go work with the guys. and he can drive the big truck and all the guys want him to go with them. and the boy has a really good time with the men.....

The best book I've read all year is The Cook Camp by Gary Paulsen. The reason I like this book the most is because it puts in a lot of detail about what's going on, and the author makes it where it feels like you're there. One reason why you should read this book is it has a lot of details. Another reason you should read this book is it seems so real. The final reason is I know you'll like it. Well, have fun reading this awesome book.

The Cookcamp is a wonderful book. The author of this book is Gary Paulsen. I think he is a fantastic writer. I usually don’t read much but his books are great. The Cookcamp is a short but a great book.
The Cookcamp was a very interesting story it kept my attention throughout the whole book. The boy in the book was always being mischievous. He always wanted to be with the guys. I really thought this was good. It was not hard to understand, and easy to read. If you are ever searching for a book to get some quick points off of read The Cookcamp.

This is a heart warming story showing the bond between a grandson and grandmother. It brought tears to our family! I would also recomend this book to anyone that likes Cinnamon Toast (LOL) My brother resently did a book report on it. I think it shows alot about all the seperation and sending kids to other family members that is going on in the world. If you like a tearful and heart warming story this is for you!

I like this book becouse it is a good book for youth kids it is a adventure book the boy has to go to his grandma's house becouse his mom got a boy freind and her boy freind did not want him to stay and his mom had to work and she did not have anybody to take carve him so he had to go live with his grandma.

The main characters in this book are the Boy, and his Grandmother, and mother.The boy and his mother don't get along so his mom sends him at five years of age to live with his grandmother.They live in a trailer where there's a construction site.His grandmother makes food for the men .He gets on a train to head up to Minneapolis where he gets on a other train to go to Canada.When he gets there his grandmother waits.He works with grandmother to serve food. He rides in trucks with the men.for me this was one of the best books I've read. I hope you enjoy it.

The Cookcamp is a book for enjoyment reading. The book describes a boy's life as a five year old. He goes to live with his grandmother because of WWII. It is a book that creates an unexplainable image. This is a sad book, but you are unable to put it down as with many other Gary Paulsen books. I would recommend this book to my friends who like Gary Paulsen and to people who read to enjoy,not just because they have to.