Review: A bit 'Lord of the Flies'...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2012
This is a really great book.  The characters are expertly developed, and there are many other characters introduced throughout the story (so there is no 'island, and this is all you get' feel).  Also, the story begins with almost fifty young people, and with the addition of some outsiders, I was never left feeling like there wasn't enough to draw a good story from.The only real unbelievable part of the story, for me, was the 'Chief': a thirteen-year-old boy who took over as the leader of the camp.  During the age (adolescence) when testosterone abounds, an older boy most certainly would have tried to capture the flag from protagonist Mike.The story is expertly developed, and the kids from the camp met with a great ending.  There are some wholesome, rule- and ethics-based aspects of the story, and I was sad to see it go for this reason.Overall, I recommend this.