2 ) Garret lies down for weeks in T.I. at camp.

3 ) Garret collects everything he can find at camp.

4 ) Garrett plans an escape with Pauly at camp.

5 ) Garrett plays CD’s in his head at camp.

6 ) Garrett plays movies in his head at camp.

7 ) Garrett hangs out with his girlfriend at home.

8 ) Garrett plays basketball at camp.

9 ) Garrett plays soccer at camp.

10 ) Garrett watches TV in the lounge at camp.

1 ) tall

2 ) broad-shouldered

3 ) rebellious

4 ) liar

5 ) non-athletic

6 ) strong

7 ) brainwashed

8 ) beaten

9 ) brown hair

10 ) camper

11 ) short hair

12 ) sad

13 ) mad

14 ) trapped

15 ) tortured

1 ) middle-aged

2 ) evil

3 ) mean

4 ) uncaring

5 ) twisted

6 ) “father”

7 ) black hair

8 ) superior

9 ) forcing

10 ) bullying

11 ) leader

12 ) demeaning

13 ) puffy-eyed

14 ) red eyes

15 ) misshapen nose

2 ) Garrett learns how to be able to survive.

3 ) Garrett learns how to be obedient.

4 ) Garrett learns how to be respectful.

5 ) Garrett learns how to be the perfect child.

2 ) Where? Northern New York.

3 ) When? Present Day.

4 ) When? Summer, Fall, Winter.

5 ) Where? BOOT CAMP.

2 ) Garrett vs. Adam & posse/man vs. posse

3 ) Garrett vs. personality/man vs. himself

4 ) Garrett vs. camp/man vs. “the system”

5 ) Garrett vs. mom & dad/man vs. parents

“Instantly I’m blinded; my eyes, nose, and throat are on fire,” (Strasser 152).

“There’s an odd smell in the air, and it takes a moment to place it: stale cigarette smoke,” (Strasser 153).

“It should be Pauly and Sarah, but I’m afraid to stop and look back in case it’s not,” (Strasser 162).

“Being outside, going where I want, when I want, with no one telling me what to do,” (Strasser 186).

a) Garrett is kidnapped by  bounty hunters.

b) Garret is introduced to the boot camp (Lake Harmony).

c) Garrett passes the test on the handbook in only one hour.

d) Garrett rebels against the rules.

e) Garrett is put in T.I.

II. Rising Action

a) Pauly plans to escape Lake Harmony.

b) Garrett gets placed in T.I. several times.

c) Garrett and Pauly get beaten by Adam and his posse.

d) Sarah joins in on the plans to escape Lake Harmony.

e) Garrett is harassed more by Adam and his posse.

f) Garrett pretends to follow the rules to fool Joe (the “father” of the group).

g) Garrett starts sending notes to Sarah secretly under the table at lunch.

h) Pauly shuts off the electricity to the camp.

i) Garrett steals food from the Dining Hall.

j) Garrett ties up Joe as revenge, and he runs with Pauly and Sarah towards the open gate.

III. Climax

a) Garrett, Pauly, and Sarah all escape from Lake Harmony.

IV. Falling Action

a) Garrett, Pauly, and Sarah wander into Canada to escape the camp for good.

b) Garrett gets recaptured after saving the lives of his kidnappers.

c) Garrett is taken back to camp.

d) Garrett is beaten for misbehaving when he gets back to camp.

V. Resolution

a) Garrett is called out of the attendance line.

b) Garret’s parents have came to take him home.

c) Garret is brainwashed and believes that he deserved to be beaten after he is asked the question if the staff has beaten him or not.

                  – did not know definition until now

                  - (verb) to quell, crush, or end by force

I tried to stifle a smile, but it was impossible.

2) orient – It’s getting dark, so the room is dim and it takes him a moment to orient his surroundings. – p.51

                   - to find out

                    – (verb) to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.

                    – We had to orient our way through the forest.

3) emphatically – “Can’t,” he said emphatically. p. 53

                                   - to be regretful

                                   – (adj.) uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.

                                   – I yelled emphatically at the people stealing my car.

4) incoherently – I would ask, but at that moment Dad and Dayle are passing in the hallway and Curt skuttles past, a spastic blur mumbling incoherently, laden down with all his worldy goods. – p. 53

                                  - inaudible

                                   – (adj.) without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling

                                     – I incoherently stacked the cans, and they fell over.

5) endearing – “We’re in a band,” he says, looking endearing. p. 142

                            – sweetly

                             – (adj.) tending to make dear or beloved.

I gave a girl and endearing look, and now we’re dating.

6) debilitated – It’s a total lie, yes, but how do you admit you’re  debilitated by fear to a man who has crawled through jungles on his stomach carrying a knife in his teeth. – p. 127

                             – stunned

                               - (verb) to make weak or feeble; enfeeble

The debilitated car couldn’t move from it’s garage stall.

7) diligently – You kids have worked diligently and that’s to be recomended. – p. 127

                            – hard

                             – (adj.) constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything

                                - We worked diligently on the landscaping, so we finished early.

8 ) theoretically – Theoretically, its doable. – p. 130

                                  -  technically

                                   – (adj.) of, pertaining to, or consisting in theory; not practical

                                    - Theoretically, the world will end in 2012.

9) incapacitated – The crowd goes wild as Curt glares at my incapacitated form. p. 132

                              - (adj) unable to act or respond

                               – The incapacitated dumby let the basketball player right through his defense.

10) stoic – Dad looks stoic, as always, but Dayle looks almost as scared as he did nine years ago. p. 155

                     – mature

                     - (adj) of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.

                       - My dad definatey doesn’t look stoic.

17 years old. – p. 1

296 pounds. – p. 1

six-foot-one. – p.1

Curt MaCrae is a legend. – p. 3

“You owe me lunch.” – p. 4

“I just saved your life.” – p. 4

Lunch – p. 5

I want to leave. – p. 11

He wants to talk. – p. 11

He feels sick. – p. 11

It has been an hour. – p. 14

We leave. – p. 15

My apartment. – p. 17

Go upstairs. – p. 17

Dad. – p. 18

“Where have you been?” – p. 19

Started a band. – p. 19

Rage/Tectonic. – p. 19

I am a drummer. – p. 20

Practice. – p. 20

First lesson at The Dump. – p. 63

Ollie. – p. 64

practice. – p. 70

first gig. – p. 130

I erupt like Mount Vesuvius. – p. 133

I bailed on Curt. – p. 133

Dinner. – p. 149

Curt is sick. – p. 149

Overdoses on pills. – p. 150

Faints quietly at my feet. – p. 150

Emergency room. – p. 152

The Dump. – p. 168

Played what I was feeling. – p.169

Curt sneaks out with my dad’s help. – p.181

We are going to be huge! – p. 182