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The Goats
The Goats
Author: Brock Cole
A boy and the girl have been chosen as "the goats" at summer camp. Stripped naked, they are marooned on Goat Island, as part of an annual prank played on campers who don't fit in. But the goats have much more spirit than their fellow campers expect, and they decide to disappear completely - they aren't going to go back to camp unless they absolu...  more »
ISBN: 223807
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 184
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Publisher: Farrar/Straus/Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The Goats by Brock Cole 192 pages
I didn't like the book, bulling is the main topic.
the victims are resourceful, but still bullied into a possibly life threatening situation. The number of things that could have happened is to scary to think about. I don't recommend the book unless a kind and understanding person is available to talk with the young person reading it.
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Powerful story of two kid's escape and survival all to avoid cruelty of peers.
Chycole avatar reviewed The Goats on + 479 more book reviews
The boy and the girl are stripped and marooned on a small island for the night. They are the "goats". The kids at camp think it is a great joke; it's an old tradition. No harm is intended, but the goats don't see it that way. They want to disappear. To disappear completely. And they do much to everyone's surprise.


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