

Everything in life seemed to conspire against me. (Everyone else said it, why not you?) At school, kids half my size used to pick on me. Before I was sent to Camp Green Lake, you might say I was a total loser. In fact, I’m probably the last guy in the world you’d expect to be able to survive Camp Green Lake. You have to figure that out for yourself. You can’t even let anyone else tell you what your choices are. If you’re going to survive Camp Green Lake, one of the first things you have to learn is not to ask too many questions.įrom here on in, you cannot afford to make any more bad choices. Maybe they just hung out with the wrong crowd and ended up in a no-win situation. In most cases, they just made some bad choices. If another camper punches you in the face and breaks your nose, you will get in trouble for having a broken nose.ĭon’t get me wrong. They are there to see that the routine is not disturbed. The guards, or counselors, as they like to be called, are not there to protect you. You don’t know who the other campers are or what crimes they committed. You have to let friendships develop very slowly.

Nobody is interested in making your life better.ĭon’t go looking for friends. There are six counselors and thirty-four other campers at Green Lake, but you are still alone. You don’t want to be so overcome with fear that you can’t think straight. If you’re not scared, you’re in big trouble. If you’re reading this book, chances are you’ve been convicted of a crime and have been sentenced to the Camp Green Lake Juvenile Correctional Facility or someplace similar.
