Each day I am subjected to countless atrocities. I Want To Go Home is a fun and entertaining book that’s a great start to summer. While many of the things they do are funny, it’s Rudy’s wit and sarcasm that takes the cake. The plot is fairly simple and takes place over half a month of camp, during which Rudy and Mike execute escape plan after escape plan, starting a pillow fight and putting a sock in their counselor’s soup. Like Mike and Rudy, I’ve gone to a summer camp in Ontario that can only be reached by boat, and I thought Gordon Korman created a great caricature of camp. I loved Rudy’s wry humour and the misadventures and trouble he and Mike get into. I first started to really laugh when Rudy wrote his letter home to camp. Rereading I Want To Go Home, I still thought it was hilarious. I thought it was completely hilarious, but that was over a decade ago. My fifth grade teacher was big on Gordon Korman, and he read this book to our class.

In a camp full of clone counselors, whiny cabin mates and a plethora of opportunities to cause trouble, Rudy and Mike find themselves actually having fun as they attempt to escape over and over again. Together, Mike and Rudy scheme again and again to escape. Rudy is difficult and stoic, but he’s also a mastermind for causing trouble. He quickly teams up with Mike Webster, who feels the same way about summer camp and all the activities. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright.

Rudy hates camp and everything it entails. Upon recommendation from the school guidance counselor, Rudy Miller is sent to Camp Algonkian Island for boys.

I Want to Go Home! by Gordon Korman