The+Goats

The Goats By Brock Cole

A boy and a girl at summer camp are stripped and left on an island as a cruel prank. They run away and try to hide until the girl's mother will come on Parent's Weekend.

This is a realistic fiction book written for ages 11-15.

The book is controversial because it contains profanity and nudity and some situations that some consider inappropriate for middle schoolers. The boy and girl run away to break into a cabin to steal money and clothes. This book is number 26 on the American Library Association’s 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990- 1999.

Just a few of the notable awards this books has won: American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year, Booklist Best Books of the '80s, Booklist Editors' Choice, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.

According to Goodreads, this book received 3.56 stars out of 5 stars. Many comments say that they would have liked this book if they had read it at a younger age.

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