Camp 30 by Eric Walters Date of Publication: 2004 ISBN: 0143016784 Number of Pages: 214

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Average
GENRES: Mystery, Historical Fiction
THEMES: Coming of Age, Survival, Family, Appearance versus Reality, Prejudice

SUMMARY:
In this sequel to Camp X, we meet the brothers, Jack and George, again. They are recovering from their adventures with the Nazi soldiers and have relocated to Bowmanville, Ontario. Mom has a new job at the German Prisoner of War Camp that holds the highest-ranking captured German officers.

The boys are initially afraid of the Camp but soon that fear turns to open scorn. The prisoners are treated like royalty! They are offered the job of bringing mail to the prisoners and begin to find that they actually like the men at the camp.

Soon, though, Canadian agents (also from Camp X) return and ask the boys to work for them again. They want the boys to become spies within the P.O.W camp. They are to be on the lookout for any escape plans the Germans may be making.

Once again the boys are involved in the dangerous job of protecting their country during WWII.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...

• enjoys books about spies
• like adventure and suspense stories
• really enjoyed Camp X
• likes stories that have male protagonists
• can relate to sibling rivalry
• has dreams of being a hero

WHAT ELSE?
The story is not as exciting as Camp X, but kids are drawn to it because they really enjoyed the first novel and want to see what happens next. It is based in fact and the students are usually motivated to investigate more about WWII. It is set in Canada near Toronto and the author is a familiar one. Students may find other Eric Walters books that they'd like to read when they finish this.

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