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★ This Week's Pick ★

I Want to Go Home

by Gordon Korman
10 / 10
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Reviewed April 2026

This story is about a boy named Rudy Miller who goes to a camp called Camp Algonkian. Rudy is smart and along with his best friend Mike Webster bugs another camper named Harold Green and his counsellor. Rudy is good at everythung but pretends he isn't, and he and Mike try to escape the camp every chance they can. The only thing Rudy won't do to escape is lie.

I also find it cool that in parts of this book, we can see the perspective of the beaver trying to build its dam.

This book is hilarious and if you haven't read it yet, you should definitely ready it right away.

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