Warden, the bow-legged camp director who firmly believes that all boys love camp and never quite registers that Rudy may be a problem. Rudy has a dry wit, and is creative and intelligent–mostly using those skills to think up wild schemes for escape, dragging Mike along with him.Īs per his usual setup, Korman surrounds a relatively normal lead (meaning Mike, not Rudy) with crazy characters. Rudy does become friends with Mike Webster, a comparatively normal boy who doesn’t enjoy camp either.
His only interest is escaping–which, when you’re on an island, requires considerable planning.
He’s a loner, perpetually bored, and has no interest in participating in the many sports played at camp. The story centers on Rudy Miller, who hates camp. This is a story about a summer camp for boys, held on Algonkian Island. I’ve reviewed some of Korman’s other books, about the deep metaphor of a garbage bag and a hilarious series about a boys school. Most of those times were also before the age of twelve, but I’ve reread it in recent years too, and even after all those times, it still makes me laugh. My guess is I’ve read it fifteen times–I lost count at twelve. I’m a big believer in re-reading books, and I don’t think there’s any book I’ve read more times than I Want To Go Home by Gordon Korman. Why so many times? It still makes me laugh! When I wrote this review, I guessed I’d read it fifteen times, but I think that’s a conservative estimate. I just wrote about re-reading books on Friday, so it seems appropriate to highlight again the book I’ve re-read more than any other.
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