The Cookcamp

In several of Gary Paulsen's novels, the main character's name is never stated. The Foxman, Tiltawhirl John, and Fishbone's Song are all like this, as is The Cookcamp; the five-year-old protagonist is simply referred to as "the boy." It would seem these nameless characters represent Paulsen himself,......more

Amazing look at Author's grandmother and growing up. The Building of roads, Life during WWII and just being young.......more

So ... I didn't love this, but I also can't really say anything specific negative about it. It just seemed a little simplistic a story, one I almost wondered why it was being told. This is where the author's interview at the end helped up the appreciation. Paulsen states that (paraphrased) while thi......more

Set during WWII, a five-year-old boy is packed off to stay with his grandmother, who works in a cookcamp in the thick forests of northern Minnesota. He makes the sorts of little boy discoveries that a child does ... listens to his grandmother's stories and songs ... and manfully puts in a day's work......more

Cookcamp by Gary Paulsen. I thought this book was a very curious book. I only say this because you didn’t know what was going to happen next in the book. This book was very short but had a lot of details in the book. Gary Paulsen did a fantastic job on the book. I understood the plot line and I coul......more