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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:The 1000 volleyballs that Rudy ordered for the camp eventually show up..]]
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* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:The 1000 volleyballs that Rudy ordered for the camp eventually show up..up--right at the very end when everyone's leaving.]]
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After all of the chaos at the camp, the counselors went charring into the woods after Rudy's escape attempt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot not noticing that Pierre had already stopped him.]] They come back having experiences misfortunes like falling into the lake, being spayed by a skunk, and mistaking each other for bears in the woods, and everyone is sore about how much Pierre is laughing about this. At least, until they stop, and think hard about it, and then one by one all of them start laughing too.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After all of the chaos at the camp, camp dance, the counselors went charring charging into the woods after Rudy's escape attempt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot not noticing that Pierre had already stopped him.]] They come back having experiences misfortunes like falling into the lake, being spayed sprayed by a skunk, and mistaking each other for bears in the woods, and everyone is sore about how much Pierre is laughing about this. At least, until they stop, and think hard about it, and then one by one all of them start laughing too.
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* AnAxeToGrind: In his letter home, Rudy claims Chip is a reformed axe murderer who keeps an axe under his pillow.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After all of the chaos at the camp, the counselors went charring into the woods after Rudy's escape attempt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot not noticing that Pierre had already stopped him.]] They come back having experiences misfortunes like falling into the lake, being spayed by a skunk, and mistaking each other for bears in the woods, and everyone is sore about how much Pierre is laughing about this. At least, until they stop, and think hard about it, and then one by one all of them start laughing to.too.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After all of the chaos at the camp, the counselors went charring into the woods after Rudy's escape attempt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot]] [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot not noticing that Pierre had already stopped him. him.]] They come back having experiences misfortunes like falling into the lake, being spayed by a skunk, and mistaking each other for bears in the woods, and everyone is sore about how much Pierre is laughing about this. At least, until they stop, and think hard about it, and then one by one all of them start laughing to.
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* ExactWords: Rudy agrees not to try and send himself home while he's acting camp director but quickly clarifies that only applies fo that day and he'll keep trying again afterwards.
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* ExactWords: Rudy agrees not to try and send himself home while he's acting camp director but quickly clarifies that only applies fo for that day and he'll keep trying again afterwards.
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* ItsProbablyNothing: Mr. Warden the camp owner dismisses a letter form Rudy's mom warning what a problem he will be a overblown and throws it away without showing it to the counselors, continuing to remain oblivious of just how much Rudy puts them through over the story. When the head counselor finds out at the end, he resolves not to tell the others due to half-seriously fearing they'll murder their boss over it.
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* ItsProbablyNothing: Mr. Warden the camp owner dismisses a letter form Rudy's mom warning what a problem he will be a overblown and throws it away without showing it to the counselors, continuing to remain oblivious of just how much Rudy puts them through over the story. When the head counselor finds out at the end, he resolves not to tell the others due to half-seriously fearing they'll murder their boss throw Mr. Warden in the lake over it.this.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: After all of the chaos at the camp, the counselors went charring into the woods after Rudy's escape attempt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot]] not noticing that Pierre had already stopped him. They come back having experiences misfortunes like falling into the lake, being spayed by a skunk, and mistaking each other for bears in the woods, and everyone is sore about how much Pierre is laughing about this. At least, until they stop, and think hard about it, and then one by one all of them start laughing to.
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* TheAlcatraz: Invoked by Rudy, with it being an island he can't get off of.
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* TheAlcatraz: Invoked by Rudy, Rudy's nickname for the camp, with it being an island he can't get off of. That being said everyone but him seems to like it there.
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* ItsProbablyNothing: Mr. Warden the camp owner dismisses a letter form Rudy's mom warning what a problem he will be a overblown and throes it away without showing it to the counselors, continuing to remain oblivious of just how much Rudy puts them through until the end of the story. When the head counselor finds out at the end, he resolves not to tell the others due to half-seriously fearing they'll murder their boss over it.
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* ItsProbablyNothing: Mr. Warden the camp owner dismisses a letter form Rudy's mom warning what a problem he will be a overblown and throes throws it away without showing it to the counselors, continuing to remain oblivious of just how much Rudy puts them through until the end of over the story. When the head counselor finds out at the end, he resolves not to tell the others due to half-seriously fearing they'll murder their boss over it.
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* OhCrap: The counselors once they hear the LongList of stuff (relay races, tug of war etc.) rudy plans to make them do during his day as acting camp director.
* OnlySaneMan: Pierre is the most mellow and remorseful counsellor. He's also the only one who really understands Rudy.
* OnlySaneMan: Pierre is the most mellow and remorseful counsellor. He's also the only one who really understands Rudy.
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* OhCrap: The counselors once they hear the LongList of stuff (relay races, tug of war etc.) rudy Rudy plans to make them do during his day as acting camp director.
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* TheStoic: Rudy. Evne Even in his moments of triumph he's rarely that expressive.
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* BlackComedicSociopathy: Downplayed, but when Rudy is thinking over all of the things he likes at the end of the book, Chip always falling in the lake is one.
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* BenevolentBoss: Mr. Warden is a bit clueless, but he just wants everyone to have fun and is pleased whenever he sees them doing so.
* BlackComedicSociopathy: Downplayed, but when Rudy is thinking over all of the things he likes at the end of the book, Chip always falling in the lake is one.
* BlackComedicSociopathy: Downplayed, but when Rudy is thinking over all of the things he likes at the end of the book, Chip always falling in the lake is one.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Rudy's plans to get out of camp naturally fall short most of the time.
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* ItsProbablyNothing: Mr. Warden the camp owner dismisses a letter form Rudy's mom warning what a problem he will be a overblown and throes it away without showing it to the counselors, continuing to remain oblivious of just how much Rudy puts them through until the end of the story. When the head counselor finds out at the end, he resolves not to tell the others due to half-seriously fearing they'll murder their boss over it.
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* ExactWords: Whenever the camp counselors would announce an activity, Rudy would respond with, "I don't (insert activity here)." Chip finally has enough of this and tries to teach Rudy how to swim when they all go to the lake, [[spoiler: only for Rudy to swim out against strong currents and pull a drowning boy to safety. Chip explodes at him, asking him why he said he couldn't swim if he obviously could, to which Rudy replies that he said he ''doesn't'' swim, not that he ''can't''.]]
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* YouSaidYouCouldntDance: Whenever the camp counselors would announce an activity, Rudy would respond with, "I don't (insert activity here)." Chip finally has enough of this and tries to teach Rudy how to swim when they all go to the lake, [[spoiler:only for Rudy to swim out against strong currents and pull a drowning boy to safety. Chip explodes at him, asking him why he said he couldn't swim if he obviously could, to which Rudy replies that he said he ''doesn't'' swim, not that he ''can't''.]]
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A 1982 novel by GordonKorman.
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Mike Webster is a young lad who has been sent to camp as a "reward" for his good marks. A month of nothing but sports... It's like torture to the unathletic young man. Fortunately for Mike, he encounters the only other person in all of Camp Algonkian Island who would rather be somewhere else; a quiet loner named Rudy Miller. Rudy, or simply ''Miller!'' to the counselors, is a genius and a natural athlete, but has run into enough trouble at school that, in his own words, "The guidance counselors misguided my parents into guiding me here." Rudy has but one desire; to leave sometime before the one month stay at Camp Algonkian is over. Unfortunately, the counselors have other plans.
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Mike Webster is a young lad who has been sent to summer camp as a "reward" for his good marks. A month of nothing but sports... It's like torture to the unathletic young man. teenager. Fortunately for Mike, he encounters quickly befriends the only other person in all of Camp Algonkian Island who would rather be somewhere else; else: a quiet loner named Rudy Miller. Rudy, or simply ''Miller!'' to the counselors, is a genius and a natural athlete, but has run into enough trouble at school that, in his own words, "The guidance counselors misguided my parents into guiding me here." Rudy has but is interested in one desire; camp activity only--plotting to leave sometime before the one month stay at Camp Algonkian is over.camp. Unfortunately, the counselors have other plans.
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* TurnsRed: Chip, frequently.
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A 1982 novel by GordonKorman.
Mike Webster is a young lad who has been sent to camp as a "reward" for his good marks. A month of nothing but sports... It's like torture to the unathletic young man. Fortunately for Mike, he encounters the only other person in all of Camp Algonkian Island who would rather be somewhere else; a quiet loner named Rudy Miller. Rudy, or simply ''Miller!'' to the counselors, is a genius and a natural athlete, but has run into enough trouble at school that, in his own words, "The guidance counselors misguided my parents into guiding me here." Rudy has but one desire; to leave sometime before the one month stay at Camp Algonkian is over. Unfortunately, the counselors have other plans.
The book is a humorous take on prison break stories, as Rudy and Mike attempt increasingly elaborate escapes and the counselors enact increasingly desperate measures to keep the two in camp.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* TheAce: Rudy. Deconstructed, since everyone pushes him to do things he doesn't care about, and he's bored with winning all the time. His room at home is full of trophies that don't mean anything to him.
* TheAlcatraz
* AnAxeToGrind: In his letter home, Rudy claims Chip is a reformed axe murderer who keeps an axe under his pillow.
* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:The 1000 volleyballs that Rudy ordered for the camp eventually show up..]]
* ButtMonkey: Harold Greene.
* ChekhovsGun: The beaver.
* DeadpanSnarker: Rudy is the master of this trope; probably three quarters of his dialog consists of his rapier-sharp wit.
* ExactWords: Whenever the camp counselors would announce an activity, Rudy would respond with, "I don't (insert activity here)." Chip finally has enough of this and tries to teach Rudy how to swim when they all go to the lake, [[spoiler: only for Rudy to swim out against strong currents and pull a drowning boy to safety. Chip explodes at him, asking him why he said he couldn't swim if he obviously could, to which Rudy replies that he said he ''doesn't'' swim, not that he ''can't''.]]
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption
* FriendshipMoment: Several.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Rudy is known to frequently stipulate, "If Mike can come too."
** Pretty impressive that they manage to effortlessly pull this trope off, since they're only at camp together for a ''month'' (and the story itself takes place over the course of ''half'' that month).
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Miller quickly notes that all the counselors have the same attitude, clothing, and facial expression, and dubs them "clones".
* TheLancer: Mike to Rudy.
* LoopholeAbuse: Mike and Rudy use it to circumvent their promises of not running away.
* NotSoStoic: Rudy, when he bursts out in uncontrollable laughter after [[spoiler: the camp has been flooded.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Pierre is the only sane counsellor. He's also the only one who really understands Rudy.
* RunningGag: Chip falling into the lake, Mr. Warden's speeches, doing bad things to Harold Greene. Camp Algonkian Island is considered one of these for inter-camp sporting events.
** Don't forget the salute.
* TheStoic: Rudy.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Rudy's younger brother, Jeffrey. (Rudy implies that he's been deliberately corrupting the kid.)
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Rudy's talent for winning at everything extends to chess as well.
* SummerCampy
* SurroundedByIdiots: How Rudy feels most of the time.
* TurnsRed: Chip, frequently.
* VictoryIsBoring: One of the many reasons Rudy dislikes sports is because he always wins at them. Always.
** There's also the fact that [[spoiler:when he finally has an opportunity to go home, he realizes that it'd be boring and elects to stay at camp, where he ''continues'' to make daily escape attempts]].
* WillNotTellALie: Rudy. It's why he never hides his talent at anything.
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Mike Webster is a young lad who has been sent to camp as a "reward" for his good marks. A month of nothing but sports... It's like torture to the unathletic young man. Fortunately for Mike, he encounters the only other person in all of Camp Algonkian Island who would rather be somewhere else; a quiet loner named Rudy Miller. Rudy, or simply ''Miller!'' to the counselors, is a genius and a natural athlete, but has run into enough trouble at school that, in his own words, "The guidance counselors misguided my parents into guiding me here." Rudy has but one desire; to leave sometime before the one month stay at Camp Algonkian is over. Unfortunately, the counselors have other plans.
The book is a humorous take on prison break stories, as Rudy and Mike attempt increasingly elaborate escapes and the counselors enact increasingly desperate measures to keep the two in camp.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* TheAce: Rudy. Deconstructed, since everyone pushes him to do things he doesn't care about, and he's bored with winning all the time. His room at home is full of trophies that don't mean anything to him.
* TheAlcatraz
* AnAxeToGrind: In his letter home, Rudy claims Chip is a reformed axe murderer who keeps an axe under his pillow.
* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:The 1000 volleyballs that Rudy ordered for the camp eventually show up..]]
* ButtMonkey: Harold Greene.
* ChekhovsGun: The beaver.
* DeadpanSnarker: Rudy is the master of this trope; probably three quarters of his dialog consists of his rapier-sharp wit.
* ExactWords: Whenever the camp counselors would announce an activity, Rudy would respond with, "I don't (insert activity here)." Chip finally has enough of this and tries to teach Rudy how to swim when they all go to the lake, [[spoiler: only for Rudy to swim out against strong currents and pull a drowning boy to safety. Chip explodes at him, asking him why he said he couldn't swim if he obviously could, to which Rudy replies that he said he ''doesn't'' swim, not that he ''can't''.]]
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption
* FriendshipMoment: Several.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Rudy is known to frequently stipulate, "If Mike can come too."
** Pretty impressive that they manage to effortlessly pull this trope off, since they're only at camp together for a ''month'' (and the story itself takes place over the course of ''half'' that month).
* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Miller quickly notes that all the counselors have the same attitude, clothing, and facial expression, and dubs them "clones".
* TheLancer: Mike to Rudy.
* LoopholeAbuse: Mike and Rudy use it to circumvent their promises of not running away.
* NotSoStoic: Rudy, when he bursts out in uncontrollable laughter after [[spoiler: the camp has been flooded.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Pierre is the only sane counsellor. He's also the only one who really understands Rudy.
* RunningGag: Chip falling into the lake, Mr. Warden's speeches, doing bad things to Harold Greene. Camp Algonkian Island is considered one of these for inter-camp sporting events.
** Don't forget the salute.
* TheStoic: Rudy.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Rudy's younger brother, Jeffrey. (Rudy implies that he's been deliberately corrupting the kid.)
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Rudy's talent for winning at everything extends to chess as well.
* SummerCampy
* SurroundedByIdiots: How Rudy feels most of the time.
* TurnsRed: Chip, frequently.
* VictoryIsBoring: One of the many reasons Rudy dislikes sports is because he always wins at them. Always.
** There's also the fact that [[spoiler:when he finally has an opportunity to go home, he realizes that it'd be boring and elects to stay at camp, where he ''continues'' to make daily escape attempts]].
* WillNotTellALie: Rudy. It's why he never hides his talent at anything.
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