By:
Glendon Swarthout
Grade Level:
The novel is about a group of six adolescent boys, Teft, Shecker, Lally 1, Lally 2, Cotton, and
Goodenow. They are considered misfits by their families and are sent to the Box Canyon Boys
Camp in Arizona. “Send us a boy – we’ll send you a cowboy!” is the camp slogan.