A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

by Billy Burgess
(Richmond, Missouri, USA)

Genre: Children's fiction
Number of Pages: 190
Publication: 2004
Recognition: New York Times bestseller
Crown Book Rating: 3 crowns

Short Summary:
Mark moves to New Hampshire and to a small school called Hardy Elementary. His science teacher, Mr. Maxwell, doesn’t like him. Mr. Maxwell thinks Mark is a rich, spoiled kid.

At first Mark wants nothing to do with the Hardy’s famous week in the woods led by Mr. Maxwell. Once Mark begins to open up to life in the country, he changes his mine about the trip. He thought it would be fun to learn something new and he might even enjoy it.

Mark buys all new camping gear and is ready to meet some new friends. But things go all wrong for him.

The week in the woods is not what they had planned, especially not Mr. Maxwell.

Short Opinion: If you have ever moved during your childhood or just had a hard time meeting new friends, then you'll enjoy reading this book.