The Order of the Poison Oak
By Brent Hartinger
(HarperTempest, Hardcover, 9780060567309, 211pp.)
Publication Date: March 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Humorous Stories, Social Issues - Adolescence, Social Issues - Homosexuality
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Things happen.
Geography Club's Russel Middlebrook is back, and he and his friends are off to work as counselors at a summer camp. Brent Hartinger's third novel is the story of Indian legends, skinny-dipping in moonlit coves, and passionate summer romance. It's also the story of Russel's latest club, the Order of the Poison Oak, a secret society dedicated to helping its members see life's hidden beauty and accept its sometimes painful sting.












