The Old Man and The Sea (in the sense that it was boring (but not as boring as that book) and talked about nature) meets The Parent Trap (except they're not plotting to get the parents together) meets The Lord of the Flies (i’ve never read it but I know it's at least about boys stranded in the wilderness). At first I thought the kid died in the swamp and was hallucinating since the first half of the book talked so much about nature. I thought it was just a book about teaching nature to kids. Then half way through the book a plot happens? Okay. Weird but alright let’s go. I laughed 4 times but it was all in the last 40% of the book so I don't count it as funny. At least I wasn't annoyed?