A boy and girl are stripped and marooned on an island for the night. They are "the goats". The kids at camp think it is a great joke, but the goats don't see it that way. They want to disappear. To disappear completely. And they do, much to everyone's surprise.
Winner of ALA awards: Best Book for Young Adults, Notable Children's Book, Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers; New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year.