A boy and girl are stripped and marooned on an island for the night. They are 'the goats'. The kids at the 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. 'a tale of underdogs triumphant, a powerful and beguiling story of survival and transformation' Kirkus Review 'suspense quivers throughout the story' Booklist 'an extraordinary first novel' The Horn Book