Part 1: Chapters 5, 6, and 7 Summary

Stanley is assigned to Tent D and meets one of his group's counselors, Mr. Pendanski, who tells him that Mr. Sir isn't really as bad as he seems. It's just that he's grumpy since he stopped smoking. Mr. Pendanski explains to Stanley that "there's really one rule at Camp Green Lake: Don't upset the Warden." Mr. Pendanski seems good-hearted, always talking about rehabilitating the boys into "useful and hardworking members of society." Mr. Pedanski introduces Stanley to the other boys, Rex and Alan, known as X-Ray and Squid. Both of these boys ask what happened to Barf Bag, the boy who was in their tent before Stanley. Mr. Pendanski informs them that "Lewis" won't be returning since he's still in the hospital.

Stanley is introduced to the rest of the boys in his tent whose names are Jose, Theodore...