Summer Rules [Hardcover]

Robert Lipsyte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1981

A teen-age boy has to deal with an unwanted summer camp job, his first love, and some crucial decisions.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With an unwanted job at Happy Valley Day Camp and his first romance, Bobby Marks has a challenging season ahead of him. Ages 12-up.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 150 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books; 1st edition (March 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060238976
• ISBN-13: 978-0060238971
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,238,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, November 30, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Summer Rules (Paperback)

I liked this book because it tells a story about a boy was changed for the better by going to a summer camp. At first he a was sarcastic boy that made alot of wisecracks. He played with people with crime records. Then he became a honest boy and was serious. I really enjoyed this book even though it did had a bit too much swear words.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, April 22, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Summer Rules (Paperback)

Summer rules is a good book about a boy named Bobby Marks who goes from rude to tolerable through getting a job at Happy Valley Day Camp. He has to deal with little kids all day. He gets paid less than he should. He also meets a hot girlfriend.

My favorite part is when Bobby gets drunk. He tries to play pingpong and is in hysterics for the night. Eventually he gets in someones car who drives him home. He gets grounded when his dad finds out he's been drinking.

I would recoment this book to anyone who has read the first books in the trilogy, the first being One Fat Summer. It is also a very easy read and I would recomend it to anybody who needs a book to read for school that is quick. The book is small paged, big printed, and thin. You don't really need to read the first books to understand it, because it was very informational. I would recomend it to anyone.

5.0 out of 5 stars book rules, April 22, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Summer Rules (Paperback)

This is the third book in the trilogy of "One Fat Summer". It is about a kid named Bobby Marks who needs a job so gets one at a daycamp that his sister works at. He has a very packed summer by working for less than he hoped for, meeting a hot girlfriend, straightening out a very bad kid, and late night partying throughout the season.

My favorite part of the book is when Bobby gets drunk. He walks around camp all happy and smiley and tries to play pingpong. He gets in a car whos owners drive him home. His dad is not happy about it.

I would recomend this book to just about everybody. You dont need to reed the rest of the trilogy to understand it. Iskipped the second one and still understand it, so it is an easy read. The book is thin, short, and small paged. Anyone who has read the first books should read it.