The Summerboy: A Novel (Charlotte Zolotow Book) [Library Binding]

Robert Lipsyte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1992 | Series: Charlotte Zolotow Book

When Bobby Marks takes a summer job in a laundry, he gets more than he bargains for: prejudice, unrequited love, and other hazards.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bobby Marks's plum summer job with the Lenape Laundry lands the 18-year-old in hot water in this sequel to One Fat Summer and Summer Rules . Ages 12-up.
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Product Details

• Library Binding: 153 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060238895
• ISBN-13: 978-0060238896
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,309,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best in the series, February 4, 2003

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Rudy Tovar "supremekid" (Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Summerboy (Paperback)

I've read all of Bobby Marks adventures and this is his hour of humanity. Bobby's 18 now and finds work at the local laundry service where he thinks his summer will be full of girl's and bar fights. He's hired by Sinclair, the new owner who he believes to be a great guy. Joanie returns from Europe as her family has gotten richer from invetments. Bobby goes to a party at her house and sees Sinclair with a woman who's not his wife. Bobby's summer gets harder when his father begins to grow sicker after an operation. As he's dealing with this, Joanie has him lie for her as to where she is to her parents. As Bobby goes on route with one of the other workers, he sees Sinclair with a girl and kiss her. As the girl turns, Bobby sees that it's Joanie. A week later, Joanie tells him she's pregnant. A day before, Bobby learned that his father is getting worse and the workers of the laundry keep getting hurt by faulty equiptment. Now Bobby has to decide what to do to save his friend and how to lead the local workers.
This book delt with darker elements then the previous two such as adultry and abortion in the 50's but Bobby rises to all the challenges thrown his way showing he has matured from "The Crisco Kid" to "The Summerboy."