Summer Rules

by Robert Lipsyte

Book Overview

Former fat guy Bobby Marks, the wisecracking hero of One Fat Summer, is now two years older, much thinner, and a little cockier. Forced into a miserable summer camp job, Bobby is undaunted--whether dealing with his first hangover, a difficult camper, or a beautiful girl.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064470717
• ISBN13: 9780064470711
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Book

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.

book rules

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.

Terrific Book

I liked this book because it talks about a rude and inconsiderate boy who turns into a sensible and serious man. Some good things in this book were that the story plan,plot and setting were really planned out and good. The story also showed how "Happy Valley Day Camp" helped in Bobby's metamorphosis from a smart mouth boy to a sensible man. Some bad things were that they were some embarrassing or disgusting parts in the story. But overall the book was very nice and well written and I enjoyed reading it. Bobby Cheng

Wonderful book

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.