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The Summerboy

The Summerboy

by Robert Lipsyte

1982Summer employmentFictionJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionBoys, fiction
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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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Summer employmentFictionJuvenile fictionChildren's fictionBoys, fictionSummer, fiction
First published 1982

Author

Robert Lipsyte

First published

1982

Pages

153

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

Harpercollins Childrens Books

ISBN

9780064470728

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