Looking for Miracles: A Memoir About Loving

by A.E. Hotchner

Recalls the summer of 1936 when the author bluffed his way as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp counselor and took his younger brother along with him into dangers, near disaster, and near disgrace

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Aaron Edward Hotchner was an American editor, novelist, playwright, and biographer. He wrote many television screenplays as well as a biography of Ernest Hemingway. He co-founded with Paul Newman the charity food company Newman's Own.

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A long time ago this was made into a movie on the Disney channel and I was absolutely in love with it. Having recently found out that it was based on a book, I decided to pick it up.

The book is simple and a quick read. Hotchner can spin a good yarn around a campfire, so his memoir about his summer as a camp counselor is both funny and outlandish. Unfortunately, Hotchner remains largely superficial, skipping over the emotional moments that this reader longed for, particularly in connection to his burgeoning relationship with his younger brother, something that was remedied in the Disney film. Hotchner is also his own biggest fan, which occasionally distracts from the story.

This would, I think, be a fun read for pre-teen boys, who would get a kick out of the pranks and practices of this camper.

[Mommalibrarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

See review for The Boyhood Memoirs of A. E. Hotchner: King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles

[River fields · Rating 4 out of 5]

hard to find this book but it was good, liked it. not usually my genre.