Max Lewis: the summer camp follies

by Richard Rotberg

A hero unlike any other — lacking the self assurance of a John Wayne, anxious in the company of beautiful women, and intimidated by anyone in authority, Max Louis has added academic failure to his list of achievements, having failed at college. Without a plan for his future, he decides to return to a summer job at a camp in Wisconsin to “find himself.” Believing that he would benefit from time in “a simple place in the woods,” he instead encounters a profusion of pesky problems — and a mystery.

341 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2019

Reviews

[Nina Jaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect, no-strings-attached fun to read book. Rotberg imbues his books with a sunny spin on life and a rye sense of humor. Enjoy!

[Hasha Perman · Rating 5 out of 5]

MAX LEWIS: THE SUMMER CAMP FOLLIES, by Richard Rotberg, is a great coming of age novel. The big questions are raised. Who am I? What are my strengths? Courage comes from adversity. The book is entertaining. The characters feel authentic. Take this book to the beach! It's fun.
H. M. Perman

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Max Lewis has just completed his first year of college, and it didn’t go as planned. Now it is summer again, and with no future plans on the horizon, he once again decides to work at Camp Nowatoma in Wisconsin as he did last year. But things are different as he soon discovers, and it’s not just new campers and counselors, but a new, untested director at the helm. Hired as the camp “driver,” (the position he held last year) Max soon discovers he is expected to do so much more.
Filled with humor, this fast paced and well written sequel to “Max Lewis: Road to Manhood,” can certainly be read as a stand alone story of a young man finding himself.