The release date for the English version of 'Last Summer Boys' by
Bill Rivers is Jun 2022. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Over the course of one transformative summer, a naïve but determined Appalachian youngster will do all it takes to preserve his family in this thrilling coming-of-age premiere.
“You don’t have to go to war if you’re famous.”
June of 1968. Thirteen-year-old Jack Elliot comes up with a covert scheme to prevent his older brother, Pete, from being drafted after hearing the barbershop guys moan. He'll make his brother the greatest star in their little town, provided the famous lads stay out of the battle. When Frankie, Jack's bookish cousin, spends the summer in their little rural Pennsylvanian town, Jack receives unexpected assistance. Together, they persuade Jack's brothers to take the helm of an investigation to locate a fighter plane that went down many winters ago—the ideal mission to turn Pete into a hero.
But Jack finds that more people need to be saved than just Pete because of a rapacious developer who is trying to flood their valley, a stunning lady who is the focus of his middle brother's attention, a crazy motorcycle gang creating problems in town, and an uneasy neighbor who is starting fires.
This exquisitely narrated story, which takes place over the course of one turbulent summer, pays poignant homage to youth, first love, and the unshakable connection of brothers.