"[A] tender?? insightful book... Perfectly paced and leavened with humor?? it's a wonderful read."- People

An epic novel of intertwining friendships and families set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin at a beloved Boy Scout summer camp?from the bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs

Camp Chippewa?? 1962. Nelson Doughty?? age thirteen?? social outcast and overachiever?? is the Bugler?? sounding the reveille proudly each morning.