I have not read this book. Indeed, how could I? The title and cover illustration are extremely offputting.

I find it so tragic that this wonderful piece of my life - one that has kept me company on the sunny summer days when my mother was at work and friends were off doing other things, and on the rainy winter days when school was getting too much to handle and I was bursting in anticipating for the warmth of spring to arrive - is going out of print (along with its may-even-be superior sequel, Upchuck Summer's Revenge).

What kind of world are we living in where a publisher will not keep these masterpieces on bookshelves for newer generations to fall in love with?

To this day, whenever I am asked what my favorite book is, Upchuck Summer is always the first utterance from my lips. That's all you need to know. Buy the book.

I must've read this book when I was seven years-old. It was probably the book that I ever called "my favorite." I remember waking up at 2 AM and finishing it with a flashlight. I really loved it. This is just a really fun(ny) book. The story shows such a good understanding of what summer fun at camp really was like during those great days of our youth. It's a real nostalgia trip now that I'm graduating, but that's part of the fun.

I loved this book! It is told through the eyes of Eric, who is going through the *great* changes of puberty. Not only is it about him going through puberty, it is about his sister, also going through changes. It is a great book!

This book was one of the best I've read in a long time. It was written as the journal of a 13 year old boy going through normal things in his life. He writes about changes in his body and voice (puberty), his famliy and friends, and life at school. It was a very realistic and down to earth (although it was written somewhat before my time) book with hidden information (he'd write about the effects of drugs and alcohol by reviewing a school assembly he just had) and humor. I think that this book is one of the best written for today's youth.

This is pretty good book. It holds your attention, is easy reading and flows well.

This book was written in 1988 by Joel L. Schwartz. But despite the title, this book has barely anything to do with spaghetti or showdowns. The main character is a skinny little kid with a name he doesn't like (Eugene) and a best friend who is big and "pleasantly plumb" of the same name. Eugene's parents are divorced and he is having a hard time learning life without his . This is a good book with sort of a surprise ending. It's pretty easy reading, and I would recommend it.