Salm will be signing books Wednesday at 7:30pm at Warwick's Books. His book, which focuses on a 12-year-old boy who undergoes a kind of transformation at summer camp, debuts tomorrow. The 138 footnotes, set in a font that resembles hand-lettering, are smoothly integrated into the story and contribute to its easygoing, memoir-like pace. Goofiness, self-doubt, and-yes-questionable decision making that make him very real. In Max, Salm has created a likable every kid who’s shy and caring, but who also possesses flashes of petulance, Soon he’s leading his cohorts in an unfortunate prank and getting caught up in behavior that makes him wonder if “Mad Max” is who he really wants to be. As cool, bold “Mad Max,” he dons a headband and shades while mastering hanging out at the pool. He’s forced to take a summer vacation at a family camp with his parents, Max trots out an edgy new persona he’s sure will impress the other camp kids-especially a beautiful girl. Everyone knows Max as a good kid who flies under the radar and tries to avoid the class bully. Is self-invention truly possible? Twelve-year-old Max gives it a go in Salm’s sweetly comic debut novel.
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