Six boys run away from a summer camp in Arizona seeking a way to prove that they are not failures and misfits.
Six boys run away from a summer camp in Arizona seeking a way to prove that they are not failures and misfits.

Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918, near Pinckney, Michigan – September 23, 1992, Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American writer and novelist. Several of his novels were made into films. Where the Boys Are, and The Shootist, which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the best known.