[bksvol-discuss] The Missing Manatee
- From: "Jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bksvol-Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:14:37 -0700
Hi List,
Submitted a children's book The Missing manatee by Cynthia DeFelice.
From School Library Journal
Gr 5-7-It's spring vacation, and Skeet Waters, 11, wants to spend his time
fishing in his boat just off the coast of his Florida home. Instead, his day
begins with him overhearing his mother telling his father to move out for good.
Things go from bad to worse when Skeet finds a manatee floating in the water,
dead from a gunshot wound. He goes back to shore to get the sheriff, and when
they return to the spot, the animal is gone. The boy makes finding the missing
body and bringing the killer to justice his mission. Meanwhile, his father's
buddy, Dirty Dan, takes Skeet out fishing for tarpon and drinks Jack Daniels
all day. When Skeet discovers a gun in a storage bin, he begins to suspect that
Dan is the culprit and confronts him. The man confesses that his special-needs
son accidentally shot the animal. DeFelice offers a realistic adventure story
that is fast paced and full of drama. Skeet faces many difficult problems
throughout the book, each with serious consequences, and his first-person
narrative rings true. The characters are multifaceted and well developed, and
the story should prompt readers to think about cause and effect.-Alison Grant,
West Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI Copyright 2005 Reed Business
Information.
Jim B
Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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