The Missing Manatee
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 181 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/24/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Cynthia C. DeFelice
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Jim Baugh
- Proofread By:
- Regina Alvarado
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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