Lostman's River

This is the second book Ive read by DeFelice,and although I liked Weasel, This book was even better. Tyler and his family live on this river in Fla. Tyler likes the simplicties this life has brought. One day a stranger arrives and basicly tricks Tyler and his family to expose a exotic bird rookery. The stranger ended up being a poacher. Others arrive while Tyler and the stranger are at the rookery, and a deadly confrontation takes place. Tyler then has to get out alive and must decide how to deal with the events that have taken place. There are no simple answers to these questions, and the book does not have a happy ending, but a realistic one. Great story for young and old alike!!

My book was Lostman's River. The author is Cynthia Defelice. The main caricature is Tyler MacCuley how was hiered by a man ro be his guide. But somthing goes teribly wrong. If you want to find out read this your self.It is a good book for 5th graders.

This is an excellent book. Lostman's River will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end of the story. Why are Tyler, Carrie, Mama and Papa in Florida? Why did they leave New York in the first place? These are all questions that will be answered when you read the story. The MacCauley's or shall I say the McLeod's haven't had any visitors in many years. Why are they all of a sudden recieving so many visitors now? All of these questions and many many more that will spur in your mind will be answered i f you decide to read this book. Cynthia DeFelice is an excellent writer who knows how to bring imagery and emotions to life. She has written many novels and most of them have won awards. Weasel is another wonderful book byu Cynthia DeFelice.

I once met Cynthia in Buffalo, New York, when I was 9. After seeing her talk about her books, The topics she talked about were intresting. Then, my mom got me a book from her called "Lostman's River."This is a very good book if your intrested in wildlife or you just liked Weasel, which I liked too. It's hard for me to explain this book, because I haven't read it in 5 years, but it's on my bookshelf. Hope you like it!

This book takes us back to the Turn-of-the Century Everglades, where 13-year-old Tyler is growing up in his second home. Although innocent of murder, father has fled from the New York City law to squat in anonymity, barely supporting his family off the swamps of the 10,00 Islands. (This story reminds me somewhat of To Walk the Sky Path, because we witness the clash between the Seminole Indians and white "culture." ) But the biggest conflict arises from Plumers (men who kill off exotic birds for their fancy feathers) and Gator Hide Hunters. Only out for profit with no regard for preservaton of species, these mercenary barbarians will kill any humans who oppose them. And the Auduboners are little better in that they have to kill specimens of rare anaimals to preserve them in museums, before the species becomes extinct! Conservation of the Everglades as a habitat has been a 90-year struggle, so the theme is timely. Tyler is lured into acting as guide to a fancy city type who claims to be a naturalist, but Tyler's Seminole friend is suspicious and regrets that he has confided to Tyler the location of a secret rookery. The "scientific" expedition which hires him to serve as guide and artist turns out to be an elaborate masquerade to shoot the rare birds. This disastrous trip sets in motion a series of events that make Ty question his own values and wonder about the degrees of treachery exhibited by civilized man. Tyler realizes his growing concern for the watery wilderness; he has grown to love his new home and does not want to be a part of its destruction. Some wrestle alligators for sport, but Tyler's famliy wrestles their own conscience as they face their past and consider their future--living in a web of fear and lies. This is a serious book, but one which will appeal to boys who like Survival and Adventure. On the way they, like Tyler, will also discover the Moral adventure as we look into the heart of men and boys. The attentive reader will recognize greed and ! honor, fear and loyalty, suspicion and integrity all coexisting in the human heart.