Moodie, Craig Into
the Trap
Roaring Brook Press see
macmillan children's pub 2011 199p 16.99 978-1-59643-585-8 ms VG Mystery/Detective
Action suffuses this mystery of who stole the lobsters from Eddie’s
father’s holding area. A summer camp nerd and Eddie meet by chance and join
forces to capture the thieves. Full of
sailing/boating/fishing facts that will be please teen boys. Gr 5-8. Eddie wants to be a lobsterman just like his
father and grandfather. With his dad in the hospital from a mild injury, Eddie
realizes he must do the sleuthing to find out who is stealing their lobsters
and their livelihood. A short distance away, a wealthy, slightly nerdy teenage
boy, Briggs, is being harassed at a summer sailing camp. He decides to steal a
sailboat and leave the camp in an attempt to go to the mainland and return
home. His sailing skills are less than skillful and he becomes marooned in a
cove. On a fishing trip, Eddie encounters Briggs as well as the thieves who are
stealing lobsters. The boys decide to help each other when Briggs reveals that
the lobster thieves are the ones harassing him. With humor, the disparate lives
of the boys are revealed. Even with their differences, they bond easily and
experience harsh seas, intense pursuit and ultimately a face-to-face duel with
the thieves. With the story set in a short 24 hour period, the action is
nonstop and filled with sailing and fishing facts. This book will surely appeal
to any boy or girl who would rather be on water than land. While some of the
events may strain reality, the reader becomes swept up into this fast-paced
mystery/adventure. Grades 5-8. Action/Adventure
Stories Lois McNicol
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