<i>Into the Trap</i> (review)
2011; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 65; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2011.0601
ISSN1558-6766
Autores ResumoReviewed by: Into the Trap Elizabeth Bush Moodie, Craig. Into the Trap. Roaring Brook, 2011. [208p]. ISBN 978-1-59643-585-8 $15.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 5–8 The Atwell family has hit a hard patch. Dad needs to go off island for shoulder surgery just when their lobster catches (and those of their neighbors) are being routinely stolen before they can be brought to market. Twelve-year-old Eddie feels the possibility of making a little extra money by catching striped bass is worth the risk of disobeying his father’s orders to stay ashore, and while out on an early morning jaunt on the family’s boat, Eddie stumbles upon the lobster thieves and their cache. Before he can clearly plan his next move, he’s called upon to rescue Briggs Fairfield, a well-to-do young teen who is running away from summer sailing camp. A bargain is struck: if Briggs will help Eddie offload the purloined crustaceans, Eddie will ferry Briggs over to the mainland. The boys’ adventures, based on the perennial premise that kids should not alert the authorities or seek professional help, will surprise nobody. What sets the novel apart from similar offerings is the tidy compression of events into a precise twenty-six hour and twelve minute time frame, and the contrast between plainspoken, assertive Eddie and formally eloquent, game but bumbling Briggs. The nonstop action clocks in at just under two hundred pages, making this a fine quick pick for readers with places to go and things to do. Copyright © 2011 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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