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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I found myself seeing connection after connection with Uhrichsville in this novel. Strange, yet amazing. I totally recommend this novel to seniors. It is a required reading in my class. There's something about Lucas you can't help but love. Cute, mysterious, observant, self-sufficient, a little dark, a little dangerous... you can see why Cait falls for him so easily. Living in a small town growing up, it's also easy to see why the town turns on him for seemingly nothing. This is a very dramatic edge-of-the-seat kind of book. I've read it twice now, and am sure I'll read it again someday. This is a love/hate/tragedy book that easily captures and keeps the reader's attention. A teenage girl named Caitlin becomes involved with a boy named Lucus that will change her life forever. I loved this book when I read it. Lucas is the "mystery boy" that is so appealing to teenage girls. The conflict of someone different is a small community rings true.
This beautifully written allegorical tale by the author of Martyn Pig stays with readers long after it ends. Set on an isolated island off Great Britain, the novel has it all-love, hate, sin, forgiveness and redemption, and a memorable title character. As Caitlin, 15, relates the events of the previous summer, she recalls with crystal clarity the moment when the mysterious boy appeared out of nowhere. His arrival precipitates a series of incidents that exposes the ugly underbelly of the seemingly idyllic setting. The writing is extraordinarily lyrical. This is a powerful book to be savored by all who appreciate fine writing and a gripping read. (From School Library Journal review May, 2003) (Gr. 9+)
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I don't read a lot of YA Fiction, but I do want to check out Kevin Brooks' other books. I love his style of writing. I had a perfect picture in my head of the characters, of the island, and of Lucas and Cait. Their relationship, albeit strange, is a wonderful new experience for Cait. She knows that she has met someone special and her life will never be the same.
"Lucas" keeps its pace, and keeps you guessing what is going to happen next. The characters are real and likable (some of them, that is) and the story will sweep you up into the island community and living on the coast; the sea and sand, the hot sunny summer days and the violent thunderstorms; and of Cait and Lucas and Cait's dog Deefer, who is also an important character in this story. (