Weasel (Avon Camelot Books (Paperback))

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Summary: Scary but good book about Native Americans
Review: In this book, Nathan, an eleven-year-old boy, lived in Ohio in 1839. His mother had died, so it was just his father, his sister and himself. Their father usually went hunting during the night, but when they woke up one morning, their father was missing. After five days, Ezra, a pioneer who could not speak, came to take them to his we-gi-wa, where their father lay wounded. While Nathan's father was getting better, Nathan went back home to feed the animals. When he returned home, he discovered that all the animals had either been stolen or killed. Nathan suspected that Weasel has done this. Weasel was a man who was hired by the government to drive out the Shawnee Indians. Ezra was also hired but he changed and sided with the Shawnees. Bad rumors had started about Weasel. For example, he has the need to kill, and since all the Shawnees have been driven out, he has turned against the pioneers. On the way back to Ezra's we-gi-wa, Nathan saw Weasel and using a trick from Ezra, Nathan threw a stick at Weasel. Nathan was now awake in Weasel's cabin.

I think this was a good book because the author describes all the characters and settings very well. The story also has a good plot and is always grabbing your attention. This book is great for intermediate readers because it is exciting, adventurous, but not too long.

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Summary: A Tongue Takiing Adventure
Review: One night Molly and Nathan hear a knock on the door. Nathan opens it and sees a tall man with a locket in his hand. The man gives the locket to Nathan. He examines it and knows that it is Pa's. Pa left 6 days ago to go hunting. He always kept the locket on no matter what happened. It always reminded pa of the kids and their mother who had died. They follow the man thinking that pa is hurt. On the way they see Weasel. He is a coldhearted man who will kill anyone. The man that they are with is Ezra. He can't talk because Weasel cut his tongue out of his mouth. When they get to Ezra's house they find their father. He is hurt, because he got caught in a man-eating trap. Nathan travels back to their home to feed the animals, but everything doesn't go as planned. **This book is non-stop action, and adventure. After every chapter it leaves you wanting to read more. You can not stop. So, what will happen next, read and find out!!!!

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Summary: WEASEL
Review: This was a vary good book. It is rather a short book but it is compact. It is an easy read and tells about how life was in the mid 1800s in the rural areas. It takes place in Ohio and is written from the point of view of an 11-year-old boy. Nathan and his sister Molly are home alone on the farm after their mother died, and there Pa had gown missing. They are visited by a strange looking man, Ezra, who leads them deep into the woods to find there Pa who has been badly hurt by weasel. Weasel is a man who went around killing and steeling whenever he could.
The kids and Pa stay with Ezra for a few days until Nathan goes back to the farm to feed the animals. He finds the farm trashed and most of the animals either dead or missing. Nathan knows this was done by weasel and when he is on his journey back to Ezra's he is captured by weasel. He manages to escape and weasel shoots himself in the foot. Pa gets better and they all leave Ezra and return home. Weasel had told Nathan horrible stories about cutting out Ezra's tongue and killing his wife. Now Nathan wants revenge.

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Summary: This is a great action-packed thriller.
Review: Weasel was a very intense book. It takes place in a little town in Ohio around 1839. The main character, Nathan Fowler, is about 13 years old and his sister, Molly, is about 9 years old. Their Pa went out hunting for a couple of days and hadn't come back. Nathan and Molly were starting to worry, for they know there was a mean villain in the woods where Pa is hunting. His name is Weasel. The government hired Weasel to drive off all the Indians. Now, since all the Indians are gone, Weasel has turned on the settlers.

One night a man comes to the Fowler's door and asked Nathan and Molly to follow him. They only go because they think he knows where Pa is. The man takes them to his home, where Pa is lying on the bed and his leg has been stitched together. They find out that the Indian who came to their door is named Ezra. Ezra couldn't talk because Weasel had cut off his tongue, so he knows how dangerous Weasel can be. Ezra had found Pa lying on the ground after Weasel had stolen his gun, captured him and left him there for dead.

Nathan then goes back home to feed the animals. Once he got there, he realizes that all the animals were either dead or gone. Nathan suspects Weasel, since he is known for killing and stealing. On his way back to Ezra's house, where Pa is, Weasel captures him!

This book is a great one for those who love action-packed thrillers and non-stop action. When I checked this I thought it would be horrible but once I read it I thought it was one of the best books ever.