Mystery at Round Island Light - Softcover

Lytle, Robert A.

4.09

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9780971269231: Mystery at Round Island Light

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971269238 ISBN 13: 9780971269231

Publisher: Edco Pub Inc, 2001

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Fifteen-year-old Pete Jenkins and his three summer friends visit the nearby Round Island Lighthouse after crossing the turbulent water of Lake Huron in their tiny dingy. After exploring the island they return to find their picnic basket turned upside down and a warning message in their boat.

The threat on their lives only heightens their curiosity and leads them on the trail of dangerous thieves.

Along the way the four friends discover a side of Mackinac Island that goes beyond fudge and horses--and eventually leads them into life-threatening danger.

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About the Author:

When Robert Lytle was five years old his family came into possession of a crude but habitable cabin in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Every summer thereafter was filled with sunny days spent fishing, sailing, swimming, hiking and exploring. During his summer breaks from Ferris State, where he was studying to become a pharmacist, Bob worked on Mackinac Island as a dock porter at the Island House Hotel, as a dockmaster at the yacht dock and as a folk singer at the Lake View Hotel. It was here he met his future wife in his last Mackinac summer.

He would not know how important his time spent in northern Michigan would be to his writings for many decades.

Robert published his first book in 1995. His first two books were selected by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association to be included in their list of the "Top Ten Children's Books of the Year." He continues to write everyday.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-9-Pete and his friends on Michigan's Mackinac Island find themselves fascinated by the legends and rumors about an old lighthouse on nearby Round Island and about its former keeper, who may or may not still be a presence there. Intrigued, the four teens pack a lunch, borrow a dinghy, ride over, and explore-and then find their belongings scattered and a note telling them to go away. Instead of being scared off, they decide to find out what is going on and, in so doing, become involved in a dangerous robbery plot. Readers who are unfamiliar with the area will probably miss some of the subtleties, but will still be able to follow the rather simplistic story line. Written in the style of a Hardy Boys mystery, the plot moves forward at an even pace; at the end, the ghost of the lighthouse keeper intervenes to help save the teens from a fire set by the thieves, a device that seems contrived. None of the characters is particularly well developed, and the author seems to assume that readers are familiar with them from previous books. Sketches of island landmarks decorate chapter openings. Not a first purchase, but an adequate mystery that might have regional interest.
Janet Hilbun, formerly at Sam Houston Middle School, Garland, TX
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