Lucas

Lucas

By: Kevin Brooks

423p

Scholastic

ISBN-10: 1905294174
ISBN-13: 978-1905294176

Annotation:
On an isolated English island, fifteen year old Caitlin McCann makes the painful journey from adolescence to adulthood through her experiences with a mysterious boy, whose presence has an unsettling effect on the island's inhabitants.


Summary:
As Caitlin retells the events of the last summer, everything that happens especially the day she meets the young stranger Lucas. Lucas is young man, a drifter who has the uncanny ability to read people and predict their actions, and the ability to live off the land. Due to Lucas' unusual nature he is ostracized from the larger community, and only Cait knows his true demeanor. But when a young girl accuses Lucas of sexual harassment senseless mob decides that it is time for Lucas to leave.

The characters in Brook's novel well developed and poignant. They overcome the stereotype of common flat characters and become something more. Caitlin and Lucas are teens that have depth and will manage to keep the attention of even the most reluctant teen. These events in this novel are true to life as well as starkly terrifying.

Lucas will stay with you for years to come and will leave you pondering the events long after the final pages are read.