The Last Lobo - Hardcover

Smith, Roland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786804289 ISBN 13: 9780786804283

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 1999

Synopsis

When Jacob returns to the Hopi reservation where he was born, he quickly discovers that the Hopi on the reservation are divided over a lobo, a Mexican wolf, whom they all want to kill, but Jacob knows that the lobo must be allowed to survive.

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Grade 5-9-In this sequel to Thunder Cave (Hyperion, 1997), Jake journeys to the Hopi reservation in northern Arizona to be with his grandfather. Tribal members are complaining that a Mexican wolf-lobo-is killing their livestock, and they are ready-like many ranchers-to blame a wolf reintroduction program in neighboring New Mexico. But the reintroduced wolves are all accounted for, and the experts suspect coyotes or stray dogs. Jake and his grandfather get involved, along with Jake's great uncle, who once trapped wolves for the government. Uncle John is sure there is a lobo, and he wants to catch it alive and return it to its likely home, Mexico. The plot moves quickly, involving readers in Jake's fascination with wolves while he also puts to use skills he has learned in his earlier adventures. A subplot involving a prison parolee once married to one of Jake's cousins is unnecessary and "sensational," and a few other subplot elements are either too easily resolved or unexplained. Nevertheless, Smith's grasp on the central story is sure and effective.
Coop Renner, Moreno Elementary School, El Paso, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786804289
• ISBN 13: 9780786804283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224