DeFelice, Cynthia. Weasel. NY: Hearst, 1990. 119 pages. (Historical Fiction)
This story is about a young boy, Nathan, who lives with his sister, Molly, and his father in Ohio. They had a peaceful life there on a farm with cows, chickens, and pigs, but this pleasant Ohio town is about to get ugly. There is a name that haunts everyone in their sleep. No one thought that he existed, or if he was even human, but some people say that he is. They say that he worked for the government to help remove the Shawnees. The government had told him just to remove them from the land, but Weasel had his own idea on how to remove them. Since all of the Shawnees are dead or left, Weasel started turning on the settlers, including Nathan’s father. Now Nathan has to man up and face Weasel himself, or Weasel will just keep killing and killing anyone who gets in his way.
This story is about a young boy, Nathan, who lives with his sister, Molly, and his father in Ohio. They had a peaceful life there on a farm with cows, chickens, and pigs, but this pleasant Ohio town is about to get ugly. There is a name that haunts everyone in their sleep. No one thought that he existed, or if he was even human, but some people say that he is. They say that he worked for the government to help remove the Shawnees. The government had told him just to remove them from the land, but Weasel had his own idea on how to remove them. Since all of the Shawnees are dead or left, Weasel started turning on the settlers, including Nathan’s father. Now Nathan has to man up and face Weasel himself, or Weasel will just keep killing and killing anyone who gets in his way.
I liked this book because it was an adventure book that was thrilling to read. The author made the book have some action parts but then the story turned and threw a dramatic murder story at you. Sometimes it starts the chapter of as a mystery and then it suddenly ends the chapter as a happy moment and gets the reader thinking. This book catches a reader’s eye and his attention. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an interesting fiction and adventure book.
Reviewed by: HockeySniper13
