Taylor, Theodore. Lord of the kill.TAYLOR, Theodore. Lord of the kill. Scholastic. 246p. c2002. 0-439-55956-1. $5.99. JS To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2003: Taylor, author of The Cay and other YA novels, returns to the setting of Sniper, the Los Coyotes Preserve for big cats in Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. . Fifteen-year-old Ben Jepson takes charge of the preserve and its staff while his parents, researchers and activists, travel the interior of India. On his nightly rounds, Ben finds a grisly gris·ly adj. gris·li·er, gris·li·est Inspiring repugnance; gruesome. See Synonyms at ghastly. [Middle English grisli, from Old English grisl tableau--a partially eaten human body in the middle of the jaguar compound. The dumped body and the small green jade hand found next to it lead Ben and local authorities to suspect the involvement of the Triad society Triad Society, name given to a number of Chinese antidynastic secret societies by 19th-century Western observers. Most of these groups claimed descent from the Heaven and Earth Society (Taendi hui) or the Triad Society (Sanhe hui), two secret societies of the late , a Chinese gang that controls the tiger-medicine trade. Ben and his best friend Jilly attempt to discover a local connection, and in doing so run afoul of a·foul of prep. 1. In or into collision, entanglement, or conflict with. 2. Up against; in trouble with: ran afoul of the law. the owner of a "canned hunt Noun 1. canned hunt - a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections hunting, hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts " farm where hunters pay large fees to kill exotic trophy animals discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. by circuses and zoos. Taylor draws on his own experience researching Tippi Hedren's big-cat compound, and introduces readers not only to those who work to save big cats, but also to those whose goal is to kill them for profit and pleasure. Suspenseful from beginning to end. Taylor's tale sheds light on the threat to tigers around the world. J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. Michele Winship, Asst. Prof., Capital Univ., Columbus, OH |
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