The King of Slippery Falls.THE KING OF SLIPPERY FALLS. Sid Hite. 2004/2005. Read by Patrick Lawlor. 3 cds. 3.5 hrs. Blackstone Audiobooks. 0-7861-7828-0. $27.00. Vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; plot, author, reader notes. JS The search for identity and purpose in life is poignantly presented in this sweet, feel-good little story. On his 16th birthday, Lewis is given a letter written to him by his birth mother. He knows that he was adopted, but has never shown any interest in finding his biological parents until now. Thanks to timely intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. by a charmingly eccentric eccentric, in mechanics, device for changing rotary to back-and-forth motion. A disk is mounted off center on a shaft. One flat, open, circular end of a rod fits around the edge of the disk; the other end is usually attached to a block that slides in a slot. widow and some of his friends, Lewis comes to learn that he may be descended from French royalty. Nearly losing his life while trying to catch a giant fish, Lewis is rescued by some fishermen, who claim to have seen a large fish push the unconscious boy toward his rescuers. Fable fable, brief allegorical narrative, in verse or prose, illustrating a moral thesis or satirizing human beings. The characters of a fable are usually animals who talk and act like people while retaining their animal traits. ? Myth? Magic? Fantasy? Maybe a little bit of each. Upon recovering, Lewis makes a major and possibly life-altering decision. Lawlor has the perfect voice to read this, as he exudes youth, innocence innocence, in botany: see madder. Innocence See also Inexperience, Naïveté. Inquisitiveness (See CURIOSITY.) Insanity (See MADNESS.) Adam and Eve naked in Eden; knew no shame. [O.T. and earnestness. There's even some full voicing thrown in for good measure. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX |
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