In the third and final installment of the trilogy, it's
Charlie-lion-rescuer, shipwreck survivor, circus veteran, son of
asthma-cure-inventing scientists-who is kidnapped. Page one quickly
recaps the action as friends and enemies from the previous tales
join the chase to rescue, or thwart, cat-speaking Charlie as he
tries to outwit the evil Corporacy. Several plot devices, reversed
situations and wily details gear up the fast action and rapid pace:
a ship named Old Yeller, a cameo appearance by a man named Fidel
from Cuba and a conversing chameleon. So who's on the boats,
following whom, why and where? A rip-roaring ending resolves the
conspiracy (based on asthma-inducing cats). The fans who have been
chomping at the bit for the conclusion can now sink their teeth
into it. Skimpy black-and-white drawings don't heighten the drama;
maps would have sufficed. (Fiction. 9-12) (Kirkus Reviews)
Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat - the language of
all cats wild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on
his quest to find his kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure
for asthma. The local cats of his home town (a futuristic London)
start him on his search to solve the mystery of his missing
parents, which leads him across the channel on board a circus ship
bound for Paris. It is on this wonderful vessel that Charlie
establishes a close relationship with the homesick circus lions who
become his accomplices. But Charlie is in danger, for close behind
him on his trail, is a crony of the mysterious group who have
kidnapped his parents. They want Charlie too.
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