Alligators, Outlaws, and Tourists Best Florida Fiction of 2013 Best Florida Young Adult Book of 2013 (Florida Authors and Publishers Association) It's 1914 on Florida's last frontier. Three young teens, a Florida Cracker who yearns to become a Florida cow hunter, a Seminole boy who sees his way of life dying, and an educated African-American girl from Baltimore who longs to have adventures lose their boat on Lake Okeechobee and are stranded in the magical and mysterious Florida Jungle. When outlaws block the only road back, they have to find a new way home. How will they survive, and who will they be when they get there? "The River Way Home" is a tale of pre-bulldozer Florida for young adults and adults who are young at heart. Full of action, humor, exotic animals, and conflicts that remain contemporary today, it is a classic tale of friendship and coming-of-age that will take you back in time to your childhood favorites.