My name is Billy, and I haven't seen my dad since I was three. He lives in Montana, and I've been told he does secret missions for the government. I flew to his home and met his new wife and daughter, and we're all upset that he's never contacted me. He had his drone watch me, but that was hardly a reunion between son and father. I finally returned home to Florida, and the next thing I knew, a drone was buzzing around my house. I decided to do something drastic, and it worked. I finally learned the truth about my father, but it's led to an unexpected adventure. I now find myself in the Florida wilderness with a shotgun and a hunting rifle on opposite sides of the law.I've read other books by this author, Hoot and Chomp, and this one fit the same mold. You can expect to learn about endangered species along with other information about our country and nature. Billy was an expert on snakes, and his mother was obsessed with bald eagles. The beginning of many chapters started slowly due to flashbacks and facts about wildlife, but it was okay. Billy's half-sister and stepmother were members of the Crow Indians, and I learned a bit about their culture. The father's job was vague until the mid-point of the book, so it became a mystery for readers to solve. Solving the mystery wasn't a real problem though, since the father eventually revealed the secret to his son. The dynamic between his two families was very unexpected. Billy's character was quite virtuous and brave. He had a reputation at school and used it for his own protection and to help a nerdy classmate. His parents raised him to respect nature, and he became an advocate for other creatures. He once trashed a motorcycle after the rider intentionally ran over a snake. Some of his decisions seemed ill-advised for a thirteen-year-old boy. Overall, I really liked this book, and nature lovers will enjoy it too.
