Kekaju and the Hidden Swamp [Kindle Edition]

Robert W. Sweeting (Author)

Book Description

A thirteen-year-old boy’s life is drastically altered when his father dies in a freak accident in New Orleans, LA. He is forced to move to Louisiana’s Plantation country and live with his eccentric great Aunt on the estate of a haunted plantation. When Zach sets out to explore the swamp country that lies beyond his Aunt’s backyard, his life changes forever. In the swamp, he meets a furry hunchback creature, two feet tall, wearing a bright yellow flowered vest. As it moved about on two webbed feet, its long scaly rat-like tail swished about. When it spoke through its orange colored buckteeth, its cat-like whiskers twitched. “Mooshka Kalina!” the creature shrilled in a high-pitched voice. “ I’m not a rat, I’m nutria, and my name is KEKAJU.” Zach and Kekaju become allies and enter a world of an evil crocodile that consist of alligators, ghosts, zombies and an evil angel all vying to gain control of the powerful Gris-gris Stone and Cunja Book of Chants that empower the Hidden Swamp.

Editorial Reviews

Review

-written by: Matthew McHenry- Debonair Magazine
Amazing Fantasy Grounded in Stark Reality - Robert Sweeting's Kekaju and the Hidden Swamp

I've been an avid reader my entire life, and although I love to read and at any given time am reading anywhere between 1 and 3 books, very rarely am I truly pulled into the story as I was with Kekaju and the Hidden Swamp.
On the surface, the story follows Zarchary Bonroy, a thirteen-year-old boy living New Orleans. After his mother mysteriously disappears during his younger childhood, he lives with his father until he is tragically killed in a trolley accident. Soon after, he moves with his aunt to the guest house she lives in on the grounds of a supposedly haunted plantation. He is soon pulled into a fantasy world and learns obligatory, but necessary, life lessons along the way.

The best part of the book is Sweeting's polarity in the world of the story. Zach, who on the outside, comes off as a street-smart punk with a major chip on his shoulder, is truly just a boy who craves the basics: family and friendship. The stark reality of modern-day, lower-class New Orleans contrasts the fantasy world that Zach is swept into. Zach is unable to effectively communicate with the adults around him, yet can hold entire conversations with the colorful cast of almost mythological characters and animals.

It's fair to say that Zachary would hold his own with the Darlings and the Pevensies (of Neverland and Narnia fame respectively for you rubes out there) in the literary fantasy realm! I look very forward to reading where Zachary's adventures take him next time. Until then, get your hands on or download a copy of Robert Sweeting's Kekaju and the Hidden Swamp and prepare yourself for some great reading.

About the Author

Robert W. Sweeting was born and raised in Florida. He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for several years. It is here that he fell in love with the mysteries of the swamp land. He now resides on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where he writes and works.

Product Details

• File Size: 388 KB
• Print Length: 242 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1470162261
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007DBVVU2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #749,214 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo! March 14, 2012

By P. Pinson

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This book has all sorts of interesting twists and turns and many of its fascinating characters are unforgettable. The rich mix of animals (who definitely have their own personalities), people, spirits, and the swamp draw you relentlessly into its mystery. It has atmosphere so thick you can smell the air. Bravo! I am anxious to read the sequel.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW May 5, 2012

By Lannah

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WOW - what an amazing book. What an amazing story. The sheer imagination and creativity of this author are brilliant. The interesting thing is I am not usually a fan of such writing but once I started on 'Kekaju and the Hidden Swamp' - I couldn't put it down. When so many individual characters are introduced as the story unfolds I do often have problems following them and keeping them individual - but not this time. The descriptions are spell binding - I have never visited any of the places mentioned, real or not but these descriptions drew me right in - I was there. I felt I was in those places with the scenes being acted out all around me. I would love to see the movie adaptation of this - and now just waiting for the sequel. Well done.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it from the moment I started reading it April 7, 2012

By Childrens book author

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I loved the story, the way it was written and how the story pulled me into it. I found it difficult to put it down at the end of the day when my eyes were closing from the sleep. I loved it and I am looking forward to the sequel

More About the Author

Robert W. Sweeting was born and raised in Florida. He lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for several years. It is here that he fell in love with the mysteries of the swamp land. He now resides on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where he writes and works.