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Lost Boys: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

by Orson Scott Card (Author) "This is the car they drove from Vigor, Indiana, to Steuben, North Carolina: a silvery-gray Renault 18i deluxe wagon, an '81 model with about forty..." (more)
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A withdrawn eight-year-old in a troubled family invents imaginary friends who bear the names of missing children in this absorbing thriller.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Science fiction writer Card ( Abyss , Pocket, 1989) turns to suspense with this offering. Step Fletcher, his wife DeAnne, and their children have just moved to Steuben, North Carolina, where there has been a rash of mysterious disappearances. Plagued by various problems, the religious Fletcher family slowly adjusts to the community. Eight-year-old son Stevie, however, spends all his spare time with his imaginary friends. Preoccupied with settling into their new home, Step and DeAnne fail to understand the connection between Stevie's friends and the young boys' disappearances. Almost too late, Stevie makes the ultimate sacrifice to convince his family that his imaginary friends are real and to reveal the boys' murderer. Card skillfully uses terror as a background to everyday family life. For Stephen King fans and those who like their suspense mixed with the supernatural.
- Grant A. Fredericksen, Illinois Prairie Dist. P.L., Metamora
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: HarperTorch (January 25, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061091316
ISBN-13: 978-0061091315
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
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This is the car they drove from Vigor, Indiana, to Steuben, North Carolina: a silvery-gray Renault 18i deluxe wagon, an '81 model with about forty thousand miles on it, twenty-five thousand of which they had put on it themselves. Read the first page

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pirate ship game, spiritual living teacher, tubby time, gospel doctrine class, fish lady, elders quorum president, sacrament meeting, junk man, home teaching, imaginary friends

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Eight Bits Inc, Hacker Snack, Ray Keene, Mary Anne, Relief Society, Lee Weeks, Sister Bigelow, Christmas Eve, North Carolina, Cowboy Bob, San Francisco, Brother Fletcher, Sister Highsmith, Door Man, Neddy Cranes, Santa Claus, Step Fletcher, Road Bug, Dicky Northanger, Doug Douglas, Holy Ghost, Lode Runner, Sister Fletcher, Aunt Ella, Chinqua Penn

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Treasure Box by Orson Scott Card in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 2) by Orson Scott Card in Front Matter
Every Breath You Take: Guitar Ensemble Series (Hal Leonard Guitar Ensemble) by The Police on page 428
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4.0 out of 5 stars All the Reviews are On-Target, February 15, 2001

By	jimnypivo "Jim Hisson" (west of Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

Every so often I see a film or read a book that 'disturbs' me for several days. Symptoms including a dazed/off-center mental state and a distraction from 'reality' possessed me in the days after seeing. 'Schindler's List', 'The Sixth Sense', and reading Malachi Martin's 'Hostage to the Devil'. This 'disturbance' has its good and bad qualities. Best of all, it is stimulating, helps clear my mind and provoke deep thoughts. So I was surprised when 'Lost Boys' affected me the same way.

If you're a parent, this book will disturb you in many ways. OSC puts in writing every nightmare a parent has over the sanity and safety of his/her kids--- kids getting lost, adjustment problems at a new school and town, creepy people whom you're not quite sure to trust your kids with, the evils of computer/video games, child predators...

On a par with 'Ender's Game', 'Lost Boys' has good plot and fine 3-D characters. For you Ender fans, OSC spins a different kind of story here---one about the mundane issues of everyday family life. However, as you turn the pages, you care more and more about what happens to the family, while suspense and creepiness build higher and higher. Card skillfully moves the story and mood along. You also get an interesting and frank look at husband-wife relationship dynamics that portrayed each's side very well.

Some OSC readers (or the uninitiated) may criticize the way he weaves 'Mormonness' into his work. I always found the tie-in of his Faith to his books as interesting and informative adjuncts to his story, and not as 'missionary work' for his Church. 'Lost Boys' is no exception. Faith and Family are important elements of this story, and Card gives us a little more than a peek at what Life-As-a-Mormon is all about.

I agree in part with the reviewer who loved all but the ending. True, the pace is sluggish for the first half, and then increases steadily. The ending comes hard and with a jolt.

But that's not all bad. Because at the end, that 'disturbed' feeling hit me, and I reflected long and hard about things I hadn't seriously thought about before.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A heartbreaking yet uplifting tale of family love., November 5, 1997

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I'm not a science fiction fan, so I almost missed this one. But having read another Card book (Saints), I took a chance on this one, and I'm very glad I did. I read Lost Boys about two years ago, and I'd read it again if I thought I could handle it. It's a beautiful story of a family being subjected to terrible hardship and stress, a family whose faith and love strengthen and keep them together through the worst kind of sorrow. A word of caution: if you have ever buried one of your children (as I have), be careful with this one. You don't have to be a Mormon to enjoy this novel. The doctrine is presented as part of the story, it's easy to understand. The plot is rather complicated, but basically concerns a recently relocated software designer and his family who find themselves facing religious prejudice, serious problems with the husband's new employer, self-righteous busybodies, a severly disabled newborn, and a serial killer. All at the same time. They are blessed with a truly exceptional eldest child, Steven, who seems to be a conduit of supernatural forces. Yes, the ending is wrenching, and yes, you will cry, but that is the essence of life, isn't it? If you want to escape to a place where all the endings are happy, don't read this book. If you want to experience a slice of Mormon theology mixed with suspense and tragedy, then don't miss this one. You'll find yourself counting your blessings and hugging your children a little more tightly afterwards. I'm glad I read Lost Boys, and I recommend it to anyone with an open mind and a tender heart.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Blindsided!, May 31, 1999

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That's how I felt when I finished THE LOST BOYS. I've read O.S. Card's Earth series, his Alvin series, the Ender series, even Stone Tables, but nothing prepared me for this seemingly lighthearted tale of a Mormon family. Like others before me, I recommend that you save a large block of time for reading the last 100 pages--you won't want to put it down. Yes, you have to meander to get to the end, but it is a pleasureable journey, getting to know Step, Deanna, and the kiddies. Just when you think you've figured out the bad guy, WHAM! you get blindsided by what feels like a freight train. For days, I was shell-shocked. I shared the book with my teenage son (a Stevie-like boy who reads far too much to often be impressed by a book), and he had the same reaction. To be kind, we shared it with his father who called our son "Stevie" while reading it and could only hug him and cry when he finished the story. Then we shared it with a best friend who wouldn't speak to us for days after having her heart broken. Read it and weep! It is the most disturbing book I've ever read, but sometimes it's good to have your emotions shaken!

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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
I got this book soley because of the author and had no idea what it was about. Initially, I had a hard time seeing what the point was. Read more

Published 11 days ago by Stacie L. Helsing

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, simply amazing!!!!
I don't read often, I've never heard of Orson Scott Card, but I absolutely LOVE this book and will recommend it to everyone, and I just WISH that it would be made into a movie... Read more

Published 26 days ago by Josephine L. Manis

3.0 out of 5 stars That was it?
I wasn't a big fan of Lost Boys, even though I seem to love everything OSC writes.

The family unit in this story is strong. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Ashley Keene

1.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, worst OSC book ever. Dogma, start to finish.
First, let me say that I love OSC. I am a true fan. I believe Ender's Game is one of the top 5 sci-fi books ever written. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Sci Fi Fanatic

5.0 out of 5 stars One of OSC's Best!
I always been a fan of Orson Scott Card since reading Ender's Game. What I love about him most is his ability to flush out his characters. Read more

Published 5 months ago by James Duckett

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story
It has been a number of years since I read this book, but I thought it was really beautiful, and will make you cry. I wrote an email to Mr. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Jan N. Flores

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Boys is a captivating story by Card
Orson Scott Card has written a lot of science fiction. So when I had a chance to listen to The Lost Boys, I was unsure of what to expect. Read more

Published 6 months ago by Ernest J. Moosa Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I have ever read
This is, by far, one the best books I have ever read! I couldn't put it down, didn't want to put it down! The way everything kind of wove together was just awesome.

Published 6 months ago by Jeannie M. Wood

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh
Lost Boys is sublimely mediocre. A bland family moves into a bland town in North Carolina where a bland mother stays at home and martyrs herself in a bland, predictable way while... Read more

Published 9 months ago by OppEd

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't read this book if you don't want to cry
That's all I have to say. If you don't like reading books that cause you to care deeply about the characters and to wind up sobbing at the end, never ever ever pick this book up.

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