The King of Slippery Falls

Lewis lives in the small town of Slippery Falls, Idaho, where for some time he has dreamed of catching an enormous trout that lives in a small pool behind a waterfall. But on Lewis's sixteenth birthday, his adoptive parents hand him a letter that his real mother left with him in his baby basket. Lewis is shocked to discover that he is French and seemingly linked to French royalty.

For Lewis, now unsure of his origin, fishing for the trout becomes a quest to discover who he really is. Just as he is about to nab his fish, he accidentally falls into the water and nearly dies.

The King of Slippery Falls is a touching and good-hearted novel about the search for self and the power of belief.

While on a single-minded quest to catch an elusive giant trout, sixteen-year-old Lewis Hinton's life in a small Idaho town is turned upside-down when he learns that he is adopted and might be a descendant of French royalty.

Lewis Hinton is in pursuit of two things--an elusive giant trout & his true identity. His adoptive parents, Martha & Avery Hinton, know they must let him search for clues about his past. His eccentric neighbor, Mrs Baderhoovernisterah, advises him to heed the plot twisters in life. His best friend, Amanda Dot, just wants him to fall in love w/ her. And the townspeople of Slippery Falls are determined to discover if the letter from Lewis's birth mother confirms the rumor--Is he descended from French royalty? Could this simple boy from Idaho really be a king?

Amie Rose Rotruck - Children's Literature

When Lewis Hinton finds out that he was adopted, things start changing in his life quickly. His parents reveal that a woman handed Lewis to them, along with a letter, and then ran away. The only clues Lewis has to his mother's identity is the fact that she had an accent and the letter mentions that his name is Louis Poisson. When Lewis finds out that his name may imply that he is a decedent of King Louis the Fifteenth and his mistress Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, the news spreads quickly around the small town of Slippery Falls. People start treating Lewis like he is royalty and he does not like the extra attention. Lewis's search for his identity parallels his search for a fabled fish of Slippery Falls. An accident while looking for the elusive fish helps the town pull together and help send Lewis on his way to find his roots. The tone of this book is unique; it reads like a fairly tale in some parts, yet it is always grounded in reality. A truly refreshing look at adoption and how it affects children. 2004, Scholastic, Ages 12 up.

Sid Hite was named a Publishers Weekly “Flying Start” for his first book, Dither Farm. His nine subsequent novels have garnered extraordinary acclaim, including most recently Stick and Whittle, which School Library Journal called “a treasure,” and A Hole in the World, hailed by Smithsonian magazine as “a masterpiece.” He lives in a converted church near the banks of the Hudson River in New York state.

Patrick Lawlor, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer who has worked in America and Europe. He has been an actor and stuntman in both TV and film. He lives in Milwaukee.