LYLE KENTSERIES LYLE KENTSERIES
Dear Teen Reader,
Being a kid in the 21st century is hard in many ways and everyone has a story to tell. This is just one story about one person and it starts in 2008.
Lyle Kent is an average fifteen-year-old who is just starting high school when his whole life is turned upside down in a single day. He must use all his courage to help his family survive the loss of everything they once had, including their family or “tribe” as Lyle’s Mom calls them.
Just as they get settled again, in a new and strange state, Lyle’s personal life is threatened. One kind act spins the gossip and bullies of a small town into a frenzy and Lyle feels he must act. Lyle is always looking for a sign; perhaps it is written in the sky. He keeps hoping he will find something magic, but he finds that he has to look within himself for strength.
This story is based partially on a true moment in time. The writing that Lyle does is based on the folklore of the desert of Arizona and the mythic native culture of the Pacific Northwest.
LAND OVER TIME
Full Book synopsis/summary:
Lyle Kent has just returned to Oregon after running away with this friend, Benny. He is settling down to routine high school life when a series of strange events take place. Some are mystical and cannot be explained while others threaten his life but can be explained.
RIVER OF WIND
Full Book synopsis/summary:
River of Wind is the final book in the Lyle Kent series. The first is Something in the Sky. The second is Land Over Time. The book starts in the fall of 2008 and ends in the third book in the fall of 2011.
In River of Wind, we follow Lyle through his Junior and Senior years at Sherwood High. We see how he handles the many disasters at the home farm and house. We see that his Mother is changing as well, and so is Lyle. Finally, there is a day of reckoning at a place called “Crack In the Wall”, a fabled place that has unreal properties which take the reader back in time. Lyle was not wanting to go back there but does so at the urging of his girlfriend, Janice. Only the river of wind can get these hikers back to their regular life if you call it regular.
Lyle’s Lyrics
Full Book synopsis/summary:
For over four years, Lyle has been writing poetry and stories for high school assignments and for himself. This book is a collection of the character’s work with the backstory of the poems. The illustrations are line drawings by Clyde List and the photos are of Oregon by June Reynolds, who is the author of the series. This fourth book rounds out the trilogy of the Lyle Kent series.