Bill Harley introduces an excerpt from THE MISSING MANATEE by Cynthia DeFelice. Skeet Waters is a twelve year old boy living in coastal Florida and he knows the sawgrass, backwaters, and mangrove swamps by heart. He lives with his mother and his Karaoke-singing grandmother. While Skeet?s parents are separated, he still sees his dad, along with his father?s crusty and colorful friends: the deputy sheriff Earl Wells, and the pirate-like Dirty Dan, who is a fishing guide like Skeet?s father. One day, while Skeet is on his own in a skiff he discovers a dead manatee ? one of those endearing and endangered lumbering sea mammals that inhabit the Florida Coast. Not only is it dead, it?s been shot, and that is as illegal as can be. Skeet calls on Earl, the deputy, to investigate, but when they go back to where the manatee was, it?s gone. Now there?s a real mystery, and Skeet is determined to solve it. Each episode of Camel's Hump Radio features a compelling excerpt from a book, read by a professional actor and accented with original music. Our goal is to air an excerpt that hooks the listener into the story and ends with a finish that leaves them wanting to read the rest of the book. A companion website allows listeners to learn more about the featured books, authors and provides additional related material.

Bill Harley introduces an excerpt from THE MISSING MANATEE by Cynthia DeFelice. Skeet Waters is a twelve year old boy living in coastal Florida and he knows the sawgrass, backwaters, and mangrove swamps by heart. He lives with his mother and his Karaoke-singing grandmother. While Skeet?s parents are separated, he still sees his dad, along with his father?s crusty and colorful friends: the deputy sheriff Earl Wells, and the pirate-like Dirty Dan, who is a fishing guide like Skeet?s father. One day, while Skeet is on his own in a skiff he discovers a dead manatee ? one of those endearing and endangered lumbering sea mammals that inhabit the Florida Coast. Not only is it dead, it?s been shot, and that is as illegal as can be. Skeet calls on Earl, the deputy, to investigate, but when they go back to where the manatee was, it?s gone. Now there?s a real mystery, and Skeet is determined to solve it. Each episode of Camel's Hump Radio features a compelling excerpt from a book, read by a professional actor and accented with original music. Our goal is to air an excerpt that hooks the listener into the story and ends with a finish that leaves them wanting to read the rest of the book. A companion website allows listeners to learn more about the featured books, authors and provides additional related material.