River Thunder
Autor Will Hobbsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 1999 – vârsta de la 12 ani
For Troy, it is a chance to prove he can be a team player, someone worthy of friendship and love. For Jessie, the river is the ultimate test. Does she have what it takes to row down the mighty Colorado? The only way to find out is to get into the raft and set off to face the thundering rapids and the powerful emotions that the river unleashes.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780440226819
ISBN-10: 0440226813
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 103 x 177 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Laurel Leaf Library
ISBN-10: 0440226813
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 103 x 177 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.1 kg
Editura: Laurel Leaf Library
Notă biografică
Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of several novels, including the Avon titles Bearstone, Kokopelli's Flute, and Far North, and the American Library Association has recognized four of Will's novels as Best Books for Young Adults. His novel Downriver was chosen as one of the ALA's 100 Best of the Best Books of the past 25 years. Winner of the California Young Reader Medal, Downriver was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Downriver has been nominated for state awards in Texas, Utah, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington. Hobbs lived in many places during his youth, including Alaska, Texas and California. He and his wife, Jean, now live in the mountains outside of Durango, Colorado. Downriver and River Thunder draw heavily on Hobbs' own experience rafting down the Colorado and also demonstrate his tremendous love of and respect for nature.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
Jessie and her companions from Downriver have returned to the Grand Canyon, brimming with anticipation about running the big rapids. For Jessie it's a dream come true; for Troy, this trip is his chance to convince the others he's changed. Jessie wants to believe him, but she discovers an alarming secret about his true motives.
In the end, the river itself will be the ultimate test. With the water at record levels, all of them -- Jessie, Troy, Adam, Star, Rita, and Pug -- must pull together if they're to survive the thundering rapids and the powerful emotions the river unleashes.
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Jessie and her companions from "Downriver" have returned to the Grand Canyon, brimming with anticipation about running the big rapids. For Jessie, it's a dream come true; as for Troy, this trip is his chance to convince the others he's changed. Jessie wants to believe him, but she discovers an alarming secret about his true motives. In the end, the river itself will be the ultimate test. With the flooded river at record levels, it's going to take all of them pulling together if they're going to survive.