This is why we present the books compilations in this website. I loved this book from the very first page to the very last. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the. Bodeen, including the raft, the compound and many more. Read more read less explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. The raft is a thrilling novel of survival from awardwinning author s. She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middle grade readers. The crash occurs as she attempts to return from a trip to visit. I think i missed something, or forgot something in.
And i have to admit at times it felt like parts of the story were over immediately after they had begun. Bodeen i have gotta admit that i was a bit hesitant. Bodeen, tells the castaway story of robie, a young woman who survives an airplane crash in the pacific ocean. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The striped chest by sir arthur conan doyle, a tale of the high seas 1897 duration. Jimmy and the raft adventure audiobook by jupiter kids. Eli and his family lived in an underground shelter they called the compound for six years. The last time i read a novel about a character being deserted and left to survive by themselves, i was left majorly disappointed and slightly annoyed but im glad that the raft finished and left me in a fairly positive mood. A simple airplane trip becomes a harrowing struggle for survival in this tense offering from bodeen the gardener. The first edition of the novel was published in april 29th 2008, and was written by s.
Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after vacationing. The book is realistic fiction because some of the events that are in the book can really happen. Each volume of four 30minute histories will dig into the petty namecalling and grumbling grudges that led to many of the worlds greatest. The raft is a finalist for the 201415 truman award in missouri. Robbies lastminute flight to the midway atoll proves to be a nightmare when the plane goes down in sharkinfested waters. I was gobbling up the book and finished it in one sitting. But what isnt so obvious are the conflicts inside the main conflict like the fact that she has no food or that the raft has a hole in it, maybe sharks. So when i saw the cover of the raft, i figured it was probably for me. The raft is less logically sound than the detour, a later ya horror novel by s. Stephanie is the awardwinning author of the elizabetis doll series of picture books, as well as several others. Now i only mentioned where i read this book because the raft is about an airplane ride gone wrong. Bodeen is the author of the garden and the compound, which earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a. Bodeen paula perez 1st period i choose this movie trailer to present, is to give the image of how the characters and events look like. When her plane crashes, robies years of living with her researcher parents on midway island provide her with important knowledge.
Robie so much wants to be saved and not be alone, that she pretends that max is still with her and alive to tell her what to do because she doesnt know what to do in all of the different situations that happen on the raft. Bodeen point of view symbolism genre the book is told from robies point of view. Theme overview plot to survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself george orwell robie. Download file pdf the raft sa bodeen the raft sa bodeen when somebody should go to the books stores, search creation by shop, shelf by shelf, it is in reality problematic. Bodeen, including the compound, the raft and many more.
Bodeen this study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the raft. The internal conflict is about robies courage and her not giving up in the of fight of survival. Free download or read online the compound pdf epub book. The raft is a finalist for the 201415 sunshine state young readers award. Not only do i know ill get a good twist out of bodeen. And when i read the description, i knew it for sure. In chapter 1 we met our main character, robie, a 15yearold who is visiting her auntie, jillian, in honolulu. Frenemies who changed the world is a riotous audio exclusive, like if monty python taught your history class. The raft is a finalist for the 201415 connecticut nutmeg award. Theme overview plot to survive it is often necessary to. Bodeen and suddenly fell in love with her writing and that book. One i absolutely loved and the other i really, really did not.
But what isnt so obvious are the conflicts inside the main conflict like the fact that she has no food or that the raft. When teenager robie needs to get a quick flight from honolulu to her home island of midway, she. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Robie was a wonderful protagonist and the entire book felt completely realistic to me. The airplane crashes and the main protagonist ends up having to survive using only a raft and max. My eyes were glued to the page and they didnt come off until a few minutes ago when i finished the book, and even then i wanted there to be more. Bodeen totally and completely captured me in the raft.
It will very ease you to look guide the raft sa bodeen. Shes taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a group of pacific islands where her parents live, many times. And i knew i needed to read more of her books, so i decided to read the raft. Excuse me jennifer im a bit confused as there is no chapter 1 and missing some chapters can you please explain. As we know robie is visiting her aunt in honolulu, when robie and her auntie were. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout. Instead of playing the shark horror angle to the hilt, assigning the carnivorous fish an. Raised on a dairy farm in wisconsin, she was a peace corps volunteer in tanzania, an experience which inspired her to write elizabetis doll, her first award. Shes taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a group of pacific islands w.