The Raft, (Paperback)

from lpierson14

A boy is told he must spend the summer with his grandma who lives on a river in a remote part of the state far from his normal city home. He is less than thrilled. Nikki spends what turns out to be a magical summer with his naturalistic grandma. He discovers a raft that brings out many forest ani...

from AbigailAdams26

When he must spend the summer with his grandmother - an artist who is a self-described "river rat" - Nikki is sure that he will have nothing to do. But he soon finds that life in the country is anything but boring, and when he discovers a raft on the nearby river, decorated with beautiful picture...

from Jpeshke

This is a beautifully written book about a boy who spends the summer with his funky grandmother. Nicky learns to to love a raft that takes him along a river and shows him the beauty of the nature and animals that surround him. A great read aloud!

from wturnbull06

This book is a good example of realalistic fiction because it tells about a boy who is forced to spend the summer with his grandma and he really doesn't want to but while he is there he discover that he really enjoys it there and you have to make the best of situation. Media: colored pencil

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Too surreal for me. Nice idea that animals would somehow be spellbound by the raft, just because someone drew their pictures on it, but no. Animals are only free if wild, thank you.