She is also the creator of pictures books like elizabetis doll, which received numerous honors, including the charlotte zolotow award and the ezra jack keats new writer award. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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 or stephanie stuve bodeen is an american childrens and young adult book author. Suede 1 a type of leather leather finished with a soft, napped surface atoll 2 type of living coral a ringshaped coral albatross 2 type of birdtropical large, webfooted seabirds henna tattoo 5 semi permanent tattoo a semi permanent tattoo thats spiritual admonitions 7 things to dochores. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Then she ran away from honolulu to go back home to where she lived on the island of midway. She is best known for her young adult science fiction novels the compound and the gardener, and books for children and adults like the small brown dog with a wet pink nose and for her picture books s about elizabeti, a young tanzanian girl. The raft that becomes her support contains some useful items, but with the only other survivor almost. Once i found out something worse, then it was easier to deal with. Bodeen totally and completely captured me in the raft.
About the author ya novels middle grade novels latest novel workshops, visits, and skypes upcoming schedule honors q and a about the compound. She is also the author of several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. Robie is pulled aboard a raft by max, who is injured and slipping in and out of consciousness. Shes taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a group of pacific islands where her parents live. The raft is a book about 15yearold robie mitchell who must stay at her aunts apartment in honolulu, hawaii, until she returns. The raft was the type of novel that i personally believe survival.
She has taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a group of pacific islands where her parents live, many times. Shes also the author of the fallout, the gardener, the raft, and the detour. 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 and on the island. Robie mitchell had been visiting her aunt in hawaii, but now she was cutting. Great cover spolier alert this story will spur some great dialog in any class.
The internal conflict is about robies courage and her not giving up in the of fight of survival. The raft that becomes her support contains some useful items, but with the only other survivor almost comatose, it is clear that robie is pretty much on her. Bodeen is the story of a plane crash and a desperate attempt at survival by a fifteen year old teenager. It was published by square fish and has a total of 256 pages in the book. A simple airplane trip becomes a harrowing struggle for survival in this tense offering from bodeen the gardener. The raft that becomes her support contains some useful items, but with the only other survivor almost comatose, it is clear that robie is pretty much on her own. Robbie pushed his body out of the raft so she wouldnt sink, but because she couldnt deal with being by herself, she continued to talk to max and have him talk to her and read his therapy journal which had been in the bag max had brought aboard the raft. One morning, he finds that zombies have attacked the villagers.
She had conflict from the very beginning when a man tried to grab her. Hed always wanted to sail on a pirate ship like he read about in books. They have a bag of candy and very little water between them. Not only do i know ill get a good twist out of bodeen, but ive been on a dystopian kick lately and this definitely fit the bill. Its just robie, the pilot, and max, a copilot shes never met till this flight, on board. Jul 08, 2012 robbie pushed his body out of the raft so she wouldnt sink, but because she couldnt deal with being by herself, she continued to talk to max and have him talk to her and read his therapy journal which had been in the bag max had brought aboard the raft. My favorite plot of the book is the narrative hook, technical climax, and the falling action. Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after vacationing in hono. Bodeen delivers yet another heartpounding ya thriller in the tomb, where kiva and seth must fight to save what remains of human civilization even as they fight their feelings for each other.
Bodeen about a girl who gets in a plane crash in the middle of the ocean and has to survive without food, water, and her sanity. 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. I chose this book because i couldnt find a book to read so ms. The raft by s a bodeen book cover, description, publication history. When her plane crashes, robies years of living with her researcher parents on midway island provide her with important knowledge. Bodeen, robie mitchell is staying with her aunt on oahu, while taking a break from her life with. Fifteenyearold mason, with a badly scarred face and a football linemans body, loves biology and desperately wants to go to college. It would, thought jimmy, make a wonderful rat and he said so to carl. The first book in the series, elizabetis doll, won the 1999.
Bodeen s first novel, the compound, earned her a flying start from publishers weekly and was chosen by yalsa as a quick pick for reluctant readers. 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. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuve bodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. The first edition of the novel was published in april 29th 2008, and was written by s. Bodeen or stephanie stuvebodeen is an american childrens and young adult book author. 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 publishers weekly flying start. Also it makes people want to keep reading when they. Nov 03, 2012 so when it came to the raft by author s. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Bodeen, including the compound, and the raft, and more on thriftbooks. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Things go awry when mason goes to assist his mother. Free download or read online the compound pdf epub book. Bodeen about a girl who gets in a plane crash in the middle of the ocean and has to survive without food, water, and her. Echoes of time v2 by kevin macleod is licensed under a creative commons attribution license. As a survival tale, this is both engaging and full of scary factoids and frightening possibilities. Follow jimmy and his friend carl on their raft adventure. Drink the aqueous fluid found along the spine and in the eyes of large fish. When her plane crashes, robies years of living with her researcher. Bodeen includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 57 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen author of. 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. Whether it was a filling at the dentist or an endofterm physics test, finding out things that were worse helped me deal with new challenges. 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.
Bodeen i have gotta admit that i was a bit hesitant. Bodeen includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 57 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expert. However, his mother detests the local megacorporation, trodyn, which offers mason the easiest route to his goal. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in 2008. She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middle grade readers. Shes taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a. To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself.
I would have to be really desperate for that to happen, thats for sure. The central conflict is about how robie is going to survive on the raft and on the island. One i absolutely loved and the other i really, really did not. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The raft summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Sherlock holmes stories magpie audio recommended for you. One day he and carl were out walking by the river and found a wooden palette. I started to look through the book of henna tattoo samples. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are. My favorite part of the book is when robbie freaked out on having to jump out of the plane.
Bodeen wrote the intriguing story the raft the story takes place in the hawaiian islands. Bodeen, i want her to know that the raft was an amazing book. American novelist best known as the writer of the popular young adult science fiction books the compound and the gardner. The striped chest by sir arthur conan doyle, a tale of the high seas 1897 duration. 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. Cutting short a visit to an aunt in honolulu, 15yearold robie gets on a small cargo plane delivering supplies that founders in an electrical storm. The airplane crashes and the main protagonist ends up having to survive using only a raft and max. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Steve likes to spend his mornings in the ncp village and trade his wheat for emeralds, armor, books, swords, and food.
I think the author wrote with not much of a setting because it gives the story more of a cliff hanger. Robie is frustrating as a protagonist and it is i admit, difficult to root for her at first. The zombies have also turned the village blacksmith into a zombie, leaving steve without a place to get swords. 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. The story begins with robie, the main character staying at her aunts house in honolulu her aunt needed to travel for a few days.
A bodeen, book report describe literary terms from within our book. The raft was about a 15 year old girl named robie who is visiting her aunt aj in honolulu. The raft im so sorry then i cried and brought the board as hard as i can on the seals head. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
May 28, 2015 discussion questions of the raft by s. Inspired imagination overcomes uninspired writing to keep this futuristic story trotting along. When she has to get to midway in a hurry after a visit with her aunt in hawaii, she gets on the next cargo flight at the last minute. Now i only mentioned where i read this book because the raft is about an airplane ride gone wrong. About half way through the book she finds a island and the setting changes from the raft to a sand beach. Jimmy and the raft adventure audiobook by jupiter kids. Theme overview plot to survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself george orwell robie. Picture books by stephanie stuve bodeen contact ya novels. The title of this book is the raft and it was written by s. Borrowed robie, 15, lives with her family on the midway atoll, a group of islands in the middle of the pacific. The conflict in this book is pretty obvious, shes in a plane crash and stuck in the middle of the ocean with only a raft and a few kind of useless supplies.
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