River Thunder
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 9, 1999
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- Who it’s for
- A Colorado River adventure pairs thundering rapids with the quieter tests of friendship and growing up.
- Themes
- Teamwork and friendship, Growing maturity, Courage under pressure
- Genres
- YA Survival Stories, Camping & Outdoors, Finding Your Footing
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Jessie, Troy, and the rest of the crew from Downriver have returned to the Grand Canyon for adventure down the Colorado River. In the year since they last were together, each has changed; each feels more mature. But how will they interact now that they are facing new challenges--challenges greater than anything they've had to deal with at home? For Troy, it is a chance to prove he can be a team player, someone worthy of friendship and love.
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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.
River and Reckoning
A Colorado River adventure pairs thundering rapids with the quieter tests of friendship and growing up.
Come here for
- A return to the Grand Canyon and the pull of whitewater
- Teamwork, friendship, and the nerve to face a river
Expect
- High-stakes challenges on the Colorado
- Adventure braided with powerful emotions
Where it sits
| Camping & Outdoors | 57% |
|---|---|
| YA Survival Stories | 46% |
| Finding Your Footing | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- Finding Your Footing
- Camping & Outdoors
- Authors
- Will Hobbs
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- February 9, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Teamwork and friendship · Growing maturity · Courage under pressure
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories