River boy
(Book)

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Published
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000.
Edition
1st U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
155 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Status
Arcadia Public Library - Children's Fiction
Fic MS Bowler
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Published
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.3, 6 Points

Notes

General Note
Originally published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Participants/Performers
Ages 12 and up.
Description
Knowing that he is dying, Jess's grandfather insists on returning to the river he had known as a boy to finish a special painting and fulfill a life-long dream. She didn't know how fast the current was moving her. It could take many more hours yet, perhaps more hours than she had the strength for. But she must not stop. She must keep going. She must try to catch the river boy, even though she was frightened at the thought of what he was. Jess's beloved grandfather has just had a serious heart attack, but he insists that the family travel as planned to his boyhood home on the river so that he can finish his painting, River Boy. As Jess helps her ailing grandpa with his work, she becomes entranced by the scene he is painting. Then she becomes aware of a strange presence in the river -- a boy who asks for her help and issues a challenge that will stretch her swimming talents to their very limit. Jess knows that Grandpa and the river boy are connected, but how? Can she take up the river boy's challenge before it's too late for Grandpa? Tim Bowler's gripping narrative flows like a river itself -- gentle and calm at times, turbulent and deep at others, always fluid, always alive. Readers will be swept along by the magic of the river and the mysterious river boy -- and changed forever by Jess's unforgettable journey.
Target Audience
12 up.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.3,6.0,23326.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,5.8,11,Quiz: 22132,Guided reading level: T.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Awards
Carnegie Medal, 1997

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bowler, T. (2000). River boy (1st U.S. edition.). Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bowler, Tim. 2000. River Boy. Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bowler, Tim. River Boy Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bowler, Tim. River Boy 1st U.S. edition., Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000.

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