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When her plane crashes, robies years of living with her researcher parents on midway island provide her with important knowledge. I know she can conjure up a truly unique idea and run it past you at an exhilerating speed. 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. Shes taken the flight from honolulu to the midway atoll, a group of pacific islands where her parents live, many times. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Bodeen, robie mitchell is staying with her aunt on oahu, while taking a break from her life with. Bodeen or stephanie stuvebodeen is an american childrens and young adult book author.

Eli, the 15yearold son of a billionaire technopreneur. She is also the author of several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. The raft is less logically sound than the detour, a later ya horror novel by s. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in 2008. The concept behind the gardener was just as thoughtprovoking. The gardener is about a boy named mason who lives with his mom since he never did get to meet his father. She book talked this title in the wms library and hosted several book club discussions.

Oscar wilde chapter one the stale air in the overheated boardroom at yk industries made my red silk tie feel tight. The raft is a thrilling novel of survival from awardwinning author s. However, his mother detests the local megacorporation, trodyn, which offers mason the easiest route to his goal. One day on a whim, he plays the dvd for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. The plot starts when he meets a mysterious girl who wakes up to the sound of his father reading the runaway rabbit on a recording that mason carries around for consolation for his lack of a father. I felt like that had nothing to do with the overall theme of the book and found it confusing. She travels the country making school visits, and lives with her husband outside of. The only thing standing in his way is the faceless man behind this plan, known only as the gardener. 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. This author has published a number of other books since the gardener s release, and i am quite curious to know if the storytelling is as compelling in those newer books.

Normally thats what i would think of too, but after reading the gardener by s. I couldnt relate to this book and would recommend this book, however this author wrote the raft i gabby read it yet but u heard that it is a must read so well see if that book it better than this one was. Great cover spolier alert this story will spur some great dialog in any class. Place unopened pouch inside you shirt, allow you body temperature to warm your mre. I was hoping for a great science fiction novel that possibly held a futuristic setting, or at least some type of futuristic element. She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middlegrade readers. Net android app builtin search books by popularity login for bookmarks.

Instead of playing the shark horror angle to the hilt, assigning the carnivorous fish an unrealistically aggressive demeanor, the story is more subtle, focusing on other aspects of survival at sea. The title of this book is the compound and it was written by s. 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. Inspired imagination overcomes uninspired writing to keep this futuristic story trotting along. This author has published a number of other books since the gardeners release, and i am quite curious to know if. Lets ignore for a moment that the book summary removed any potential for surprise. Bodeen builds such a complete world in this smalltown oregon setting that it would be a shame to leave it at a single book. May 01, 2010 after viewing the gardener s cover a few short weeks ago, i was so excited to get my hands on this novel. Bodeen, luke daniels, teengeneral, teen, brilliance audio, 5.

Fifteenyearold mason, with a badly scarred face and a football linemans body, loves biology and desperately wants to go to college. Bodeen s writing left me questioning my own actions and the governments. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout. Oh no, actually quite far from what youd ever think. The videotape of my father was never meant to be seen by me, and were it not for a chow mix ripping apart half my face, the man might have remained only a mysterious void.

Place unopened pouch in warm water for 510 minutes. Bodeen first person first person the character tells the story in his or her own words. Bodeen, i want her to know that the raft was an amazing book. 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. In this book, theres a greenhouse, but not a normal greenhouse. My favorite part of the book is when robbie freaked out on having to jump out of the plane. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. 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. 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. A simple airplane trip becomes a harrowing struggle for survival in this tense offering from bodeen the gardener. Seventeenyearold livvy flynn isnt your average teenager. I was gobbling up the book and finished it in one sitting. Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after.

Bodeen grew up on a wisconsin dairy farm where, among other things, she milked cows, has been coveredmultiple times in cow manure, and learned to drive a stick shift at the age of eight. Gaither gives a short story synopsis for the compound by s. This book made me realize that we all could be doing so much more. All he has of him is a dvd of a man whose face is never seen, reading a childrens book. I started to look through the book of henna tattoo samples. Bodeen is the author of the ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout. Bodeen has laced this scifitinged pageturner with thoughtful commentary on world hunger, sustainability, biology and biomedical ethics, plus several highspeed chases and a believable budding romance, and the whole thing works. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company.

This book is about a young guy called mason who founds a dvd about his father, and discover her mother s old job, where he go and meet a beautiful girl with the one he scape. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuve bodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. The airplane crashes and the main protagonist ends up having to survive using only a raft and max. The compound is a 2009 bank street best childrens book of the year. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. 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. She travels the country making school visits, and lives with her husband outside of minneapolis. May 28, 2015 discussion questions of the raft by s. The raft was the type of novel that i personally believe survival. She book talked this title in the wms library and hosted several book. 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. She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middle grade readers.

One day, on a whim, he plays the dvd for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. Dinosaurs and the bible debunking the 7 myths that deny biblical truth series duration. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. When i woke up, i felt better, although my left eye was. Unfortunately, the storyline wasnt solid enough to support the concept. Bodeen is the author of 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Bodeen has laced this scifitinged pageturner with thoughtful commentary on world hunger, sustainability, biology and biomedical ethics, plus several highspeed chases and a believable budding romance, and the whole thing works like a charm. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuvebodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. When she has to get to midway in a hurry after a visit with her aunt in hawaii, she gets on the. Although bodeen explores the obvious ethical concerns, she avoids a plunge into real speculative fiction by making her novel primarily a fairly suspenseful, escape the villains story, complete with one entirely evil, entirely cardboard antagonist. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed teen novels the compound, the gardener, and the raft. Bodeen, acclaimed as the writer of such picture books as elizabetis doll, turns out a highwire act of a first novel, a thriller that exerts an evertighter grip on readers. Bodeen is a book where the drama and suspense play a big role.

Now i only mentioned where i read this book because the raft is about an airplane ride gone wrong. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Oct 01, 2011 the gardener left me speechless when i was brought to the conclusion that we are all acting pretty selfish by not preserving the earth for future generations. Bodeen i have gotta admit that i was a bit hesitant. Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after vacationing in hono. Things go awry when mason goes to assist his mother.