And when she meets the river boy himself, she finds she is suddenly caught up in a challenge of her own that she must complete -- before it's too late .
Now noted historian William Anderson tells the colorful story of Sam's life as he grows from a mischievous boy into the enterprising author.
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.
River Boy focuses on the current circumstance of environmental decline,and along their adventure explores the changes Grandfather has seen since hewas a young boy.A gentle, sentimental story that highlights themany uses of the river, the ...
A new mass-market edition of this Carnegie Medal-winner. One of the classic teenage novels of the nineties, "River Boy" is an emotional, moving book which has had a profound influence on its readers.