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The Raft

by S.A. Bodeen (Goodreads Author)

3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 · rating details · 1,397 ratings · 371 reviews

Robie is an experienced traveler. She’s taken the flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll, a group of Pacific islands where her parents live, many times. 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. She knows the pilot, but on this flight, there’s a new co-pilot named Max. All systems...more

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Published August 21st 2012 by Feiwel & Friends

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Aug 29, 2012 karen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: why-yes-i-ya

NO NO NO
BAD BAD BAD
PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH

spoiler alert: this book is not very good

seriously, i am not the one to come to for one-star book reviews. i rarely give a book one star. so you know when i hate a book, i HAAAATE a book. and i hated this one with every part of me that there is.

this book has the most infuriating "protagonist" that i have ever encountered, ever. ever.

here's a quick nature lesson from the book:

the young albatross touched down in the water when they got tired. some of them didn't...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Juhina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-books, netgalley, ebook

The Raft was such a fast read. I was gobbling up the book and finished it in one sitting. While I was on a 7 hour airplane ride. Now I only mentioned where I read this book because The Raft is about an airplane ride gone wrong. The airplane crashes and the main protagonist ends up having to survive using only a raft and Max. So imagine how my nerves were every time we hit turbulence; my stomach would drop down to my feet. However I believe that actually made me enjoy the book even more!

Robie al...more The Raft was such a fast read. I was gobbling up the book and finished it in one sitting. While I was on a 7 hour airplane ride. Now I only mentioned where I read this book because The Raft is about an airplane ride gone wrong. The airplane crashes and the main protagonist ends up having to survive using only a raft and Max. So imagine how my nerves were every time we hit turbulence; my stomach would drop down to my feet. However I believe that actually made me enjoy the book even more!

Robie always takes flights from where she lives to Honolulu whenever she feels like taking a break from her town and visiting her aunt. However due to some circumstances, her aunt had to leave and Robie stayed home alone at her aunt's house with the condition that her aunt's friend would check on her everyday, but what are the odds when the friend calls AFTER the aunt leaves and tells Robie she can't come and to tell her aunt that she's sorry. Of course Robie wanting to experience freedom says thank you to the friend and never mentions it to her aunt. One night Robie almost got robbed at night and was so scared that she went to the cargo airplane that was about to take off and asked if she can ride this flight. However when the air turbulence got so bad to the point of crashing, the co-pilot Max, throws Robie off the airplane and into an inflatable raft and jumps after her. This is when the survival lessons begin.

I am always fascinated by the survival stories. How can a person survive through days without water? or alone in a place no one will find you without losing your mind? How can a sheltered girl somehow becomes strong in thinking and skills when it is required? Our bodies seem to always surprise and exceed the limitations we put on them during these times, and our brains also seem to know how to act in such situations. Robie is an example of that. She took care of Max, he was always asleep because of his concussion, she learnt quickly how to get food, water, to keep her mind busy before she lost it and to never lose hope. From time to time Max would wake up and talk about himself, which seems to be the only connection she had to human life. She was a true survivor. The way S.A. Bodeen wrote The Raft with just one setting, one person, and barely another conscious one was just addicting. When I first started The Raft I had my reservations: How can I read about one person thinking throughout the whole book in one setting without much interaction? let me just say again that I could NOT put the book down no matter how sleepy I got. It was pure enthrallment.

As for the ending, boy was that an emotional ending, you might think this is a simple survival novel, but what S.A. Bodeen threw at the end totally shocked me and had me shouting "WOW! Genius!!". I will not post any spoilers in case you want to read it. The Raft was another amazing survival novel that strengthened my love for survival novels even more! With so little to work with, I mean it is set in a RAFT, S.A. Bodeen knew how to keep the readers hooked and unable to stop her novel till the end!(less)

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Mar 11, 2012 Jo rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, for-review, e, own, 2012

This book is going to be difficult to review because I am in two minds.
On one hand, I like that it wasn’t POW POW POW SO EXCITING OMG OMG LOOKING EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING AND OH MY GOD IS THAT A POLAR BEAR?!

Ms Bodeen showed the monotony of being stranded on a raft. Thankfully, I have never been in a plane crash and the closest I’ve ever been to being stranded on a raft is when my brother once stole the paddles of the dinghy and pushed me into the middle of a swimming pool.
But I imagine that...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Bookish♥Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: singles-fic, favorites, read-in-2012

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4.5 stars

That Raft is the story of 15-year-old Robie. She lives with her parents on Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Islands. An island where the phones & internet can go down for days at a time, there are only 3 channels on cable, everyone knows everyone... and Robie is the only teenager on the entire little island. So, Robie visits her aunt in Honolulu as much as she can. The Raft opens up to one of these visits.

Robie is disappointed...more

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Mar 01, 2013 Kayla Anderson rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

WARNING. THIS MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS. BUT ONLY TO GET MY POINT ACROSS
Ok, When I say this book is bad.. It's a TRUE understatement. The whole book, plot and everything seems SO FORCED.

The reason why she's too scared to stay in Honolulu -FORCED AND NOT PRACTICAL No random homeless guy is going to pull on your hair and NO ONE is going to say anything before he's too close for comfort. PLUS Some homeless guy isn't gonna scare you to the point that you just wanna go home. Just an act of poor pla...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Maja rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: are-you-kidding-me, contemporary-fiction, failed-to-impress, netgalley, ya

Ugh. Someone's been watching far too many Tom Hanks movies. And I don't just mean me.
I'll try to review this soon, but how do you even review the dullest book ever?

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Mar 18, 2013 TheBookSmugglers rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 7-rated-book, survival-adventure

Originally reviewed on The Book Smugglers

Fifteen-year-old Robie has always been told that she is lucky - she's lucky that she gets to live on the Midway Atoll with her National Geographic photographer and scientist parents, lucky she does not have to go to regular school or do regular homework, lucky that she gets the experience of growing up in a beautiful, idyllic secluded tropical island locale. But Robie hasn't really felt lucky - she sees life on Midway as a great experience, but she's over...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Kara rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: animals-die, annoying-protagonist, arc, 2012-reading-challenge, contemporary, for-review, hawaii, net-galley, so-glad-it-s-over, young-adult, zzzzzzzzz

This is going to be a VERY difficult review to write. Not because I loved this book, and not because I hated this book. I just have nothing to say about this book. It was inconsequential. And I know that's the kiss of death but I don't know what else to say. It was very meh. So meh in fact, that I hardly remember it and I read it a few days ago. But I'll try to do my best. Here we go.

So our protagonist, Robie, lives on an island in the Midway Atoll but she visits her aunt in Honolulu a lot. To m...more This is going to be a VERY difficult review to write. Not because I loved this book, and not because I hated this book. I just have nothing to say about this book. It was inconsequential. And I know that's the kiss of death but I don't know what else to say. It was very meh. So meh in fact, that I hardly remember it and I read it a few days ago. But I'll try to do my best. Here we go.

So our protagonist, Robie, lives on an island in the Midway Atoll but she visits her aunt in Honolulu a lot. To make a long story short, she takes a red-eye cargo plane home because she is afraid to stay alone at her aunt's condo. There is no real airport on Midway, so taking a cargo plane is quite normal. They forget to write her name on the manifest and the plane goes down. And so does Robie and the other two people on it. And that's when the story begins. Or doesn't begin. Because it was a snoozefest.

Look, I'll admit, I haven't read many stories about survival, but even if I had, I'm pretty sure they aren't supposed to be this boring. Robie is stranded at sea. To me, reading this book felt like I was stuck in that raft with her, watching the same waves over and over again. A book about being stranded at sea was much like being stranded at sea. Tiring, dehydrating, and I wanted to be anywhere but where I was. On top of that, there were some brutal animal violence scenes. It got to the point where I had to skip sections because I couldn't handle the death. So don't read it if you can't handle that.

This book was just over 200 pages long. At the rate I read, that should have taken me a little over three hours to read. It took me 3 days. Because I kept getting distracted. But to be fair, I didn't hate it. The writing was decent. And I thought Robie's character development was pretty well done. I DO think the author does have talent and I would read another book she wrote. That's why I did not give it one star. It wasn't terrible. It was just very mediocre. I skimmed the last thirty pages because I just didn't care anymore. And yes, I know I am being generous with my stars. I just think there are better books out there to spend your time on.

Before I wrap this up, I want to talk about the sharks. Sharks are used in this book as a cheap plot device. Every time something goes wrong, a tiger shark shows up. A shark eats a seal. It eats a signaling device she needs. It eats part of a fish she needs to survive. Look, I know sharks are a reality when you are stranded at sea. But it almost felt like the shark was out to get her. And sharks don't function that way. Not to mention, I really think it got repetitive and some more originality could have been used. Come on. You're a writer. Be more creative than that.

That's it. I'm done.(less)

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Aug 29, 2012 Lexie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, fiction, realistic, tbs, youth

This was a strange book. On one hand, it felt rushed. On the other hand, it was monotonous, which suited the scenario.

The protagonist, Robie, wasn't particularly bright - (view spoiler)

Max's st...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Shelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My first review was way better but goodreads screwed up & it went bye bye :(

This book shocked the hell out of me...I was a mess, I felt wrecked...at one point I felt like I'd been punched in the stomach! It was thrilling to the end.

For a 15 year old I thought Robie handled it all incredibly well and I spent a lot of the first part of the book being really angry at Max for leaving her to do everything & just throwing out instructions but then (view spoiler)...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Sarah rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: younger teens/tweens

Shelves: 2012, maybe

2.5 stars

{This review originally appeared on Clear Eyes, Full Shelves.}

I am desperately seeking a kick-ass survival book. If I hear that a book involves lifeboats and/or being marooned on a island, I am all over it.

As a result, I had high hopes for S.A. Bodeen’s young adult survival novel, The Raft.

Unfortunately, like the other survival story I read this year, The Lifeboat, The Raft didn’t live up to my (very high) expectations. With that said, I think there’s an audience that will enjoy this l...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Ashley rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-august, ebook

This book was very middle-of-the-road for me, I neither loved nor hated it. There were many parts where this book was kind of boring (which is understandable, since Robie was stuck in a raft in the middle of the ocean), especially given the company that Robie had. ((view spoiler)...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Jo Sorrell marked it as to-read

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Nominee for the 2013 ALA Quick Picks and 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults

Taut and gripping, The Raft will capture teen readers and take them on a scary adventure at sea. Imagine being all alone on a raft with no food or water stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean and afraid every minute.

Robie knows a lot about the Pacific and marine life. She's lives on Midway, a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean, where her parents are research biologists. She hops f...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Karla V added it

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Fifteen year-old Robie just got her nose pierced while visiting her aunt in Hawaii. When her aunt has to go away for work and decides to send her back home a week before the end of her vacation, she begs to stay a bit longer, by herself. After some deliberation, her aunt says she can stay, but under the agreement that a friend of hers will stop by everyday to check up on Robie. By an ironic twist of fate, said friend calls Robie'...more Read complete review here: http://notjustnonsense.blogspot.com/2...

Fifteen year-old Robie just got her nose pierced while visiting her aunt in Hawaii. When her aunt has to go away for work and decides to send her back home a week before the end of her vacation, she begs to stay a bit longer, by herself. After some deliberation, her aunt says she can stay, but under the agreement that a friend of hers will stop by everyday to check up on Robie. By an ironic twist of fate, said friend calls Robie' s aunt's apartment when she's already gone and asks the girl to let her aunt know she won't be able to hold up her part in the agreement. Robie is ecstatic. She'll be on her own for the first time!

But after one day alone, she's not as near excited anymore and decides to go home. She tries to contact her family, but they live in an isolated island where comunication goes down very often. So she decides to surprise them and let her aunt know when she gets there. She then boards a cargo plane to Midway, but for some reason her name is not documented in the passanger's list. When things go wrong with the engines and co-pilot Max throws a life-saver at her and starts screaming for her to get ready to jump, it hits her: the plane is falling and nobody knows she's in it.

Max pushes her off the plane and then fishes her out of the sea and on to the raft, then goes quiet. Robie is trying her best not to freak out, but they're alone, in the middle of nowhere, in the dark and cold, with no water or food, with just a thin layer of plastic between them and the sharks she's read so much about. And Max seems to be getting worse. His pulse is getting slower and slower and she almost can't feel it anymore. But, luckily, he makes a turn for the best. To try and pass the time, she surveys the raft and finds a pamphlet with advice on survival at sea, which comes in very handy.

Robie has many interesting adventures while at sea, involving sharks, seagulls, attempts at fishing and fixing the leaking raft, trying to get the attention of a plane, doing her best to drink as much rain water as possible, hitting a reef and washing up on an island... there was never a dull moment.

The description of the plane falling were terrifying. I kept picturing myself in Robie's place. And I wanted to shake her real bad! To tell her: 'wake up and do something!'. LOL. But she was in shock and just froze. If not for Max, she would be dead. He saved her life twice, and both times she had just given up, preparing herself to die, making no effort at all. I understand she was very young and very scared, but her survival instincts weren't very good. Or she was just very weak. A very weak person and very weak character. If the situations weren't so fascinating and if I wasn't so curious as to know what a person should do in her place, I would have given uo on Robie and the book. But I'm glad her hardships and my curiosity wouldn't allow me.

The book is very short, and the ending was very bittersweet. Deep inside we know what happens with Max, (especially because he's always asleep, never eats, hardly drinks or speaks...) but, like Robie, we're in denial. Still, it was quite a read and I enjoyed it.

If you like YA survival books with a lot of tension and drama, a big load of information on birds, marine creatures and great tips on how to survive, you'll really like The Raft.

* I received an eARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*(less)

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May 22, 2013 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

I couldn't put this book down! I loved it. I am a HUGE fan of survivor stories, and have watched the same basic plot about a hundred times on "I Survived" without it ever getting old for me. This one didn't stray too far from what I expected, but brought something new to the table too.

A teenage girl with no survival experience and A LOT of irrational fears (the prospect of being alone in her aunt's apartment for a week is one early example) is thrown into a situation nearly anyone but Bear Gryll...more

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May 14, 2013 Camila Castaneda rated it 4 of 5 stars

I actually didn't chose this book, there was a book fair at my little brother's school and he was kind enough to get my a book for me. He knew that I used to like horror books so he saw the weirdest looking book that he could find. The plot of this book was that there was a girl named Robie, she was going to go home alone on a plane. So she borads the plane an afters 30mins or so they hit a stom. They try to go around it but the pilots didn't realize that if Robie came along then it would be to...more

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Apr 26, 2013 J.L. Luton rated it 2 of 5 stars

I read this because my 12 year old daughter read it. She said she liked it and mentioned being (happily) surprised at one of the twists in the plot.

What I liked was how real (aspects) of Robie sounded. She's a young 15, very unaware and thinks she's more worldly than she is. I also found her attempts to rebel as realistic to her age and life experiences. I also liked how she froze when there was serious plane trouble and ended up not putting her life vest on. I've read other reviews calling her...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Pinkie Pie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley-edelweiss

I first picked up The Raft bu SA Bodeen because I really wanted something exciting and different. I wanted an adventure story, a story of survival. I got that and so much more.

You would think that a book about a fifteen year old girl surviving for days at sea on nothing but a life raft would be very plot driven. The deeper I read, I found that this story is very much about the characters. About a young girl saving herself. About a young man forgiving himself. My heart broke over and over again...more I first picked up The Raft bu SA Bodeen because I really wanted something exciting and different. I wanted an adventure story, a story of survival. I got that and so much more.

You would think that a book about a fifteen year old girl surviving for days at sea on nothing but a life raft would be very plot driven. The deeper I read, I found that this story is very much about the characters. About a young girl saving herself. About a young man forgiving himself. My heart broke over and over again for Robie, and for the co-pilot of the crashed airplane, Max.

In the beginning of The Raft, everything seems peaceful. For a moment I thought I had mixed up synopses with another book. But soon enough we are thrust right into the action. Bodeen did a fantastic job of really capturing the terror and panic in Robie and the small delivery plane hurtled towards the water. Robie's actions and reactions were so real. I could not imagine being in that situation, but I'm sure it would look similar to Robie's voice-killing screams, the sheer, thoughtless, all-consuming fear. My heart was racing and I flew through the pages.

I very much enjoyed reading about Robie -- who is only fifteen -- learning how to survive. She teaches herself to keep warm and dry, to find viable drinking water, to catch fish. How she kept a clear enough head to feed herself is beyond me. But like this book says, you'll never know just how strong you can be. Some of the scenes left me squeamish, and others just broke my heart. Towards the end I had no idea how Robie could ever get herself out of this mess. And the twist!! Holy twist! I won't ruin it for you, but seriously, that was the mother of all plot pivots. I could not even... Jeez.

I would absolutely recommend The Raft by SA Bodeen to anyone looking for a great story of survival and growth, and to those who are looking for something fresh, something beyond the confines of paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. This book was fantastic.(less)

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Apr 21, 2013 Kristy Feltenberger Gillespie rated it 5 of 5 stars

“The Raft” is a young adult novel by S.A. Bodeen. The protagonist is a fifteen-year-old girl named Robey who is marooned at sea after a plane crash. This book was a very quick but satisfying read. The book opens with Robie asking the guy who’s about to pierce her nose “Can you tell me something worse?” She points at the needle. “Something that is worse than that?” This idea is turned on its head when she’s met with one of the worst things that could ever happen to a person- a plane crash and bei...more

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Apr 10, 2013 Levian rated it 5 of 5 stars

Robie often flew between Midway Atoll, where her biologist parents lived, and Honolulu, where her aunt Jilian lived. her trip was cut short when aunt Jilian had to travel to LA for work. decided since she knew the pilot Larry personally, she would get on the next flight home without contacting her parents, since the satellite phone was down. she got to know Max, the new co-pilot on board. but during their flight, turbulence hit and the plane crashed. being thrown into the sea, Max pulled her ont...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, adventure, favorites, realistic-fiction, survival, suspense

An exciting adventure/survival story that I found hard to put down, this occasionally gruesome book tells the story of 15-year-old Robie who ends up on a raft in the middle of the shark-infested ocean with virtually no supplies after a cargo plane crash. The only other survivor is Max, the co-pilot.

Although other Goodreads reviews complain that Robie’s character is whiny and a bit helpless, I felt she was portrayed very realistically given her age. The Hawaii island setting is vividly described...more

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Feb 16, 2013 Alicia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: boy, outdoor-adventure, science

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Feb 15, 2013 Mackenzie H rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: enriched-reading-semester-2

I gave this book 5 stars.

Plot Summery-
What could be worse? Robie, a teenage girl from islands near Hawaii, always asked herself ths question when somehig bad was about to happen so she knew what was going to happen wasn't that bad, but after living through a plane crash in salty shark infested water she now knows what can be worse, because she undured the worst. The plane is about to go down as Max, the plane's co-pilot, pushes Robie out into the waters below and then jumps in himself. She is un...more

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Nov 21, 2012 Rylee Trapp rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought the book "The Raft" by S.A. Bodeen was an amazing book. I don't think I have ever read such a good book before. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. LITERALLY.
The book starts off with Robie Mitchell in Honolulu staying with her aunt as she does every other two weeks. But this is not an average stay with her aunt. When Robie's aunt has to go out of town for work she leaves Robie alone, but has someone check up on her every now an then. But when the lady that is supposed...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Riya rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: survival-story, annoying-protagonist, surprising-ending

I've been feeling in the mood for a survival novel for a long time, so when I spotted The Raft in the bookstore, I was ecstatic. It promised everything I wanted in a book right then: sharks, a plane crash, and a raft. Even though I finished this book yesterday, I really can't remember much about it, which only happens when a book just doesn't do it for me or when I'm incredibly tired. Since I'd just come back rested from my holidays, I gather it was the former. For me The Raft was a lightning-qu...more I've been feeling in the mood for a survival novel for a long time, so when I spotted The Raft in the bookstore, I was ecstatic. It promised everything I wanted in a book right then: sharks, a plane crash, and a raft. Even though I finished this book yesterday, I really can't remember much about it, which only happens when a book just doesn't do it for me or when I'm incredibly tired. Since I'd just come back rested from my holidays, I gather it was the former. For me The Raft was a lightning-quick read that was gripping, tense, and exciting, but not by any means memorable.

Our two main characters in the book are Max and Robie. Robie, a fifteen-year-old who's spent her whole life living on an isolated island in Hawaii with her two parents, was frustrating. Sure, at times she was likable and easy to understand and get along with, but most of the time she was whiny and weak. Most of her sentences began with 'I can't', 'I don't', or 'I'm not'. Sometimes I just felt like slapping her! Bodeen, if you're going to write us a survival story, at least include a strong MC who we can, and want to, root for? Max wasn't really present in the book (you'll see why later on) and he spent most of his time sleeping, except for the times when he would just randomly start talking about himself...

The writing style was way too repetitive in my opinion, and centered mainly around Robie's feelings and actions. At one point I felt like the author would start saying 'Watch Robie eat! Watch Robie sleep! Uh-oh, the big bad shark is coming for Robie, what will she do?!' But even that would have been more entertaining than having to painstakingly read about Robie counting skittles, and then sorting them into their respective colors (btw guys, Robie doesn't like the brown ones!) Useful, right? No.

Survival stories (true and made up ones) affect me like nothing else, they're so fascinating and really tug at my heart strings - how can anyone endure that much pain, torture, whatever, and get through it? But of course, they have to be well-written, and The Raft just wasn't. The twist in the end, though, I have to admit, was really well done. I didn't see it coming at all! And then everything made sense. Not the irritating writing structure or annoying MC, but just, you know, some other parts of the book. While I know I've been raving about just how much this book wasn't for me and how frustrating it was, I finished it in a mere two hours, because if nothing else, it is gripping, exciting, nerve-wracking, and I suppose not a complete waste of time.
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Oct 30, 2012 Hinata_bonita rated it 5 of 5 stars

Woooow , such a quick read. Thankss God this book is really amazing and its makes me criessss so many time! T_T

I really loves the story about surviving, and when i heard about this book, i really really want to read it immediately! A plane crashed and went to inhabited island? I really love that kind of story, as long as I'm not the one who have the same fate as them -.-

Anyway, the story is about fifteen year old Robie (she's a she) who lived in a coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific. Her...more

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Oct 17, 2012 Megan rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Hailey Makechnie

Recommended to Megan by: Children's Book of the Month Club

Shelves: teen

The heroine of this story is a 15 year old who jumps a cargo flight from Hawaii where she is visiting with her aunt, to Midway Island where she lives with her parents. A few hours from home they hit a terrible storm, and she and the pilot and the co-pilot crash in the ocean. She is stranded at sea, and then later on an island for many days.
This book isn't very well written, but there is one killer surprise in it, which I thought was totally worth reading it--just for that surprise.
I also didn't...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Bookandahug rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tired of being told what to do? Wish you could make all of your own decisions?

Fifteen year old Robie has arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii to stay with her Aunt A.J. for a much needed escape from her life on Midway Island. Midway is a great laboratory for Robie's scientist parents and has taught Robie a great deal about nature, ecology, flora and fauna but the cell phone service, limited television and lack of peers make it pretty stifling. It's so much better to spend your time getting a diamond stud...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Katy Jane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Is it just me or are her books getting worse?
1. If you read this book thinking it will be science fiction like her other books, IT'S NOT.
2. Was there any real point to this book?
3. Ok, so maybe I did learn a few things about sea animals (albatross, sharks, and Hawaiian Monk Seals) and about the trash that plagues the Hawaiian Islands.
4. I saw the Max scenario a mile away. She hardly talked to him and he was always "sleeping." Hello?
5. Everything was too easy and not dramatic enough.
6. Is it e...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Corinne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Robie grew up on Midway island, out in the Pacific Ocean. So, naturally, long flights in very small planes are just par for the course. Except, on this particular flight, things do not go as planned. This flight goes down. And how Robie handles this fact as well as all that comes next will determine whether or not she and her fellow raft-mate will live to see the next day.

Yes, it's a survival story, but told in the voice of a typical teenager, both desperate to prove to herself what she is capab...more

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About S.A. Bodeen

Also writes as Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen.

Stephanie is the award-winning author of the Elizabeti's Doll series of picture books, as well as several others. Her first young adult novel The Compound was released in 2008 and recently won the Maryland BlackEyedSusan Award, Nebraska Golden Sower Award, and the Indiana Young Hoosier Award. Her second YA The Gardener was featured on Good Morning America as a...more

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