The Raft
The Raft, a 2014 Teen Award Book, is a tale of enduring hardship in an effort to survive. Roby, a 15 year old girl hops a flight on a cargo plane en route to Midway Atoll (a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean) which has been her home for several years. Her parents who are research biologists are unaware that Roby decided to cut short her vacation in Hawaii. Little does Roby realize that the information she has gleaned over the years from living on Midway will help her when tragedy strikes. Tragedy occurs when the cargo plane crashes out at sea during a storm. She is saved by Max, the copilot, who becomes her companion on the life raft. Roby learns a great deal about Max during the struggle to survive. Out on the ocean, Roby endures physical and psychological hardships. When the raft finally lands on an island, survival is not a guarantee since the island is abandoned. Throughout the ordeal Roby struggles and tries to remain strong as her hope wanes.
87 Comments
Noah
2/3/2015 12:20:09 am
I've been wanting to read this book for a while. I think it looks like a good book to read. It reminds my of Hatchet.
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Emma De Costa
2/3/2015 12:22:11 am
I have heard of this book and really want to read it, but every time I go to the library I always forget about it.
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Riley Gilroy
2/8/2015 10:55:35 pm
I have read this book and I love it because it is amazing that she can survive for so long.
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Garrett Malaise
2/8/2015 10:57:21 pm
It sounds intense
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Gavin Crees
2/8/2015 10:59:58 pm
I've seen people reading this book and it seems like a great book
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Maya Shilling
2/8/2015 11:01:17 pm
I like this book because it gave a suspense action. Although, I think this book needs to describe better.
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Megan Boyd
2/8/2015 11:01:49 pm
A few of my friends have read this book and told me about it. Even from the summery I can tell what a mystery it is, it reminds me of life of pi.
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Curtis Thompson
2/8/2015 11:26:22 pm
I would like to read this
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eli clayton
2/8/2015 11:29:42 pm
i want to red this, doesn't she survive on a bag of skittles
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jacque Schwager
2/8/2015 11:32:34 pm
i would really like to read this book because it sounds adventures so i like those kind of books
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brendon brittain
2/8/2015 11:33:49 pm
I have not read this but i really want to read it badly.
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Ryan Snider
2/8/2015 11:35:11 pm
I really want to read this book because it sound really good
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Chloe
2/8/2015 11:35:27 pm
I want to read this book because it sounds like it would be suspenseful and a real page turner.
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James Elliott
2/8/2015 11:38:57 pm
Personaly, I don't really read books that everyone likes. I personaly choose books that people don't really talk about anymore. But this book really intruigs me. It does look like a failed replica of hatchet, but it looks really good.
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tyler
2/9/2015 01:10:31 am
i would read this it sounds good
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jacob havener
2/9/2015 01:13:58 am
the book sounds alright but it sounds like a copy of hatchet.
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Gabe Ploeger
2/9/2015 01:14:12 am
I would like to read this, it sounds good.
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Kameron
2/9/2015 01:14:54 am
This book sound very interesting, because I like survival and adventure books.
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brielle
2/9/2015 01:15:31 am
it seems like a really good because it just hooks me in my opionon.
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Holden
2/9/2015 01:18:00 am
this book sounds really good and would like to read this book
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Gabe Barkema
2/9/2015 01:18:54 am
It sounds like a good book so I think I should read it.
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Allissa Shatto
2/9/2015 01:20:50 am
The book looks amazing. I like books that talk or are about it being hard to survive
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Jackson Peltz
2/9/2015 01:21:20 am
I have not heard of this book. I've heard people talking about it, but with my Warriors series going on, I haven't got to find time, because 36 books is a lot. And I've also been hearing people say it's like hatchet, and I've heard that that's a really good book. It seems like a good read for me because I like the ocean, and I've been hearing people say that it's a suspenseful story.
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Cole N
2/9/2015 01:21:50 am
I read this book and I did not like it because it did not keep me reading.
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Alyssa Fick
2/9/2015 02:30:13 am
This is a popular book and its description makes it look good.
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Kaelan Bohn
2/9/2015 02:32:48 am
This book seems like a great read! It sounds intense, yet maybe a little romance. I wonder who saves them? I look forward to some reading later!:)
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Isaac
2/9/2015 02:33:41 am
I have heard a lot about this book, and it sounds pretty good. So far I have been busy with a lot of other books but when I'm done I'd like to read The Raft
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Jataphon Loucks
2/9/2015 02:34:35 am
I think this book looks and sounds great because the description you gave made it sound great,and when Mrs. Murley gave me the book cover looked like their would be troubles while they are in the water.
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Rachel K.
2/9/2015 02:36:23 am
I want to read this book because it sounds like an adventure book and I like adventure books.
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Alexis Crook
2/9/2015 02:36:30 am
This seems like a really good book because it seems like a suspenseful book that would keep you reading the whole time.
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megan murphy
2/9/2015 02:36:36 am
i have heard so many good things about the raft but every time i want to check nit out its not there. i think that if its always gone and quite a bit of people like it we should get more copies
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Ricky Burke
2/9/2015 02:37:57 am
I think that this would be a good book because some of the information in this book may be true so it can help you a lot
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Gabe O'Brien
2/9/2015 02:39:28 am
This reminds me of hatchet.
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Jack Keuning
2/9/2015 02:41:24 am
It seems good because it sounds like a suspenseful book. It reminds me of a I survived book.
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Kaylee adkins
2/9/2015 03:11:27 am
I think this book sounds good because I like suspenseful books and a lot of action.
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Caleb Wirtz
2/9/2015 03:11:43 am
I really want to read this book because of the survival instinct. I would like a survival book like this after Legend
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Gabrielle
2/9/2015 03:11:58 am
I think this book will be good because I like realistic fiction and mysteries.
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Jasmine Miller
2/9/2015 03:12:09 am
This seems like an amazing book. It seems pretty good to me because I am the kind of person who loves adventure.
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Michelle Myers
2/9/2015 03:12:31 am
I just got this book and it reminds my of Life as a Pi. It seems really good. A lot of my friends have read this book and they said it was a really good book so i wanted to find out for myself.
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Angie Houseman
2/9/2015 03:13:35 am
It reminds me of Hatchet! I cant wait to read it!
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Katie
2/9/2015 03:15:08 am
I am interested in reading this book because I have heard it is really good
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Jacob Gibney
2/9/2015 03:42:46 am
When I read it sounded like a pretty interesting book. I would maybe like to read this somedaya
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jasmin
2/9/2015 03:44:36 am
sounds intersting i like the sound of raft it reminds me alittlle about titanic crossing
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Caitlyn
2/11/2015 11:01:46 pm
I would like to read this book, because it sounds good and suspenseful.
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chris
2/11/2015 11:03:05 pm
i think this book looks good cause it mysterious and i like mysterious
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Emily
2/11/2015 11:03:12 pm
I would like to read this book because it sounds good and suspenseful
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Kamryn
2/11/2015 11:52:02 pm
This book sounds good because, I like adventure.
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Abi McCaslin
2/11/2015 11:53:19 pm
This book sounds like it would be nice and suspenseful. I like horror books so maybe I'll look into this one.
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Colton
2/11/2015 11:54:17 pm
This book sounds good, but it sounds to much like the book Hatchet
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Brenna
2/11/2015 11:54:23 pm
This sounds like a good book because it sounds intriguing. It also sounds like a horror and mystery mix because you don't really know what is going to happen to her.
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Kyle
2/11/2015 11:55:07 pm
This sounds like a good book because I like the outdoors
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Kaitlyn
2/11/2015 11:55:38 pm
I would like to read this book, because it is a girl.
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JC
2/11/2015 11:55:51 pm
This sounds like a really interesting book i actually might get it
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Aby W.
2/12/2015 12:38:56 am
I've read this book before and its a really good book!!!!!!
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fried chicken
2/12/2015 12:39:55 am
This book is about how amazing life without internet is, and how ''the struggle is real''.
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Emily
2/12/2015 12:40:23 am
I want to read this book, because some of my friends have told me that it was good, and it sounds interesting.
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Raegan Little
2/12/2015 12:42:38 am
I read this book and I think that it is one of the best I've read in the last few years. The author likes to make you sit on the edge of your seat all the time. She uses such a descriptive vocabulary to describe the plot it feels like you're the one riding the raft.
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Dylan Guyer
2/12/2015 12:43:23 am
I would like to read this book because the book reminds me about cast away (the movie) and the hatchet
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kk
2/12/2015 12:44:12 am
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brandon klehm
2/12/2015 12:43:59 am
i loved this book because it is a survival story with a basic goal
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Finn
2/12/2015 12:45:35 am
This book looks good because i enjoyed the i survived books.
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Mandy McIntosh
2/12/2015 01:26:51 am
A really good book that has a lot of adventure.
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Madalynn Vance
2/12/2015 01:28:26 am
This book is really good because it is suspenseful and it keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Tyler
2/12/2015 01:34:56 am
This book looks really good because I like survival stories.
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Molly Hormann
2/12/2015 01:35:16 am
This book is amazing. It is full of thrilling and adventurous moments. It is worth the read.
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brody
2/12/2015 01:36:01 am
All of the movies that i have seen about being stranded was good so this book is probably good.
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Maryah Bober
2/12/2015 01:36:07 am
My Sister read this book and told me about its she said it was really good so I gave it a shot..And it was really..Try relating to this book.
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Connyr D.
2/12/2015 01:36:17 am
This is a good book, Lot of action. If you have ever read the book red midnight you will love this. BTW red midnight is great check it out!!!!!!!!
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Sean Shipler
2/12/2015 01:36:31 am
I think I would like this just because it's based off survival
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Emma.
2/12/2015 01:36:51 am
I would like to read this book because I like stories where the characters have to look inside themselves to find strength.
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Joe
2/12/2015 01:37:01 am
This book sounds good because it is like hatchet and that was good
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Jackson
2/12/2015 01:37:53 am
This looks like a really good intense survivor story, so like an alternative to Hatchet
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keegan
2/12/2015 01:38:03 am
this book sounds good but I would probably never read it
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patrick
2/12/2015 01:39:22 am
this is a good book because it has a lot of action in it and some people like action books
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Viv
2/12/2015 02:46:34 am
This book sounds interesting because it seems like it has a lot of action in this book.
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Regan
2/12/2015 02:52:00 am
I've seen a lot of people in our grade reading this book, so it must be very good. It sounds like an exciting book because Roby has to survive a plane crash, survive in the raft on the ocean, and survive on the island.
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Brody
2/12/2015 02:52:14 am
I have heard about this book before now, it mentions a raft, i like rafting, so i already am a little bit attracted to this book.
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Gracie
2/12/2015 02:52:45 am
This book sounds like a real good book and it's base off of the book "Hatchet" witch is also a really good book. I read that in 5th grade and now I might look into this book. Its full of action and lots of people of done a book project on in and was filled with information and already made me want to read this book.
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Brittany
2/12/2015 02:54:08 am
I have already read this book and I really enjoyed it. It was pretty scary because anybody could crash in a plane like Roby did. I have also seen a lot of people read it so it must be a favorite of teens.
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Joseph
2/12/2015 02:55:11 am
I loved hatchet so IL like this
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Tyler
2/12/2015 04:26:33 am
This book sounds like a really good book because it deals with survival and is action packed. I might check this book out.
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Noah Heidebrink
2/12/2015 04:29:25 am
Already read this book, good book didn't want to put it down
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Gary Eth
2/12/2015 04:29:43 am
In liked this book because I like suspenseful adventure stories
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Alyx
2/12/2015 04:30:25 am
I would read this book because4 my friend has recommended it to me and it is a mystery to what happens to the girl on the raft.
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Andrew Beeman
2/12/2015 04:31:09 am
sounds like a good book may have to read it.
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Jackquee
2/12/2015 04:33:21 am
I want to read this.
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