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Peter, twenty-seven and unemployed, embarks on this journey to avoid his family, while Evelyn, a fifty-year-old biology professor, comes in search of a more visceral life. Ruth and Lloyd, veteran white-water rafters in their seventies, know they will never make this trip again. Jill, a stay-at-home mother with her husband and two boys in tow, craves the luxury of relinquishing control and following someone else's rules. Mitchell and his wife, Lena,...
2) Borderline
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Hoping the adventure of a raft trip in Big Bend National Park will lift her spirits, Paul takes Anna to southwest Texas. Instead of the soul-soothing experience they'd longed for, the couple finds a pregnant woman--more dead than alive--and soon they are sucked into a labyrinth of intrigue that leads from the Mexican desert to the steps of the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
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When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.
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"Joey fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother Gray invites Trevor, a childhood friend with a troubled past, on their whitewater rafting adventure with two tourists. Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotaging to ensure shocking secrets stay buried. To survive...
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As the summer of 1993 begins, Sam and Swami Brecht roll into town with a twenty-six-foot Winnebago camper van, their three young kids, and the deed to Woodchuck Rafting Company. Sam and Swami met as young, adventurous river guides but, a decade later, find themselves weighed down by money worries and the demands of adulthood. The town of Thunderwater, in Wisconsin's Northwoods, could be the fresh start their marriage needs. But Woodchuck, once the...
9) The raft
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Reluctuant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
11) The raftsmen
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"A dramatic retelling of four adventurers who crossed the North Atlantic on a raft, featuring archival photography, film stills taken aboard the raft, news reports, contemporary interviews and original illustrations."--
13) Down river
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"In the churning water, she felt her future slipping away...Attending a corporate retreat at a remote resort in Alaska, Lisa Vaughn is plunged into the frigid rapids of the Wild River. Swept away, battered and alone, she has been left for dead. Lodge owner Mitch Braxton knows something is terribly wrong when Lisa fails to turn up for a private meeting to clear the air and close the book on their broken engagement. Embarking on a heroic search that...
14) Instant sports
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"6 sports to play with friends and family: tennis, goal keeper, bowling, baseball, rafting and hurdle race with 20 characters to customize (name, outfit, accessories, hair etc.) and more than fifteen playable environments and tons of items to unlock!"--Container.
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Christopher and his sister, Sarah, have traveled all the way to Australia to raft down the Franklin River with their uncle Nathan. Christopher doesn't want to admit it, but he's nervous. Rainy weather has left the river higher than normal. At first, their trip seems fine, but before long, the whitewater starts churning. When the water gets rough, will Christopher be able to hang on, or will he find himself in too deep?
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Missouri traveler: "A young runaway learns the ways of the world from a hard-nosed farmer."--Container.
Long road home: "On a rural Utah ranch, a12-year-old boy and his hardened grandfather must team up to protect the livestock from a rogue grizzly bear."--Container.
Huckleberry Finn: "Capturing all the heart and soul of Mark Twain's timeless novel, Ron Howrad stars as Huckleberry Finn in this raging river adventure"--Container.
Underdog: "In the...
17) Boil line
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"In this high-interest novel for young readers, Nate investigates the death of a river-rafting guide."--
18) The river wild
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"A former river guide arranges a white-water rafting trip to celebrate her son's birthday and salvage her shaky marriage. Her skills and courage are put to the test when three mysterious strangers threaten to turn their vacation into living hell"--Container.
19) River race
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Nate, Selena, Tyson, and Alicia are ready for summer, but when Nate convinces everyone to join a white water rafting race, the group's teamwork is put to the test.
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"To help heal a marriage on the rocks, river-rafting expert Gail, her husband Tom, and their son embark on a white water adventure in Montana. Along the way, they encounter two inexperienced rafters supposedly looking for their friends downriver. Little do they know that the men are escaped convicts whose bid for freedom has a body count. Things take a turn when the young family learns that they are now the captives of two armed killers, and it becomes...