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Rough Waters
Contributor(s): Rottman, S. L. (Author)
ISBN: 156145172X     ISBN-13: 9781561451722
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $13.56  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 1998
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: After their parents are killed in a car accident, Scott and Gregg leave their comfortable life in Southern California to live with an uncle in the remote Colorado Rockies. Soon Gregg is running with the wrong crowd and only a crisis can bring him to his senses before he loses the only family he has left.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Water Sports
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 97039434
Lexile Measure: 650
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.39" W x 8.84" (0.95 lbs) 181 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 31566
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Two grieving brothers learn the importance of family and the power of white water.
When their parents are killed in a car accident, Scott and his brother Gregg are sent to live with an uncle they never knew they had. Hurt, angry, and confused, they leave a comfortable life in the California suburbs and head to the remote Colorado Rockies, where their uncle runs a white-water rafting company.
Scott, forced to confront his loss and face an uncertain future, determines to make the best of a difficult situation. But his brother Gregg, burying his grief deep inside, begins to drift away from the only family he has left. As they become acquainted with the power and unpredictability of the river and begin to learn the skills of maneuvering the rapids, the brothers discover that it is harder than they ever dreamed to master the art of survival--both on and off the water.
Award-winning author S. L. Rottman has crafted an absorbing young adult novel that powerfully depicts the complexity of grieving and the value of family.

Contributor Bio(s): Rottman, S. L.: - S.L. Rottman is a former teacher and the author of several young adult novels. A graduate of Colorado State University, Rottman lives in Colorado.