The Raft

by S.A. Bodeen
PRMS hardcover 231 pages
genre: YA survival story

This is a good one for kids who like quick reads. Robie is flying from her aunt's home in Honolulu to her parents on Midway Island when the plane goes down. A lot of the story is about this relatively shallow (IMO) teenager and how she reacts to situations. But there are some neat undercurrents that result in a fun ending. I enjoyed it and can easily recommend it to middle schoolers who like suspense. As Carol Scheffler said, "There are so few survival stories with female protagonists."