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As a white water rafting guide, Katie Gallagher must battle the forces of nature on a daily basis. When sabotage becomes apparent on a weekend rafting trip, Katie must determine who she can trust--and who has their own agenda. Hunter Malone has a mission on a business adventure trip on the Gauley River, a mission that didn't include a spunky guide who could handle the class-five rapids better than he'd ever imagined. But can she handle the truth?--From...

Young readers will follow the twists, turns, terrors and daring deeds of a group of brave, quick-thinking Boy Scouts as they employ decisive action and first-aid know-how to help others in need during a whitewater rafting trip.

Rosie Raccoon builds a raft for the Rocky River Raft Race, and remembers her love of rock and roll to help her through the rapids.

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.

"Currents and eddies, waves and whirlpools, suckholes and rooster tails. The tantalizing splash of prose against bedrock. The swirling metaphors of voyage. Jeff Wallach's words deliver the river's transitions from raging whitewater to pellucid calm as he steers us down a river guide's summer of inner exploration and discovery on Idaho's River of No Return. It is a journey to challenge both body and spirit. Wild-river guide Wallach understands both...

"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."--

A collection of stories by, and usually about, river guides and outfitters. The tales focus on river related events that usually have little to do with whitewater. Many don't even take place on a river. All say a lot about the culture of guiding and the people attracted to wild places and the odd things that happen once they get there.

As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.