Trouble River, Betsy Byars
Trouble River, Betsy Byars
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Trouble River

Author: Betsy Byars

Narrator: Hal Hollings

Unabridged: 2 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/03/2018


Synopsis

Safety is downriver—but first there’s trouble ahead.

As soon as Dewey Martin sees the Indian creeping toward the cabin—and toward his unsuspecting grandmother—he knows what to do: knock him down and take off before the rest of the raiding party arrives. The only means of escape is Dewey’s homemade raft, and lying in its path are rapids, wolves, Indians, and forty miles of uncharted river. Can a boy who’s never manned an oar and an old frontierswoman be the first to make it down Trouble River?

“[An] original, suspenseful story of pioneer life, enlivened by touches of humor and vivid characterizations.”—Booklist 

About The Author

Betsy Byars has written over sixty books for young people. Her first book was published in 1962 and since then she has published regularly. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and she gets thousands of letters from readers in the United States and from all over the world.She has won many awards. Among them are the Newbery Medal in 1971 for her novel The Summer of the Swans, the American Book Award in 1981 for The Night Swimmers, The Edgar (for the best mystery for young people) in 1992 for Wanted..Mud Blossom and the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association for the body of her work. She especially values her many state awards which were voted on by the readers of the state.Betsy attended public schools in North Carolina and graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, NC with a major in English. She began her writing career five years after her graduation by publishing short magazine articles. As she began to read to her children, her interest in writing for young people began.Betsy lives with her husband Ed on an air strip in South Carolina. They are both pilots, and the bottom floor of their house is a hangar so they can taxi out and take off, almost from their front yard. The top floor of the house? Betsy's studio!


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on November 19, 2019

An adventure novel from Betsy Byars? That's not what she's known for, but Trouble River is one long race to escape danger and reach sanctuary following a night of terror for our main characters. Twelve-year-old Dewey Martin is confident he and his grandmother are safe in their cabin on the isolated......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 31, 2018

Such a fun read (zipped through it in a day)! Will have to pick this one up for my collection...an exciting read about a 12-year-old boy who is forced to use his beloved homemade raft to flee raiding Indians with his grandmother and injured dog. Lots of adventure and the characterizations are spot o......more

Goodreads review by Amy on November 20, 2015

I read this for my class. We are going to cover historical fiction.......more

Goodreads review by Aimee on March 15, 2019

Certainly wouldn't pass as PC today. It definitely paints Native Americans in a negative light (violent savages who scalped victims and burned their property). Some tribes did resort to this type of warfare to try and protect their traditional ground, but the book is old enough (copyright 1979) that......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on September 18, 2017

Summary: Living on the frontier has plenty of dangers, Indians being one of them. In order to save himself and his grandmother, Dewey Martin takes on a thrilling adventure down the most dangerous river, Trouble River. Evaluation: I gave this book 4 stars. It is thrilling and keeps students on their t......more