Capture Raft Of Stars Picturized By Andrew J. Graff In Electronic Format

feel like the book Gods have blessed me for some reason this year, Another great book! And I believe this is the authors debut so hats off to him, This is the story of twoyear old boys who are summertime friends, “Bread” lives in a sleepy farm town in Wisconsin with his dad and “Fish” comes to town every year to spend the summer with his grandfather.
Over the last few years they have become best friends, One night a tragic event has them fleeing into the woods to escape a punishment they are sure is to come, They decide to travel down a river to their destination, This is the story of their adventure down the river as well as the story of the adults trying to locate them.
Obviously, there are plenty of obstacles along the way and many suspenseful moments for both the kids and adults, And thrown in are also touching and sometimes humorous moments as well, Its just an overall good book,

Favorite quote Something Fishs mom would tell him when he couldnt sleep, “Just for a minute, just enjoy your pillow, just rest, let it go, Close your eyes and sail away from troubles on a raft made of, ” Such a relaxing thought.

Thank you to GoodReads and Harper Collins for a copy of the ARC of this book, Although not required, in return I am providing an honest review,
It's the summer ofin Clayport, Winconsin, and the lives of ten year old Fischer ''Fish'' Branson and Dale ''Bread'' Breadwin are shaped by the two fathers they don't talk about.
One night, tired of seeing his friend bruised and terrorised by his

no good dad, Fish takes action, A gunshot rings out and the two biys flee the scene, believing themselves murderers, Four adults track them into the forest, each one on a journey of their own,

The cast of characters is small but they all had rolesw to play in each others lives, Fish and Bread go on a journey of survival, freedom, friendship and they have to face their own fears as they head down the river on a raft.
This is a heartwarming story of childhood friendship and trust, This is a well written debut novel,

I would like to thank NetGalley, HQ and the author AndrewJGraff for my ARC of RaftOfStars in exchange for an honest review.
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Raft of Stars is a heartwarming story of love, friendship, loyalty, family, and trust wrapped up in an adventure story set ins Wisconsin town, Claypot, and the surrounding wilderness.


The plots focus is on two best friends, tenyearolds Fish Fischer Branson and Bread Dale Breadwin, Every summer Fish comes to stay with his Grandpa, His friend Bread lives down the road with his violent father, One night after witnessing Bread getting a beating from his old man, Fish enters the house to help, He picks up a gun and shoots hitting Breads father,

The boys scared and confused do the only thing they think they can and after obtaining some items to help them on their journey they enter the woods where a violent river rushes through, fourlegged beasts roam, and menacing men prey.


This is a story that took me on a journey via different characters, I was expecting the book to mainly be about the boys and their travels through the woods but it was so much more and the boys stories are just one part of the book.
We get to meet Fishs Grandpa, Teddy, who has seen all kinds of atrocities during his time in the military and likes the quieter life but will stop at nothing to find the boys.


We also get to meet the local police officer, Sheriff Cal who feels out of his depth as the only shooting around there is farmers shooting animals.
His journey in the book is an awakening about what he truly wants from his life, We also meet Fishs mother who is grieving and is a very religious woman Pentecostal who waits for signs from God before she does anything including looking for the boys.


This is a story of people coming to terms with their choices in life, their pasts, and their futures by coming together to help find the boys.
It is a powerful book that had me gripped throughout, especially as the boys got deeper into the woods on their makeshift raft and didnt understand the dangers that they were in.


Raft of Stars is a beautiful story that was joyous to read and played with my emotions, Each page is easy to imagine with its rich descriptions of the surroundings and characters that have been written superbly and with a lot of consideration to their different plights in life and their ages.
It has been well researched and is definitely one book you need to pick up this year,

Fish and Bread are ten year old boys, best friends and both are carrying things that no one wishes on their young hearts.
Of course, they stole my heart, In the small town of Claypot, Wisconsin something bad happens and the boys run away, A variety of other characters make it their mission to find them, Cal is the towns temporary sheriff, with a big heart, at a crossroads in his life, dealing with a mistake in his recent past and questioning how he is living his life.
Tiff, a young woman whos had it tough, is trying to make a life for herself, Teddy, a grandfather who loves his grandson dearly carries his own grief and wartime mental scars, Miranda is Fishs mother who is dealing with loss and wanting to ease that loss for her son, Every one of them is in need of healing, The ordeal of the boys harrowing journey through woods and rapids and the search for them was at times a bit dramatic, but this story is filled with heart and hope, love and care.
I enjoyed getting to know these characters, This well written debut novel is more than a coming of age story story and Ill look forward to what Andrew Graff may write next.


I received an advanced copy of this book HarperCollins through Edelweiss,.stars.

It started off strong and I loved all the characters, especially the boys, Fish and Bread, Those nicknames didn't impress me, though, That type of thing with names always seems gimmicky to me, The boys run away after taking the law into their own hands, and it's off to the woods and a dangerous river to start their long journey.
Soon half the town is in the woods or on the river looking for the boys, After a while I was drifting away from the story, It became repetitive and uneven felt very YA, The ending came around a bit, .