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Take me to the river

by Will Hobbs (2011)

About this book

When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTake me to the river Lead Character

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