River Boy

Author: Boyle
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Grandpa Jesse suffers from heart disease and may worsen at any time, but he insists on returning to his hometown to complete his painting—The Little River Boy—by the small river in his homeland. Jesse loves swimming and often sees a boy by the river while staying with her grandpa in her hometown. Jesse doesn’t know him, but he gives her confidence and encouragement during the days she worries and feels sad about her grandpa’s health. Meanwhile, he asks Jesse for help to fulfill a wish. With Jesse’s assistance, Grandpa finally completes his painting, and the boy also fulfills his dream—he swims from the source of the river to the sea. This book won the Carnegie Medal in 1997.