01240cam a2200253 4500 606121139 TxAuBib 20220929120000.0 220929s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063031913 0063031914 TxAuBib Graff, Andrew J., author. Raft of Stars: A Novel. New York : Harper Collins, 2021. 288 pages : Reading Group Guide ; 20 cm. Summer, 1994, Claypot, Wisconsin. Tired of seeing his best friend, Dale "Bread" Breadwin, bruised and terrorized by his no-good dad, ten-year-old Fischer "Fish" Branson takes action. A gunshot rings out and the two boys flee the scene, believing themselves murderers. They head for the woods, where they find their way onto a raft, but the natural terrors of Ironsforge gorge threaten to overwhelm them. Four adults track them into the forest, each one on a journey of his or her own.-- adapted from jacket. 20220929. Abused children. Abusive men. Forests and forestry. Runaway children Fiction. Wisconsin Fiction.