num_pages: 160
description: A suspenseful novel follows Jess as she accompanies her ailing grandfather to his boyhood home where he can complete his painting River Boy and discovers a weird presence in the river--a boy who issues a challenge that might save her Grandpa's life.
language: English
title: River Boy
titlecomplete: River Boy
genres: Fiction, Family, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Paranormal, Childrens, Ghosts, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1657
awards: name: Angus Book Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Margaret K. McElderry