The Raft Short Story

Have you ever judged a book by it's cover? If you have, then I suggest that you don’t do it. This is what Nicky did in the raft by Jim LaMarche. He had to go live with his grandmother for some time, and he came in really nervous about living there. He said “There's nobody to play with” and “She doesn't even have a tv!” But later on, Nicky found out all of the fun things that his grandmother does. Nicky gets to go on a raft, he see’s some cool animals, and he gets to help out his grandmother.

First, Nicky gets to go on the raft. He connects to the outdoors with the raft. He saves a fawn, he see’s animals as well. This is only one of the things he does on the raft. Also, the raft help the grandma and nicky bond because they do it together,

He saved the raw that was stuck in the mudbank. He cared enough to save the fawn. It would have been stuck there for a long time if it wouldn't have been saved by Nicky. He also draws the fawn. All of the different animals help his newfound enjoyment for nature because they are other living creatures.

Finally, he ends up liking his grandmother. He came in expecting to have a terrible time. He expected to be sitting around all day, because there was no other kids and there was no tv. However, he ended up having a good time. He didn't like cornbread to start, which is what he expected the entire time to be like. However, he quickly started to enjoy the time when everything went well. His grandmother built a special relationship with Nicky because of their love of the outdoors.

Never judge a book by it's cover because it really could be the perfect book. Nicky shouldn't have judged his grandma because he got to do so many fun things, like go on the raft, he got to see cool animals, and he actually liked his grandmother. Nicky learns not to judge books by there cover. That is also the moral of the story. It is very important not to judge people by the first thing they see. Do you think judging people is