S. A Bodeen's The Raft

In The Raft, by S.A. Bodeen, Robie Mitchell is staying with her aunt in Oahu while taking a break from her parents on Midway, a secluded island atoll with minimal entertainment for a teenaged girl. When her aunt needs to go to L.A. for work, Robie convinces her to let her stay by herself for the remainder of the trip. Unfortunately, after the first night when a man confronts Robie on the street, she wants to go home. Unable to contact her parents due to weak signal and not wanting to worry her aunt, Robie decides to take a supply flight to Midway the next night.
Throughout the book, Robie continues to ask if there is something worse. The theme of this book is survival and knowing that there will always be something worse in life. During Robie’s