Face to Face Author:Marion Dane Bauer Michael has always dreamed of owning a rifle. Maybe then the kids in school will stop bulling him. So when his stepfather gives him a rifle for his thirteenth birthday, he finally feels in control. But due to an accident the gun is taken away. — After that Michael believes the answer to all his problems is a trip to see his real father, who has b... more »een out of his life for eight years. However, when his father, a rafting guide, forces him to make a trip down one of the roughest white-water passes, Michael wonders if he's made the right choice. Does true courage have anything to do with being a tough guy?« less