《小河男孩》主要内容：杰西酷爱游泳，在家乡陪伴爷爷的那段日子里，她时常会在那条小河边见到一个男孩。杰西并不认识他，但他却在杰西为爷爷的身体状况而担心、难过的日子里给她以信心与鼓励，与此同时，他还请求杰西帮助他了却一个心愿。爷爷在杰西的帮助下终于完成了他的画作，而那个男孩也如愿以偿，他从小河的发源地游向了大海。《小河男孩》荣获1997年卡内基文学奖。

Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heart attack, but he insists he finish his painting, River Boy. At first, Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to her grandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy in it at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins to feel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one her ailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has he returned?