Paulsen, Gary. The River. NY: Random House, 1991. 130 pages. (Survival Series)
The book I read was The River. The main characters are Brain, and Derek, a survival teacher. The story takes place in the wilderness next to a river (100 miles east of where he crashed in Hatchet). Some problems they face are no food, water, shelter, and fire. Brian and Derek solve the problems by using survival techniques that Brian used in Hatchet, and Brian’s Winter such as making debris hut, a bow and arrow to hunt, a trap for fish that they go in and they can’t get out, and identifying edible and non edible plants. One of the problems that they face is that Derek got struck by lightning and is in a coma and Brian has to travel 100 miles south to get to civilization. One other interesting event that happens in the novel is that Brian has to build a raft and it, surprisingly, held up to the rapids that they had to go through.
The book I read was The River. The main characters are Brain, and Derek, a survival teacher. The story takes place in the wilderness next to a river (100 miles east of where he crashed in Hatchet). Some problems they face are no food, water, shelter, and fire. Brian and Derek solve the problems by using survival techniques that Brian used in Hatchet, and Brian’s Winter such as making debris hut, a bow and arrow to hunt, a trap for fish that they go in and they can’t get out, and identifying edible and non edible plants. One of the problems that they face is that Derek got struck by lightning and is in a coma and Brian has to travel 100 miles south to get to civilization. One other interesting event that happens in the novel is that Brian has to build a raft and it, surprisingly, held up to the rapids that they had to go through.
I would describe this book as fantastic, adventurous, has a great story plot, and setting. I would recommend it to an 8-14 year old person because if they like adventure, how to survive in the wild, and other techniques then they should definitely read the Gary Paulsen Brian book series. I felt that the novel was great for anyone who wants to learn about survival techniques used in the wild, and teaching it to people in a presentation, or even to your friends.
Reviewed by: LT28
Reviewed by: LT28
