Paulsen, Gary. The River. NY: Doubleday Dell, 1991. 132 pages. (Survival Fiction)While sitting alone at home, Brian Robeson heard a knock at the door.
Three men were standing there—Derek Holtzer, Bill Mannerly and Erik Ballard—asking him to relive his treacherous adventure in the Canadian wilderness. They wanted to take notes on how he survived to teach other people how to survive in the wilderness. With his mother’s approval, he heads off into the Canadian wilderness with the lead man, Derek Holtzer. Tons of gear is loaded onto the plane, but Brian insists they leave all of it behind, so they take the radio, a few other necessities and head out. Everything is easy going until one night they both find themselves in a major lightning storm. Derek goes to reach for the radio and gets struck by lighting. With Derek now in a coma, Brian must find help, and fast, before it’s too late.
I think this is great book to read if you’re looking for adventure or survival books. It really tells you about how hard it is to survive in any kind of wilderness. It also gives helpful tips to survive in the wild while making it a thrilling, page-turning, amazingly good book.
Reviewed by: Baseballplyr
