The River (A Yearling Book) by Gary Paulsen
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Book Reviews of The River (A Yearling Book)
Book Review: The River by Gary Paulsen
Summary: 5 Stars
The River is about Brian Robeson. Brian is a 15-year-old boy who was stranded in the wilderness for 54 days. He only had a hatchet. Brian is asked to go back to the wilderness to Derek, a psychologist working for a government survival school, how to survive with only a knife. While in the wilderness Derek and Brian are struck by lightning. Derek falls into a coma. Brian then has to take care of Derek. Brian finds a map in Derek's briefcase and sees that there's a trading post less than 100 miles away. He decides to build a raft to get there. Will he make it or will he and/or Derek die. I liked this book because it is very adventurous. It also made me think how lucky I am that I do not have to live in the wilderness. I would recommend this book to any fourth or fifth grader. I think that this book is a little above a third grade level due to some of the larger vocabulary.Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
The River is a sequel to Hatchet.It is about a boy named Brian Robeson who survived 54 days in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet and the clothes on his back. Psychologist, Derek Holtzer comes knocking and wants him to do it all over again! Only this time Derek will go with him. They fly out in a plane to Necktie Lake with a plane packed with unnecessary suppies At least, that's what Brian thinks and I agree with him. Brian makes a rule that they will only keep the briefcase and the radio. They will only use the radio for emergancies. Derek get struck by lightning and is in a coma. Brian has to build a raft and bring Derek to the trading post. What will happen next? You tell me.This is a really great book and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially if you like survival books. You should read Hatchet before reading The River so that it is more understandable.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
What would you do if you were on island with a man in a comma? Well, that what thirteen year old Brian had to go through. Brian is a boy that got saved from an airplane crash in the book Hatchet. Now some people want him to go back to do everything over, so they would know how he survived in the wilderness. However, this time, Derek would also go with him, (Derek is an adult who would write down the things they did and how they would survive). Derek gets injured and now Brian has to take care of Derek, who is in a comma.
This is a wonderful book for people that like to learn about new things in life and survival lessons. Gary Paulsen also wrote Hatchet and Brian Winter, too. I would recommend these books to anyone who likes to travel, so they can know how to survive in the woods, in winter, or with wild animals. So, I hope you and enjoy it like I did.
Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about a boy,Brian who was in a plane crash and had to surive in the wilderness for 54 days until he was rescued. That was the first book Hatchet. One year later three men came to Brian's house and asked him if he wanted to go back in wilderness. Brian did not know at first but then he said, "ok,I will go". One of the men said a man named Derek will be going with you, he is a psychologist, Brian felt much safer. When Brian and Derek got to the lake there was a storm. While they were sleeping the storm went on. Derek went to grab the radio they brought and he got struck by lightning. Brian had to do something so he built a raft and sailed down the river trying to get help for Derek. The waves were so big they knocked Derek and Brian right off the raft. Do you think Derek will live? Well, find out. It is an interesting book.Book Review: The River
Summary: 5 Stars
The RiverI really like this book. This book was about a man that got stranded in the wilderness for fifty-four days with nothing but a hatchet, yet threw all he still survived it. Now the Government wants him to do it again. They want him to go back to the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. This time he wont be alone though. A government psychologist will accompany him to observe and take notes. Then a freak storm came up. The Government guy gets hit by lightning and falls into a coma. Their radio is dead, Brian is afraid he will die of dehydration unless he can get him to a doctor. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport him a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. And that is what he did.