The River (Paulsen)
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| Author | Gary Paulsen |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Brian Robeson |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Bradbury Press |
| Released | |
| Media Type | Hardcover and Paperback |
| Preceded by | Hatchet |
| Followed by | Brian's Return |
The River is a 1991 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It takes place two years after the book Hatchet.
[edit] Plot summary
Brian Robeson spent several months surviving alone in the Canadian wilderness after a plane accident. Now the government has asked him to do it again: live in the woods with no tools, surviving only by his wits, so the military can learn his survival techniques.
Though reluctant at first, Brian eventually agrees. Accompanied by a government psychologist named Derek, the two set off for a remote Canadian location. Though the government insisted they take emergency supplies, Brian insists they abandon everything but a pocket knife and an emergency radio. It would be impossible to eat bugs and sleep in the rain when you know there's a tent and a crate of food just waiting for you.
Things take a grim turn when their camp is struck by lightning, which knocks Derek into a coma and destroys the radio. Knowing that Derek will die of dehydration long before anyone finds them, Brian must bring him back to civilization. He constructs a raft, in a desperate bid to bring Derek down the river to medical help.
| Works of Gary Paulsen |
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| Brian series: Hatchet • Brian's Return • Brian's Winter • The River • Brian's Hunt Tucket series: Mr. Tucket • Call Me Francis Tucket • Tucket's Ride • Tucket's Gold • Tucket's Home • Tucket's Travels World of Adventure Series: Captive! • Curse of the Ruins • Danger on Midnight River • Escape from Fire Mountain historical novels: The Quilt • Alida's Song • Soldier's Heart • Nightjohn • Sarny comical books:The Amazing Life of Birds The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech • Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day • The Glass Cafe: Or the Stripper and the State; How My Mother Started a War with the System That Made Us Kind of Rich and a Little Bit Famous • The Boy Who Owned the School • The Schernoff Discoveries • Harris and Me other: Canoe Days • The Beet Fields • The White Fox Chronicles • The Transall Saga • The Rifle •The Tent • Dogteam • The Car • A Christmas Sonata • The Monument •The Haymeadow • Woodsong • The Night the White Deer Died • Canyons • The Winter Room •The Voyage of the Frog • The Island • The Crossing non-fiction:How Angel Petersen Got His Name • Caught by the Sea • Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books • Father Water, Mother Woods • My Life in Dog Years • Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers |
