The River (A Hatchet Adventure)

Ready to start an exciting, mind thrilling adventure book? The river is for you. This book is about a 15-year old boy named Brian who survived in the bitter cold woods of Canada. Now some psycologists want him to do it again! Though it took some convinsing and thought, Brian and Derek (psycologist) finally leave. When the two fly over to the unfamiliar surroundings, Brian demands they leave the equipment except for a briefcase and communication phone. The day after they byild a shelter and literally stumbly upon a flint. With that they make a fire for heat and cooking. A couple days after, an astonishing thunder storm approaches them unexpectadly. Read the book to see the drastic situation.My opinion of the book is that it was very surprising. I doubt anybody knew anyhting would happen to the two, knowing Brian had experience. It was amazing. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventures. This book will have you out of your seat.

“The River” is a great book to read. It is about a boy named Brian who goes into the wilderness. This book is part of a series of Hatchet and Brian’s Winter. This book was the best out of the series. It was action packed and full of excitement. Derek is in a coma and Brian has to travel one hundred miles down to the trading post to save him. I would recommend this book to those who read Hatchet because I think it is the best book out of the series. It kept my attention and it was very exciting. I hope that you will enjoy this book as much as I did.
Dawson, 7th grader

"Well, to make it short, we want you to do it again."

When last we left Brian, he had just come out the other end of a harrowing survivathon in the woods: fifty-four days, alone with only a hatchet, of channeling his inner hunter-gatherer. It came to be known in Brian's mind as The Time—the experience that changed him, molded him, transformed him. His conception of food, of time, of nature, the way he approaches the luxuries of modern life—all had taken on a different tint from before.

Brian, now fifteen, is just beginning to adjust to his previous life when a government research group solicits him to replicate his experience for scientific study, in particular to help illuminate the psychological component behind the human will to survive that was surely in play during Brian's extemporized escapade. He would be accompanied by one other person, an amanuensis of sorts to chronicle Brian's thoughts and emotions in real time. This time, however, they would have supplies, including a two-way radio, but for emergency purposes only.

Brian registers a note of incredulity, not to mention trepidity at having to relive the horrors he can't forget, but which shortly gives way to sincere interest. His mother objects, of course, on grounds of common sense and basic parental concern, but eventually comes around as well. If anyone could help others survive in similar situations, it's Brian. And so begins Part Deux of The Time.

Truth be told, there's really not much that sets The River apart from Hatchet. Mishaps occur, things go from worse to horribly worse, instincts kick into sixth gear and Brian does what needs to be done. Sure, there's Derek, Brian's companion this time around, but for reasons that present themselves almost upon arrival, he brings little to the companionship side of the equation. Like the first, details are scarce; how Brian manages to build a sustainable raft is rushed through, as is the rest of the truncated misadventure.

Other than to cash in a crowd-pleasing sequel to a popular predecessor, there was no reason for this book to be written. This is a token case of 'been there, done that', and Paulsen should have pumped the brakes. But as I'm just now seeing, he didn't stop here, either; he churned out no less than three more clones for Brian and his readers to traipse through. While his teenage audience may derive some nourishment for their survivalist bug in these endless spinoffs, Paulsen would have done well to quit while he was ahead, or for that matter, behind.

Ricky

Language Arts

Mrs. Reid

September 29, 2005

The River

The River by Paulsen is one of my favorite books. I can't believe that Brain Robeson is going back to the woods. But Brain is not going alone, he is going back with Derek from US government. Derek gets hit by lighting and put in a coma. This book continues saga of Brain and his survival adventures.

The River I thought was a very good book. I think Gary Paulsen did a very good job at writing this book. I think all the books I read by Gary Paulsen did a very good job at writing them. When you think that Brain can't be challenged by anything more than he was the first time in Hatchet, he finds himself going back out into the wilderness again. He wasn't alone; he was not responsible just for himself but for another person. Then when Derek got hit by lighting, he was put in a coma. Brian went out to the find woods to make a raft.

I thought that this was a very good book. This was one of my favorite books. I liked the part where they were floating down the river. I also like when they hit rapids, and then Brain fell off. I would tell people they need to read this book.

Brian struggles with a storm and Derick goes into a coma! It's hard to find food, and there is a raging river. Read this novel, to learn what happens in the end. The River is about thirteen year old Brian Robeson who had to re-enact his survival in the Canadian woods, all over again. Derick is another character in the novel. They are dropped off at a lake where Brian refuses to bring a raft, or other survival gear. They find a shelter during a storm. Derick has his radio and he gets hit by lightning, which leaves him in a coma. Brian tries to use the radio to contact someone for help. The next day he builds a raft and Derick and Brian go down the river for some help. I did not like the book. I think Paulsen really didn't describe the setting much, only the shelter. Also the plot was boring and it was not suspenseful. It was kind of short and it ended abruptly. I would recommend that Paulsen develop the ending more.

I recommend this book to anyone who liked Hachet or Brian's Winter . I also recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure,wilderness,and a little comedy.
In the beginning of the story, three guys from the goverment came to Brian's house and asked for him to go live out in the wilderness again. At first, he said "no,". Later he said "I have to ask my mom and dad first.They decided to do it for the goverment as long as he got all the survival equipmint his mom asked for. He got evreything till he got there. They didn't let him take it because they said it would be too much like a camping trip. All they let him take was a walkie talkie.
I think Brian is smart because he found fire rocks to start the fire with, but Derek is pretty dumd because he said I have to take notes on how you work. Derek refused to do anything. Brian asked him to get some boughes to make a soft bed but Derek even refused to do that.
A bad storm hits and Derek gets hurt and the walkie talkie breaks. Will Brian be able to save him ? To find out read The River.

I think you will be swooped away by The River because Brian is back after two years since the plane crash. The publicity has died down, and Brian isn’t going back to the woods anytime soon until a total stranger, Derek, comes along. Derek informs Brian that he has to go back to the woods and do the same survival experience all over again, except this time he is not alone. Another catch for Brian is that he has to leave his hatchet behind. After a freaky storm happens, Derek is hit by lightning and goes into a coma. Does Brian have what it takes to build a raft and ride it about 100 miles to a trading post and save Derek before it is too late?

This book is a must read for boys and girls of all ages! Gary Paulsen does a great job of teaching survival skills and inner confidence when difficult situations arise. This thrilling sequel to Hatchet will keep you on the edge of your seat with new struggles and triumphs in the woods.

The author is Gary Paulsen.The book was published in 1991.I would give it a
rating of four out of five.The two main charactors are Brian and Derek
Derek comes to Brians door and asks him to go to the wilderness again just like
he did in the Hatchet and live with just some back up gear.Brian doesen't think
anything can go wrong.But when Brian and Derek got to the forest Brian told
Derek not to bring the extra gear exept a radio.But when the storm comes Derek
gets struck by lightning ,and goes into a coma.Brian knows he has to do somthing
about it even though he wants to go home and eat hot food and sleep in a nice warm
bed.He does go home after he takes care of Derek.The moral of the story is : always
be prepared.He learns that he should always expect the unexpected At the end of the
story Brian has become more experienced in life.I liked the book because you are
always wondering and theres always adventure you dont know whats going to happen
next.

This book, "The River", by Gary Paulsen, is the very interesting sequel to "Hatchet". In "The River", the hero, Brian Robeson, is asked to "do it again"- survive in the forests far away from civilization, so the government can learn how Brian was able to survive. There's only one difference- a psychologist working for the government named Derek is coming with Brian. Although they had planned everything out, an unexpected lightning storm turns their day into a disaster. Derek gets hit by lightning in his sleep, putting him into a coma. Now, Brian must bring Derek to a doctor at the trading post, because their transmitter is dead... ...and Derek might be too if Brian doesn't get Derek there in time...
I've enjoyed this book because of the danger and adventure, and I recommend this book to whoever likes danger and adventure.

Our boy Brian returns to the wilds of Canada but this time with a companion; a man who is part of a team that wants to understand how it was that Brian survived on his own with so few resources.

Brian agrees to go because the information is going to be used to help others to mentally adapt to the isolation and the wild. What happens is nothing like what they planned.

A good story, "The River" is geared more towards the juvenile shelves than the YA section. It's a lighter Paulsen read that is very adventure oriented. As an adult I thought there were moments that were a tad unrealistic. But that didn't keep me from enjoying this intriguing romp down river.

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Pam T~ (booksforkids-reviews)

If you like stories of survival, then this is the book for you. It's about a boy named Brian who is about 15 years old and a scientist named Derek who is in his 30's go out into the wilderness so Brian can show him how to survive, since he did it about a year before when his plane crashed in the Canadian wilderness. They have to live out there for 3 weeks. After 3 days a lightening storm hits and Derek is struck by lightning and goes into a coma, so Brian has to build a raft and go for help at the trading post before it's too late for Derek.

The best part in the book was when Brian finished the raft and finally heads down the river to get help. Brian has to stay awake the whole time until he gets to the trading post because he has to steer the raft. At one point he loses track of the raft and loses it along with Derek because he got knocked off the raft.

The theme of this story is survival because Brian has to survive and keep Derek alive too.

This was a great book to read. I like how suddenly things turn bad for Brian when Derek goes into a coma. He has to keep himself and Derek alive and get help

Our boy Brian returns to the wilds of Canada but this time with a companion; a man who is part of a team that wants to understand how it was that Brian survived on his own with so few resources.

Brian agrees to go because the information is going to be used to help others to mentally adapt to the isolation and the wild. What happens is nothing like what they planned.

A good story, "The River" is geared more towards the juvenile shelves than the YA section. It's a lighter Paulsen read that is very adventure oriented. As an adult I thought there were moments that were a tad unrealistic. But that didn't keep me from enjoying this intriguing romp down river.

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Pam T~ (booksforkids-reviews)

This was a page turning because when I started reading it at first I couldn't stop reading it because every time I tried stopping another good part would take place. No this story was not hard concentrate on because I enjoyed reading it. I like the genre because it's about our time period. I also enjoyed the writing style. There were many parts in this story that surprised me. One part that surprised me was when Derek was struck by lightning. Not every chapter ended with a cliffhanger. This story wasn't a boringatory. I think it was one of the better books I have read. My mind did not wander while I was reading this story. The plot was unbelievable because they wanted Brian to go back on this island once again. Yes I do think 7th graders would enjoy this story because there is something always going on.

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.

I recommend this book to everyone. You should read this book because it is an interesting story about a 15-year old city boy named Brian that has to go back to the wilderness and try to survive. In the book,"Hatchet" Brian crashes in the wilderness on the way to see his father. The pilot dies and he is left alone to survive. Now in the book,"The River" the goverment is asking him to go back and do it again to teach people how to survive if they are in a crisis that Brian had when he crashed. Brian agrees and Derek,one of the people from the goverment, goes with him. The story turns into an exciting adventure when Brian not only has to save himself but also another person. This is a great book that Gary Paulsen wrote. Read this book and i'm sure that you will like it as much as i did.

This book in my mind, is an adventorous and a realistic book. This book had alot of cliff hangers.This book left you waiting to read on for Example: Brain fell off the raft and had to chance it and every turn he could not find it. I did not like how that the Author Gary Paulson did not include alot of wild life. They were only in the wildreness and they did not even include any animals. If I was Gary Paulson I would of made them foght off a bear of some other kind of wild animal. The other part that I would change is let them ride of two more miles. I liked that Gary Paulson did a great job on the setting. For Example: When they found there fort. I would read any of the books that Gary Paulson writes. I think who ever likes adventorous or realistic books would love this book and also read Hatchet.

The River
I 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 won�t 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.

This book is an adventure book so if you dont like them you wont like The River. "We want you to do it again", says Derek Holtzer a goverment physiologist who studies how to live in the wilderness. He and Brain are going to the wilderness togther. One nightwhile they are sleeping Derk is struk by lighting and put in a coma. Brain had a close incounter with a moose it might just happen again. Some diffrences from this story from the last are that Brain has a knife not a hatchet,his plane didn't crashand, has a partner.
I dont like this story because all Brain ever thinks is I think I should do this I think I should do that. I wouldnt recomend this book to young kids because they can get confused with whos who and whats what.
Here are some other boooks you might want to read by Gary Paulsen, Hatchet And Brains Winter.

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.

In the book The River it's all about this boy named Brian and he get's lost in the woods and survived so these three guys come to his house asking if he would do the survival thing again. One man Derek Holtzer comes back when his mother is home and they go over what he wants Brian to do and the boy thinks that has to do this to teach other people how to survive. The mother says that he can go. Afte his mother says he can they take a few days to go over what they'er going to do? How long they are going to be in this place. They take off. When they get there Brian tells Derek to leave all of the equiptemnt on the plane. They make a shelter. This book was confusing to me. I really didn't like it. If you like a lot of excitment you might like this book.

This is one of Gary Paulsen's best books he's ever written! This is a great story.
One day Brian gets encountered by a guy named Derek, who asks him to go back to the woods to live the way he did before. Derek wants to expiriment with him. So Brian agrees and off they go to the woods. By accident, one night, Derek gets struck by lighting and dozes off into a coma. Brian must save him. In order to do that, he has to get Derek down a river and still keep him alive by feeding him and letting him drink. But how is he going to do that if he's in a coma? Find out if Derek and better yet, Brian survives!
This, as you all know, the sequal to "Brian's Winter." It's a great story and has a good moral. Worth your money and definatly a good read!

Brian Robeson is approached by representatives from a government survival school. The representatives want Brian to "do it again." Almost two years before, Brian survived a plane crash in Canada and had to live in the wilderness for fity-four days with only a hatchet. Brian, now fifteen, attempts to recreate/simulate the past event along with a companion, a psychologist named Derek. The situation is different this go round, and Brian and Derek begin an adventure that will change their lives. I liked the book because of the adventure Paulsen created throughout it. The book is easy for readers to move through and has short chapters. The only problem I had with it was that Brian seems to come up with a plan to survive so easily.

I think that people should take the time to read The River by Gary Paulsen because it is a wonderful book, it is very entertaining, it is filled with adventure, and it is a great book if you love the outdoors. I agree with Cole when he said that "Gary Paulsen did a great job writing this book" because he really did, the book was very suspenseful and I couldn't stop turning the pages. After reading this book I can't wait to read the next one in the series.

The book is very entertaining, not even two weeks into their expedition Brian and Derek already have their own camp build and they are equipped with weapons and loads of food, surviving in the wilderness is almost too easy for them. The story is also filled with adventure, while Brian and Derek are looking for fire stones, Brian slides off a small cliff when the ground collapses from underneath him and they end up finding fire stones in the rubble. The story is great if you like the outdoors because it has many aspects of life in the wilderness, After Derek goes into a coma from a lightning strike Brian crafts a raft from logs that were cut by beavers, He also rafts down a river for over 100 miles with Derek strapped onto the raft to find civilization and get help for Derek.

My Favorite Character has to be Brian because of how crafty he is. When him and Derek arrived to the forest they had a whole chest full of survival gear, but Brian opted not to use it because after all, they were doing this to simulate what It would be like for somebody who was actually in one of these situations and using the gear would defeat the whole purpose of it. So without the gear Brian managed to create a camp for him and Derek, Create a bow for hunting, and he gathered up an abundance of food with a little help from Derek.

My favorite quote from the book has to be "We're not going to unload." (Paulsen, 26) because it shows just how confident Brian is that they can survive with nothing. Brian has done this before and convinces Derek that no matter what, he will use the emergency supplies if they decide to bring them.

If you liked the book "Hatchet" your going to love this book."The River" is a riveting companion to Hatchet because Brian has to go back again to the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept him alive for almost 4 months. Brian is a little nervous about reviving all that he lived two years ago, but Brian then recalls all the lives he could safe if he showed his surviving techniques. This time Brian wont be alone because Derek Holtzer, a government psycologist will accompany him. But during a freak storm, Derek is hit by lightning and falls into a coma. Brian only has a hope of taking Derek a hundre miles down the river to a trading post-although he does not know if his map is accurate.

I loved this book. I felt like it had so much personality and adventure. It's about this boy called Brian who survived 54 days in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet. One day is man Derek Holtzer, a psychologist comes to his house and asks him to relive his experience. At first Brian is hesitant but decides to go. Derek and Brian take a plane ride to Necktie River in the Canadian wilderness where Brian got stuck before. One night mysteriously hit by ligtning and put into a coma. Brian must find a way to save his dear friend's life before it is too late. I think kids all over the world will love this book. It is so compelling there are tons of cliffhangers too. You won't believe what happens at the end.

A boy named Brian was stuck by a lake with only a hatchet. This is the sequal of the book called Hatchetand it is called The River. A guy named Derek wants Brian to go with him to a different lake. Brian, Brian's mom, and Derek agreed that Brian would go to the lake with Derek. One stormy night Derek reached out for the radio they brought and lightning went down a tree and hit Derek. He was in a coma. Brian built a raft. They went down the river. you need to read the book to see what happens.
This is a great book because it has a lot of action. This book was fun to read because it was suspenseful.
You would like this story because it exciting to read. I would always look forward to reading the next page

This book was a great sequel to The Hatchet. Gary Paulsen does an amazing job tying the survival aspect of his books into The RIver, acting as if Brian Robeson, which is the main character in the book, the one who was also in The Hatchet, is "recreating" his first survival, which in the beginning seems too easy, until something happens that makes this book as action filled as it is, but a very interesting twist Gary does on this book that he didn't do with The Hatchet was adding another person in his survival journey in the beginning, which was a man, Derek Holtzer who was a physiologist which he almost brought a huge assortment of survival gear but Brian insisted he left it back, after a compromise he only ended up bringing his emergency radio and a briefcase for notes. Gary Paulsen did not hold back on this book, it left me on the edge of my seat as I was reading it, and really lived up to The Hatchet. The ending even had a interesting twist to it, without revealing too much. But he made the twist seem like he wasn't just trying to strain out the book, it was another great part to the novel! I would say Gary Paulsen did an amazing job with this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes action, especially survival action!

- Sait K.

I think that this book was one of the best book's ever in the whole collection of Hatchet and Brian's winter I sugest that you buy the book or even the collection of Hatchet and Brian's winter because it's worth buying it and it is a good book and collection for kid's and adult's. It is worth the money I guerent it because i started Hathet two days ago and now im on Brian's Hunt and I realy think that the book is the best. I also think that the auther Gary Paulsen is a god to the book world and that most of his story's they just look realy real and if he's looking at this now I say thank you for writeing all the books he has writeing.

By Nick Doyon (Biddeford,Maine)

I thought this book was a terrific book. It is about a 15 year old boy that went back to the wilderness with a phycologist named Derrick because they wanted to learn how to survive this if they were ever to get caught or stuck in the wilderness, but during that trip Derrick gets hit by a strobe of lightning and ends up in a coma. Brian didn't want Derrick to die of dehydration so he thinks of ways to help him. Later on brian finds a map that shows a river and a trading post at the end of the river so he decides to build a raft and go there to find a doctor to help derrick. I won't tell you if he makes it or not because your should read the book and find out yourself! Have Fun!!!

None of my sons have been book lovers, but there is something about the true life adventure of Brian, stranded in the Canadian wilderness that every one of my children have loved--and even held me riveted. The River is the companion to Hatchet (another must read). This time instead of surviving a plane crash, Brian agrees to go purposely into the wilderness with Derek who wants to learn about wilderness survival to teach pilots for the possibility of crashing.

But everything doesn't go as planned and The River is as exciting as Hatchet.

Brian Robeson was in the Canadian forest for 54 days with nothing but a hatchet. When he returned Brian was famous but did not like being famous. One evening a man named Derek Holtzer came to Brians house and asked if he would do it again to teach Derek how he survived. Derek was a psychologist who would teach other people how to survive in the wlderness. When they arrived at the lake they would be staying at Brian would not allow anything but the radio an the briefcase. One stormy night Derek gets struck by lightning and Brian builds a raft to bring Derek down the river to get help. I liked this book and would recomend it to everyone.

I read The River by Gary Paulsen. I really enjoyed this book because Brian had to survive in the wilderness and take care of his friend Derek. This book had many twists, like when Derek fell into a coma. That was scary! Brian had to do everything in order to keep Derek alive. One small mistake like Dereck going underwater for even a second could kill him. Brian had many struggles like when he had to find a way to get Derek safely down the river while Derek was in a coma. Although I liked the book, I did think the ending was very sudden. If you are looking for an action-packed survival book, this is the one to read. Overall, I thought this book was very interesting. I cannot wait until I can get the next book in the series! I would rate this book a 4 stars.

Two years before this story takes place, Brian Robeson survived in the wilderness with only a hatchet. Now the government wants him to do it again. After great persuasion he agrees to go with a man named Derek. Derek will take notes. Brian only goes with a knife. Derek gets hit by a bolt of lightning and falls into a coma. What can Brian do? He could stay, and Derek might die from thirst or he could build a raft and paddle down-river 100 mi. to a trading post and risk his own life. Read this to find out his choice and the adventure that goes with it. I really think you should read this exciting and highly adventurous book.

The River is a great book to read. The River is about a teenager named Brian who has to go back to the wilderness. The reason he has to go back to the wilderness is because many people want to know how he survived in the books called Hatchet and Brian's Winter. I would recommend this book for anybody. I would mostly recoomend this book to people that like crazy adventures. There is alot of action in The River. Some examples are crashing into the rocks in a river, a thunderstorm with very close lightning, and almost sinking into a river.

Its okay, theres a little bit of bad language and the plot is great but I think that the author was kind of in a rush to finish the ending because I feel like the ending was not that good. But I would still recommend this book.

Written by a 9 year old

"The River" is a book about a boy who lived in the wilderness for fifty-four days. The wilderness changed his life. So one day, a scientist named Derek asked him to do it again. Scientists can use this technology to save other people. But how does he live in the wilderness again? Find out on the fascinating book of the "The River." My opinion on this book is interesting when he changes in the wilderness, is neat when the changes occur, and is funny when Brian tries to catch the fish and slips off of the ledge! I would certainly recommend this book. When you read this book, I hope you enjoy it.

The book I am reviewing is The River by Gary Paulsen. This book is the sequal to Hatchet, another great book from Gary Paulsen. The story is about Brian, the main character, is asked to go on a survival journey so that they can explain how he did it the first time. Brian decides he'd do it but problems occur at this journey. Derek, the guy that's taking notes about how Brian's surviving in the wild forests of Canada. The thing that I like most about the book is that it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The thing that I dislike about the book is that at some parts I was unclear of what was happening.

In the story "The River" tree men came to Brian's home' and knocked on the door and asked him to go back out in the wilderness and do what he did before, two years ago. This time with a government psychoiogist. Brian thought some thing was wrong but everthing was great until... If you want to know what happened you should get this book and read it. I liked this book beause it was fun and exciting. Also when I read this story it kept my interest to keep on reading. I would recommend this book to someone who likes adventure stories because it's about how two people tried to survive in the wilderness alone.

The exciting quest began when Derrick Holtzer showed up at the door step of young Brian Robeson. Derrick is a goverment official that invited Brian back into the large Canadian wilderness to reinact his experience. During their exciting trip Derrick was suddenly struck by lightning in a terrible storm and slipped in to a coma. Brian's new challenge was to raft down the rapid Necktie River. Brian had to build a raft and paddle to a small store about 100 miles down the river. Derrick's life is now dependant on Brian. I thought this book was very exciting. I would recommend it to anyone that likes adventure stories.

Brian Robeson survived in the woods for fifty-four days with only a hatchet. He was surprised to hear what the three phycologist said. They want him to do it over again.With no tool exept a knife, Brian and Derek the phycologist tries to survive in the woods near the lake. But when a terrible lighting gets Derek into a coma.Read The River to find out how they survive.
I don't like this story because I think it is crazy for a kid to live in the woods with only a hathet.
I recomend this book to a fifth grader.It is okay for others to read but the smaller ones might not know the meaning of some words.

The River is the continuation of Hatchet. Brian is now living in the city. He has been rescued from the wild in the previous book. One day, a news reporter came to his door and asked him it he can go back to the wild and live there so they can study how he survived. Brian agrees and he goes back to the wild. But during that one day in the wild, a tree fell down and hit the reporter and nocked out all the radios. The reporter is in a comma and can't wake up. Brian has to get him to the nearest place to communicate with people.
So the adventure begins. Brian sets out on a raft down a river to the trading post he saw on the map left behind. Carrying the reporter, they slowly move at an average of 2mph. After a long two weeks, Brian found it and saved the reporter, and goes home. But this time, he'll be a hero when he goes back.
What I like about this book is that it has the adventure. Trying to survive in the wild without anying. It is amazing to see a teenager survive in the wild on his own.
My favorite part of the book is when the reporter gave him the canoe in the end. It made me feel that the reporter was really thankful for Brian to save his life.

I think this book is very interesting. It is a boy named Brian who survived a plane crash and is stuck in the wilderness for 54 days. One year later 3 men came to his door and asked him to relive his accident in the wilderness. The men are survival specialists who are going to make a video on how to survive. But something goes terribly wrong. Derek gets struck by lightning and Brian has to survive once more. I think this book is reconmmended to all students because it is easy to read and is a good survival book. The chapters are very short. It will be a very good book for elementary kids. By Shawn

Did you ever think of what happened to Brian after Hatchet? Well, Brian came home but to his surprise a man asked him to do it again. The man who's name is Dekek teaches a survival school. When Brian's mom was too nervous to let Brian do it again, Brian does it again anyway. Brian wished that he had his hatchet with him. Suddenly while they were in the woods, a storm comes and do you want to know what happened? I will tell you. Derek got struck by lightning. it's only a matter of time to get help for Derek. Will Brian be able to save Derek? I could not resist this exciting book.

The River is a very thrilling and bone-chilling story about a boy named Brian. Brian adventures with a friend at a very lonely place with nobody else to talk to. When Brian's friend goes into a coma all the adventures begin as Brian rafts his way down a river to look for help. I advise everyone to read The River, because Gary Paulsen keeps you into it. You never will want to set your book down. If you do take my advice and you like this book you should read other books in the series. Some examples of books in the series by Gary Paulsen are Brian's Winter and Hatchet.

I liked The River because it was a very good book and you could never tell what was going to happen next.It started by Brian answering the door.Two big guys were trying to get Brian to go back on the island and show Derek how he survived.Derek was a psychologist.The book gets much better where they're on the plane.A week later Derek get struck by lightning because he happens to touch the radio while he is sleeping.If you want to know the rest you're going to have to get the book yourself.Plus if you already have read the book Hatchet your going to love The River.

In this book, Brian Robeson returns to the same wilderness area that he lived in in the prequel, Hatchet. But this tiim eis a little different. The government has sent him along with a government psychologist, Derek, who will put together a survival course for the military based on Brian's survival tecniques. But a storm suddenly approaches and lightning strikes Derek - causing him to fall into a coma. Brian knows that Derek will suffer from dehydration unless he can get him to a hosiptal. What will he do?
This book was pretty good, but not worth buying. It's quite short and not too exciting. Hatchet deserves more praise than this sequel.

The River is a book about a boy named Brian Robeson and his survival.Brian was alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a hatchet.Yet he survived , the goverment wants him to do it again. This time he will not be alone.To learn more about this book read The River by Gary Paulsen. I thought this book was okay because in some parts of the book it is boring , but in other parts it is funny. I would recommend this book for any 4th or 5fth grader because some words may be a little harder for younger children.Plus if you like adventure or survival stories then you would like The River.

by Roux

I loved this book! as a matter of fact, this book made Gary Paulsen my favorite writer. His character Brian, thinks of everything on the spot. When he finds himself in a very difficult situation , he demonstrates his impressive intelligence by immediately coming up with what exactly to do and when . His survival skills are equal to even the best trained operatives and he is just a kid. I was pretty inspired by this book and found myself thinking how cool it would be to have Brian's skills. Anyone who enjoys outbound adventures or takes risks while traveling would really enjoy this book. It is full of personal challenge and accomplishment. Brian overcomes obstacles that would leave most people paralyzed with panic and fear. I finished the book and felt like i had been there .

The River was a great book! The main character was a funny boy named Brian. He is a 14-year-old boy with black hair. This book is the sequel to Hatchet. The book is about Brain going back into the wilderness and showing Derek,a reporter, the conditions he lived in. Brian is going to show Derek how he survived out there by himself. Derek found out what it is really like to have nothing with him in the middle of nowhere. You should read this book because it has a lot of adventure in it. The theme of the book is friendship and trust.

"The River" is a book about a fifteen year old boywho has been lost in the middle of no where with only a small ax, andthe government wants him to do it again! The boy goes out there witha man from thegovernment. The man gets zapped by lightning and goesinto a coma! The radio they had brought for help is dead! Will theymake it? Read the book to find out! I like this book because of theaction. I would not recommend this book because I have read muchbetter books. Also, lots of people in my class did not like thisbook.

"The River" is about this boy named Brian Robeson, and how the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that the military and astronauts can study how Brian survived in the wilderness alone. This time he won't be alone,a psychologist named Derek Holtzer will be with him. If you want to find out more about what happens to Derek and Brian, read the book "The River." I thought the book was okay. It had its good points and bad points. I guess I would recommend this book, of course to a fifth grader.

The river is the sequel to the hatchet. In the hatchet a months. In the river Brian is asked to do it again. Him and a psycologist go to the wilderness. During a storm Derek is hit by lightning and is sent into a comma. Brian needs to get him to a hospital but the nearest one is one hundred miles away.
Overall I liked this book. It did a very good job of vividly describing the scenery and all the obstacles the had to face. The book was only 132 pages though. I think if it was longer it could have been better.

The River is one of the best adventure books ever because Derek a psychologist,and Brian,a 14 year old are going into the woods and do what Brian did a year ago to survive until his rscue.Derek and Brian went to a lake ,that night when Derek was sleeping there was a radio right near him .By mistake Derek actually hit the radio and WAM ,ZAP .Derek had got struck by lightning.Derek went into a coma and Brian didn't know what to do.Read on and find out what happends nekt.I know this was a great book for me what about you?

Brian Robeson had already survived fifty-four days in the wilderness of Canada. He was proud to be at home where he could enjoy luxuries that we take for granted like a roof over our head and good food to eat. Yet, he is asked to take the challenge again by Derek Holtzer, a psychologist, in the hopes of helping others (soldiers, pilots, etc.) make their way after being stranded. At first Brian was skeptical, yet somewhere in his mind, he knew that he had to do it. He even missed the wilderness! With the permission of his parents, Brian and Derek set off on a new adventure of survival to a new area of wilderness. During the trip on the bush plane, Brian was convinced that something was just not right. They were taking too many supplies. So, he convinced Derek to leave all of the supplies behind save for the radio and the briefcase with a map and notebooks. Luckily, Brian and Derek found shelter, food and made fire rather quickly. However, their luck changes with a bolt of lightning! With Derek in a coma, Brian makes and navigates a raft down the river from Necktie Lake to the safety of Brannock Trading Post. The River is a great book about survival and adaptation to the bad luck life sometimes presents. The book descriptively depicts the location and the power and drive that people call on to accomplish certain tasks. This book would be great for students in 4th grade and beyond. Teachers could use this book when studying habitat, Canada, maps, survival techniques, geography, etc. and can be integrated in to all subject areas especially Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, and Visual Arts. Overall, it is a fun book to read as well as a great follow-up story to The Hatchet, also by Gary Paulsen.

The River is a book about a 15 year old boy who has bin lost in the middle of nowere for 54 days a small ax , and the government wants him to do it again!The boy goes there with a man frome the government,the man gets zapped by lightning , and goes into a coma!The radio they brought for help is dead!Will they make it?Read the book to find out! I liked this book because of the action. I would not recomend the book because I've read much better books,and lots of people in my class did not like the book.

The River is a wonderful book about Brian's return to the North Canadian woods in which he previously survived for 54 days armed only with a hatchet. This time he goes with Derek and 2 knives. Derek is a teacher who teaches people how to survive in the woods with a limited amount of items. He wants to see how Brian survived when he was alone in the woods. Then Derek could teach his pupils about surviving like Brian did. This was a great book. My favorite part is when Derek gets gets in a coma.

"Do it again!"
That is what Brian heard only a few monthes after returning
from the Canadian wilderness. Although another adult goes
with him ,Derek (the other adult) is soon in struck by
lightning and is put in coma! The radio was also struck and
is dead! The only thing Brian has is a knife,and not the
hatchet. See how Brian saves Derek's life and still manages
to stay alive! It is another true story by Gary Paulson.
Collin Fultz, age 11.

The River by Gary Paulson is one of my favorite books. I can't believe that Brian Robeson would actually go back into the wild! Brian will be going with a man from the U.S government. He is also going with lots of equipment. When they get at the lake, Brian decides he will leave all the stuff on the plane. All was fine until a giant thunderstorm comes. The man gets hit by one and is put into a coma. Brian will have to travel down a river 100 miles to a trading post.

I liked this book because it had a ton of action and adventure. I hope you liked this book as much as I did!

Glen, R.I

Book Review:

The River

By: Ricky Wilson

The story that I read was The River by Gary Paulsen. This book is one of the sequels to the book also written by Gary Paulsen called The Hatchet. In this book, a teenage boy named Brian Roberson goes back into the Canadian Wilderness where he was once lost in the first book, The Hatchet. The reason that he went back into the woods is because he was asked to return by a wilderness survival program so that they could write his techniques from certain specific situations down and teach them to students ranging from Army soldiers to special agents, etc.

But then, something horrible happens. The one man that is on the trip with him to record what is going on gets struck by lightning and leaves Brian all alone in the wilderness. Again. The man's name is Derrick, and it turns out that he has a coma. Then, in Derrick's suitcase, Brian finds a map that says that the closest civilization is at a trading post over a hundred miles away. So Brian has to build a raft and take Derrick down "The River" to the trading post.

In this story Brian of course is the main character and he is a teenager with very black hair. He likes being in the woods and/or in the wilderness more than the city. I think that that is one of the similarities that I share with him. There are a few other characters in this story also. There is Derrick and Brian's mother.

In my opinion this book was a pretty good book. I did like The Hatchet a lot more. So, the next time that you are looking for a good book to read, I suggest that you read The Hatchet. And if you have a lot more time on your hands and don't care what book you are going to read, then you might want to try to read The River. You might even like it more than The Hatchet.

The river was way too short. I believe this is the worst book of the series. Don't get me wrong it was a pretty good book but no where near as good as the other three. Some parts of the book were to predictable like when Derrick gets struck by lightning or how brian told Derrick to leave the food, right there you could tell something was going to go wrong. The book ended to quickly and didn't explain much. Overall the book was pretty good but not what i expected.

The River is a good book but not as good as the first book, The Hatchet. I would still recommend reading it. Brian recovered from his first adventure in the wilderness. It has been two years and some men come to ask him if he will help them survive in the woods. At first his mom says no but then Brian's mom decides it's okay because Brian convinces her that he should help the men. Derek, one of the men goes with Brian. Brian and Derek go out into another place in the wilderness. They pick berries for food, make a place to sleep, and are doing okay. But then Derek gets hit by lightening. Brian has to figure out how to save Derek. He finds a map in Derek's briefcase. He finds a river, drags Derek's body on a raft he built, and they float down the river. They finally make it to a trading post. If you like adventure and thrills, you will enjoy this book.

Once again Gary Paulsen writes another thrilling and exciting wilderness adventure. The River is about Brian and Derek. Brian and Derek get dropped off in the wilderness by a plane so Brian can teach Derek how to survive in the wilderness. Than Derek is struck by lightning and it is up to Brian to bring them both to safety.Brian has to paddle the boat 100 miles up river in order to do this. I recommend you read this book if you enjoy thrilling adventurous books.

The River by Garry Paulsen is about a boy named Brian Robeson who was stranded alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days with only a hatchet. Two years later the government wants Brian to go back and do it again.Something happens to the man (Derek) that he goes with. I think this book is okay except for some parts go into too much depth. I recommend this book because of the fact that that it was suspenseful, you wanted to keep reading to find out what happens.

The River was a good book but I don't think it deserved 5 stars because some things weren't that clear at the end of the chapters. The book was interseting and all but not the best book I have ever read. The book had a lot of details which made it better then I thought it would be. I personal thought it could of told more about after they got to the trading post and got help. IT could of told us about whan he got home and talked about that in atleast one chapter.

This book is pretty kewl. It is filled with action and leaves you on the edge of your seat the entire time you are reading it. In the last book "The Hatchet" his plane crashed and he was forced to survive in the wilderness alone! In this book a government official named Derek comes to his house to ask him to do it all over again... just without the crashing part! So he agrees and they go out there and the guy is struck by lightning and is in a coma, and Brian knows the only way to save him is to build a raft to go down river to the trading post so he can get medical attention. The rest you will have to find out by yourself!!!

Brian was asked to go back to the woods so that Derek can observe how he stayed alive so he can teach it to army people. When they got there they found a shelter and found berries but then there was a storm and lightning hit Derek. Derek fell into a coma. Brian has to go a hundred miles to a trading post to save Derek. Will he make it?
I did not like the book The River because there was not much action. Everything went to fast. When something happened it only lasted about one page, unlike Hatchet there was not a lot of troubles like he never really had to figure anything out.

Brian was asked to go back to the woods so that Derek can observe how he stayed alive so he can teach it to army people. When they got there they found a shelter and found berries but then there was a storm and lightning hit Derek. Derek fell into a coma. Brian has to go a hundred miles to a trading post to save Derek. Will he make it?
I did not like the book The River because there was not much action. Everything went to fast. When something happened it only lasted about one page, unlike Hatchet there was not a lot of troubles like he never really had to figure anything out.

Good God, it's truly a wonder that Brian made it through this time. With hardly any sleep in a 63 hour period he has to save himself and an injured companion.
He battles the river and they...well, you really need to read this book people!

This book was a very good book. I liked this book because it is a fun and exiting book. It had a good discription and plot. I also liked the charaters. The book discribed them well. I liked the part when they were on a raft that Brian made with logs and bits of his jacket. Derek was in a coma so Brian did all the paddleing. They went 100 miles or more. This was a very good book. I would recamend this book to anyone who likes adventure books.

"The River" by Gary Paulsen is a pretty good book. It is the sequel to "Hatchet" which is one of his books that I have read and really liked. The plot of this book is that Brian had previosly found a way to survive for over 50 days in the wilderness and someone wanted to make a documentary on him. He was asked if he could do it again. So they both went out into the wilderness and started their project. They worked through tough times together and faced animals, weather, and other obstacles. Derek was struck by lightning, fell into a coma, and Brian had to react. You will have to read the rest to find out what happens. I have only read a few of his books but I thought that this one wasn't quite as good. It is much like his others that I have read, which are all about survival, except this one seemed that it was missing something and wasn't brought to its full potential. I felt like he didnt describe everything as well and that there wasnt really enough to the whole story. Overall it really is a good book, it just falls short of the caliber of "Hatchet".

This book was fantastic! Brian Robeson was stranded in the wilderness for 54 days and barely survived with a hatchet. Two years later, the government wants him to go on a similar adventure with a psychologist, Derek Holtzer. The reason being is because they want to find out how Brain survived this adventure so the government can teach astronauts and the military these same techniques. When a terrible storm comes and lightning strikes Derek and the radio transmitter leaving Derek in a coma, Brian is now again on his own. He is left with nothing. Not even the hatchet. The only way to survive is to build a raft and transport Derek a hundred miles down a river to a trading post where he can find help. That is, if the map is accurate.

As wondering at my new opened library I found out that there was a sequal to the great book the Hachet. I really enjoyed the book Hachet and wanted to read the next book. I read The River's review and really wanted to read it. I borrowed it from the library and read it for a long time.

The characters in the book is Brian, a fifteen year old boy who survived at the wilds for 54 days only with a hachet before. Also there is a physician named Derek that wants to do some coverage on how Brian survived with only a hachet. They go back to the wilds with only a couple of things. One day they are struck with lightening Derek goes in a coma. Brian has to save him and looking through Derek's map he see's a trading post 100 miles away. Brian must save him by traveling through a river.

I would recommend this book to everybody of all ages. It was really a good book that deserved an award like Hachet. It was a really good sequal and really great to just relax and read. The River also has a sequal called Brian's Winter. Read all three great books.

The book, The River was a great spin off of Hatchet. It starts off where the govrnment knocks on his door and askes for him. They want him to train the navy into what he survived in "HATCHET" This book is about the adventure he has with a team member of the navy and how they survive on a thunder storm. I think that you must read HATCHET before reading the River. Also, Hatchet was more sadder for me than the River.

In the sequel to Hatchet, a psychologically hardened Brian is convinced to go back into the wilderness with Derek, a psychologist for the government that wants to study Brian's survival skills. Things start off well, until Derek is hit by lightning and comatose. Now Brian must navigate a river in order to save Derek. A strong, exciting sequel that appeals to young readers interested in wilderness and survival, but with a more psychological twist (particularly as Brian must take care of someone else) than the incredible predecessor. Grade: B+

I liked the book, The River, because it was fun as well as exciting. Brian goes back to the wilderness but he's not alone, he has a man named Derek who gets shocked by lightning. Brian made a raft and he went all the way to Brannock's Trading Post. Them the raft fell into a waterfall and he loses the raft. Does Brian ever find his raft?

"He saw the blueness, almost a ball of energy, the crack-flash of color that came from inside his mind, inside his life, and then he was back and down and saw nothing more." You may never know when there will be a day where your stranded on an Island with know where out, you have yourself and Mother Nature with you, that's it. The River is a book that has to do with survival; Brian Robeson was alone with Mother Nature itself for fifty-four days with a small hatchet from his mother. Luckily Brian overcame the wilderness and survived. The U.S Government has contacted Brian to help teach the military and astronauts to survive the way he did. The only problem is he has to go back and face the wilderness again like he did once before. Derek Holtzer a government psychologist will join Derek and take notes for survival skills during the trip.

The Government provides Brian and Derek with equipment for the trip. Brain knowing his instincts and survival skills threw all the equipment away except for the radio for emergency uses. Derek agreeing with Brian is struck by lightning one night as well as the radio Brian was holding. Brian healthy and up the following morning is troubled when he finds Derek in a coma and doesn't know what to do since the radio fried up during the storm. Brian doesn't have his hatchet beside him now, he's alone and he has to find help fast.

Hatchet one of the greatest books of all time has found a rival in my opinion. The River being adventurous and also being the sequel of Hatchet has had many controversies between my sister and me. I believe this book is on my top five greatest books ever read for me because the book delivers tips and strategies for surviving in the wild while keeping a story line thorough to make it interesting. My emotions were highly remarkable; I would go from relaxing and taking time off to read a book to reading vigorously without missing a single word. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars because the suspense of the book is so deep and intense you fall in to the book and feel as if you're experiencing every moment with Brian and Derek. Pick The River as your next book you'll never put it down.

Hi my name is Jeff from the k team at Keigwin Middle School.
Today I'm here to talk about The River.This is a book about a boy named Brian who survived in the wilderness for 54 days.Now he does it again but this time he does it with a psychologist
named Derek.Derek wanted to go so he could learn more about survival. Derek gets struck by lightning when he reaches for the radio.
Can Brian save Derek's life?I would rate this book a two out of five.

I really liked the book, The River because its a good adventure book. I also liked the suspense when something happens. For example, when a bad storm comes and Derek gets hit by lighting. Paulson tells u what happened through Brian's feelings and the way he sees things. Another reason I liked this book is the great detail. Paulson creates a pictures in your head of what is happening. It feels like you're right there felling and going through the same stuf they are. There is one spot that is slow and not really interesting but thats the only part.
The best part in the book is when Derek and Brian go down the water rapids. Brian tries to control the raft but he can't. He ends up running into a rock and falling off. Brian gets pushed around and finally gets to shore but can't find the raft.
The two story elements that were vivid to me were the conflicts and the setting. The conflicts in the book were really intense. Brian had to face a lot if character vs. self and character vs. nature conflicts. The setting details in the book were great. You feel like you were there watching the lighting and hearing the thunder.

The River
I really like this book. I like the way that Gary Paulsen acts like he is in the book or he is the one that is out on the lake with no way out. Brian is the main character. He brought a guy with him this time. Last time Brian was alone this time he was not. The guy copied every thing he did .the book was filled with fun facts. The book was sometimes sad. There are times that the two fight. I would rate the book a ten.
By David B

As Brian would say" the time"(when he was at the woods and river) was exciting and had a lot of action. New and exciting things kept on coming. You couldn't put this book down. The main characters Brian and Derek, had one rough time out there in the wild when it became stormy. The problem when it gets stormy is when Derek gets struck by lightning. He could die if Brian doesn't help. He has to get him to safety and people's aid right away. Luckily he has a map and sees a post office. Brian is Derek's only hope.

People of all ages would love to read this action/suspense book. It is full of intense detail. There is so much detail that you can practically imagine yourself there. The River is even better than The Hatchet. How does Gary do it? This book is even more suspenseful than The Hatchet. The author also uses great metaphors.

After I finished the book I didn't want it to be over. You should read this book in long periods of time.

The book The River is basically the second book of Hatchet. 15 year old Brian Robeson was convinced by Derek to teach him how to teach other people to survive in the wild. After Brian gets convinced he has to relive his experience in the wild. If you want to find out what he does and how he survives read this book. (By Emil, 11 y/o)

This book is about a boy named Brian Robeson. A couple of years ago,Brian was stranded on an island.All he had was a hatcet. He sruvied. Now,someone wants him to do it again. At first he said no,but now he wants to go. The only differnet thing is that a boy named Derik will come with him. He is from a place where they teach you how to srurvive. Now they are going to the unknow woods. Will they make it?

The River was a headache inducing book! I do not recommend this book to anyone because it doesn't have that Gary Paulsen feel to it. This book lacks every thing and I don't know how Gary wrote this book when he usually writes great, award-winning, and action-packed books. The problems with it are that it was extremely time consuming, it has a boring plot, a bad theme, and it is predictable.

There was not much action in the book and all that really happened was that Brian went down a river to get home. Brian went into the woods to show a government official how he survived in the wilderness. The government official or Derek brought lots of supplies to help them survive but Brian refused to bring any of it but the radio. The radio proved to have no use after Derek and the radio got struck by lightning and Derek fell into a coma. Then this is where the boring going down a river thing started.

This book has absolutely nothing close to a theme whatsoever. This is because the only thing that happened was Brian built a raft to go down a river to get home. Also there was no action to the book except when Derek comes knocking at Brian's front door in the beginning. This book could have been filled with much more action and I have proof from the way Gary wrote Hatchet. I think that one piece of exciting action could have been if there was a waterfall. Brian thought there was going to be a water fall but it was just rapids.

As I said before, this is a do not read book. I will never recommend this book to any one and I hope no one will ever read it. I know people will and I feel bad for them wasting their time on this book. That is my review for The River by Gary Paulsen.

I'm glad that the author, Gary Paulsen, didn't quite mess up at this point. The River is still a quality book, and fortunately the idea that the main character, Brian Robeson, is getting misfortunes happen to him in the woods is not yet completely cheesy. It still manages to deliver a sufficient plotline that has interesting twists and turns, not yet ruining the series for the average reader.

In this sequel to Gary Paulsen's The Hatchet Brian finds himself faced with a new challenge. Instead of he himself surviving, he must get someone else to safety. Derek Holtzer asks Brian to do it again, to survive so that he can teach others to do it, but then he is struck by lightning, disabling him and forcing Brian to get him to safety before it's top late. The only option is the river that leads out to safety, as he is yet faced with another challenge.
I thought that this book was an easy read, and it was fantastically crafted, just like any other Paulsen work. He brings fourth a style which is felt because of his experiences in the wilderness, and makes you go through all of the ups and downs that the character experiences. It was definitely a thrill ride from start to finish, with a good strong plot and lots of interesting details of survival. Overall I'd say that this book is a worthy sequel to Hatchet and a must for any Paulsen fan.

This book continues the saga of Brian and his survival adventures. When you think that Brian can't be challenged by anything more than he was the first time in Hatchet, he finds himself stuck the wilderness again but responsible for another person, not just himself. This arouses new feelings of responsibility, fear, and resentment. But of course, Brian overcomes these obstacles and saves the day once again. It is quite short in comparison to its predecessor, but it is still very exciting. The pace is as fast as the river they have to flow down, but then he keeps hitting obstacles that makes the reader "tense" and worry that they won't make it. It is not as satisfying as Hatchet, but still good and Brian's character is consistent with how the reader thought he would be, if they got another chance to check in on his development. It is a good book for Boys and girls. Good suspense!

The River is the follow up to the popular book Hatchet. In this book, government officials ask Brian to relive his wilderness adventure so that they can learn his survival techniques. Brian is hesitant about going back to the place that he was so glad to get out of. However, he agrees to go so that others can learn what he did. A official from the government comes with him to take notes on what Brian did, and everthing seems to be going well. Unfortunatly, good fortune does not last forever. During a storm one night, the government official is hit with lightning and left in a comna. Knowing that the man will not survive very long, Brian decides to build a raft and float the man down the river to help. This story is about Brian's journey down river and the struggles he has to face. I only gave it three stars due to the fact that the story can easily be read in one sitting and lacks body. It seems that Gary Paulsin does not know when to stop writing about Brian, and this story proves that. It could have been better, but I would still recomend reading it if you enjoyed Hatchet.

Simply awsome! Brian Robeson from "Hatchet" returns in Gary Paulsens second wilderness thriller. As Brian returns to the woods with Derek(a man from a widerness group, writing on how Brian survives) to relive the expeience. He feels everything is going to easy and there is nothing going wrong.....until one night. Now Brian has to make it out alive, with Derek.

I think this book is very average, not as good as the first one, Hatchet. It's about Brian Robeson, who survived 54 days in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet two years earlier. Now the government wants him to go back as a research for a training program for astrounauts and the military. But under a storm Brians companion Derek gets hit by the lightning and falls into a coma. Now Brian must save Derk by building a raft and travel down a river.
The book is pretty slow, it's not until after about a hundred pages that their journey begins down the river. When that happened I think mr Paulsen just wanted to finish the book. However, if you really enjoyed Hatchet, I think you should read this. (Please mind my english, I'm from Sweden)

The first book that I read by Gary Paulsen was Hatchet. I liked that book very much, so when more books came out in the series, I got them. Brian's Winter is good, but could have been better. The River is pathetic. It is a survival story that has the people out for less than a week in an area with a lot of wild berries and fish. Give me a break! Not only that, but almost everything that can go wrong does go wrong. This is not the kind of book that I like reading.

If you like adventure and survival then you love the book The River. Brian goes back in the wilderness to teach people how to live in the wilderness if your plane crashes. Brian goes with a man named Derek to take notes. One day in the wilderness something terrible happens and Brian has to go down the river. Will he make it? Read the book to find out.

The river

By: Gary Paulsen

Review By: Cole Lundgren

The river is a sequel to the book, Hatchet. In this book Brian Robeson is asked by the government to go back and do the same thing he did in Hatchet. They wanted to have Brian go out in the middle of the forest with Derek Holtzer. Derek was a psychologist that was going to go with Brian and take notes on what he did to survive. Then Derek was going to re-teach these methods to people.

Of course when Brian got asked this he was a little skeptical if he wanted to go or not. His mom didn't really want him to go because she thought it would be dangerous. They had planned to bring pretty much everything besides the kitchen sink. His mom approved on letting Brian go on this adventure.

They set off to the lake that they had picked out. It was a big lake with a river flowing out of it. Brian was a little nervous of being in a plane again. The last time he was in a plane it crashed and he was stranded. This time he would just get dropped off in the woods. When Brian and Derek got to the lake Brian realized something. He realized that it just wouldn't be the same. If they had just about everything they needed it just wouldn't be the same. Brian told Derek that they needed to leave everything. Derek agreed with Brian. The only thing they kept was a radio for emergencies.

As soon as the plane left they set off around the lake searching for things to eat, make fire with, and a nice shelter. They found a nice shelter that was near the lake. It was an old tree that had grown into a hill and it left an overhang. They thought it would be perfect. The first night there they didn't have a fire. They got ate alive by mosquitos. Brian asked himself why he was living through this hell again. Then he thought of all the people he would be helping by doing this. The second day they found a great amount of food, and got a fire going. That night the sky was clear but Brian could hear off in the distance some rumbling. He realized it was going to rain.

While they were sleeping a huge CRACK woke Brian and Derek up! It was right on top of them. The lightning was striking all around them. Derek reached up to get the radio and at that instant he was stuck by lightning. It sent him into an instant coma.

Brian is thinking of what he is going to do. The radio was burned out because the lightning hit that too. The day before Derek had checked in on the radio and they said that they would only check in once a week. They had 6 more days to wait before anyone would even know that they were in trouble.

Brian then decides to make a raft and go take Derek down the river. The raft is made out of big logs that the beavers had cut perfectly for him.

Brian had to make it down the river in 2, or 3 days before Derek would get dehydrated. There are many obstacles on the way. If you want to see if they make it down the river with Derek still alive you will have to read this book and find out.

"That's exactly it. We have trouble. That's what this is all about. You want to learn, but if you have all that backup, it's just more games. It's not real. You wouldn't have that if the situation were real, would you?

-This is a quote from Brian. He is talking to Derek about leaving all the stuff on the plane. He is saying that if they had all of it the trip would be pointless and they wouldn't learn anything.

Characters

Brian- Brian is a smart athletic boy. He is about 15 years old. He has great common sense, and can react fast in critical situations.

Derek- Derek is a psychologist. He is in about his young 30's. He is not very athletic and he doesn't have the greatest common sense ever.

Pilot- The pilot is a young kid about in his 20's. When he is flying the plane it soothed Brian because he realized that he wouldn't have a heart attack like what happened in Hatchet.

Mom- Brian's mom is a nice woman who cares a lot for Brian. She doesn't really want to see Brian go on this adventure.

I think Gary Paulsen did a great job writing this book. I love reading his books about Brian being in the wilderness. They are all well written and they all go together with each other. I think this is my favorite book of his I have read yet.

If you like reading books about the wilderness and adventure this is the perfect book for you. I would suggest reading Hatchet before you read this book.

I felt The River was a very good book. Gary Paulsen did an excellent job at writing it. I love reading all of his books. So far this one is my favorite. It is a great adventure that I would suggest anyone to read.

This amazing book was about a boy named Brian trying to raft down a river with only himself another man (in a coma) two weapons some notebook paper a pencil a brief case a map and two knives. Oh yeah he Also had wilderness all around him. I loved this book because...... well first of all it was my favorite genre (adventure fiction) and second of all it was the second book after Hatchet. I recommend this book to people 3rd grade and up. I personally recommend this book to people who love adventure fiction books.

If I had to rate this book on a 1 to ten scale, I would rate it a 9. This book had me in tuned the whole time I read it. I would recommend this book for ages 10 and up because little kids may not understand some things.

Gary Paulsen described things really well. I could visualize all the characters. I don't think Gary Paulsen needs to change anything in hatchet. I understood everything very well.

Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, was a book I really enjoyed reading. I think Gary Paulsen is a really good writer because he writes with much detail and involves emotion to the reader.The setting of this story is in the Canadian wilderness. Brian, who is the main character, is going to go and see his dad in a plane, but the pilot has a heart attack while flying. Brian does not know how to do C.P.R so he grabs the transmitter and tries to call for help. He hears somebody on the other end and tell him his situation, but then all of a sudden he only heard static. He is forced to fly the plane. He was very scared. Now Brian had to fly the plane by himself and he does ok, but then the engine dies and he does not know what to do. He then spots an L shaped lake. He knows he has to land in it, because the trees would kill him. At that moment he dives down and crashes in the lake. He barely survives by breaking the glass out of the front of the plane. He reaches shore with some cuts. Now Brian has to survive in the wilderness. I leave you the rest, will he survive?

I guess the book was o.k. It wasnt a book I would suggest someone to read. I didnt read it because it looked interesting, it was just something to read since i read the hatchet. For some reason i knew something was gonna happen because the beginning of the story was boring. The trip was gonna turned bad some how. There wasnt any action in it. I dont know i guess it was a good book.

This was the best book I have read all year. It is a fast paced, full of adventure easy read book. When I read it I could feel Brian's pain and hope for the best. It also shows what can happen if you are determined to do something. My favorite most exciting part was when they went down the rapids.

The River is kind of like Hatchet. It has Brian and one more person namer Derek who got hit by lightning. Does he live or Die? After they stey in one plase they caneu about 100 miles or more. I canued for 3 miles before but I was out of the boat for 1.5 miles. Will they servive for that long? where will they get there food? and where will they get help?

The author of this book is Gary Paulsen.The sequel to The Hatchet
and Brian's Winter.This story takes place in the Canadian Wilderness.Brian went back to the Canadian Wilderness so a psychologist could write down whet brian did to survive.I would recomend this book for anybody who loves an adventure.

Dark. Wet. Cold. Lonely. These are some words to describe the situation that Brian Robeson is in when he hesitantly agrees to live in the Canadian wilderness again. The River is the thrilling sequel to Gary Paulsen's Hatchet. Brian is confronted by three survival instructors who want him to go in the wilderness and teach them how to survive. Brian goes with a psychologist named Derek Holtzer. They survive rain and mosquitoes, but then there is a thunderstorm. Derek gets hit by a bolt of lightning and falls into a coma. It is then that Brian must find the courage to survive.
I think that The River is a terrific book for all readers. It is action-packed and educational. If you liked this book, then you should read Hatchet or Brian's Winter. This series is awesome!

This is a interesting book.It also is suspensful when they are in the river and Brian falls of the raft because he has to look for the raft but Derek might have fallen off.The only reason why I did not give this book five stars is because there were not as many problems to deal with as the first book. Good book.

I thought the moral of the book was excellent.The River had interesting characters.It also was the best book I have ever read.Not to mention it had a very catchy intoduction and great coclusion.Also, the details of The River were very in depth.finally,this is why i gave it 5 stars.

I like all survival books by Gary Paulsen! One of them I read was The River! I thought The River was a good book!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would rate this book a 4 or 5!

(I can't decide.) It was scary when Brian had to move Derek on the raft, and they went for a LONG ways on the river. There was a lot of trouble, but Derek and Brian made it safety to the Trading Post. I liked at the end when Derek got out of a coma and gave Brian a canoe.

Hatchet. On the way to his father's house Brian's piolot has a sudden heart attack. The plane goes flying down a crashes in the water. Will brian ever get out? That's what a friend told me and im going to tell you. Hatchet is a great book. Very suspenceful. So hope you want to read the book now that you know.

I thought that The River was a very good book. It is adventurouse, exciting, and you never know whats going to happen next. Right when you think yoy know the book, it turns into a whole different direction and something amazing happens! My favorite part was when Brian decides that they weren't going to have supplies. Only because it shows bravery and because you know something exciting will happen and the will need the supplies. plus, later in the book, an exciting twist comes and you would never expect it! Well, I wouldn't want to spoil it so the only way you would kow what happnes next, would be to read the book. I recomind this book to anyone who is in for an adventure.

THE RIVER is a really good book. It's about a boy named Brian.Three guys ask him if he would like to go back to the Canadian woods, to help people learn how to live if they were left there with nothing the way he was a year before.Finally Brian says yes,when Brian gets to the lake with Derek, he thinks he won't have to teach.But what's coming up?He is going to realize things are really not.Ithought it was kind of a bad thing,for Brian to go back to that place.To try to survive all over again.He said hehad changed and not in all good ways since his rescue.Why would he do this to himself again?If you like adventure and books that make you think then you should read The RIVER!

Wet, wild, and adventurous. Thats the words i would use to describe this book. The river is the sequel to the bookj Hatch. It is about a boy who gets lost in the wilderness and when he gets back home the army and news wanted him to go and do it again. Going back in to the wilderness. After returning back to the lake he survived from with a man named derek who studies brian. After a wild storm. Brian is faced with getting Derek back to the trading post to see a doctor. But to do that he must float down a river more than 80miles long with derek thats in a coma. If u like the wilderness and love a wet and wild adventure. Than u will love this book.

to the last chapter. Now, I knew from the past books I have read by the same author that this one was going be on the theme of "man is so mighty that he can survive all the worst of Nature with a capital N", but I must say, it started out good enough. But when they got to freak lightning comas and stuff, it just sort of, well, flopped. I'm sorry, but the part with the 'waterfall', it...uh well I suppose you could say it sank.

No, I wouldn't recommend it. Don't bother wasting your time, unless you enjoy sop stories of Super-Nature Heroisim. I mean, it gets old. You hear one chapter and it's the same old deal.

Megan K.

This book is about I kid his name was Brian. He was known as the kid who survived in the wilderness and these people from the survival company wants him to show them his ways and to it agian but he will have help from a man named derrick. They go to the river and Derrick got struck by lighting and went into a coma. So Brian took him to a nearbye station and wooohooo.

My youngest son absolutely loves this series. He's read every book Gary Paulsen has written that is fitting for a young person his age, and he truly enjoyed this series of books. He now owns every book in the series.

Well I thought that The River by Gary Paulson was a very interesting book. 15 year old boy Brian Robenson is faced with yet again another challenge. He is asked to go back to the woods and just do it all over. The one place that Brian wanted to see again will change his life forever. He is faced with a greater burden and has to take care of someone he hasn't known that long.
When he finds out his radio connection with police and other nature specialists is lost, he has to find a way down the river to the nearest trading post. He is faced with many surprises along the way. I myself thought was a great book and I couldn't stop reading it.

it's a great book, and it's a wounderful story. i'm sure that whoever has read must say it's a good book. this book really show how a 15 year old can take responsibilities when he's in charge. he proves that he can be just like a man, and to do that he takes care of derek when he was hit by lightning and also saves derek's life. he is a true hero with the courage to go back out in the woods after he had been there for 45 days without anyone earlier but this time with derek. most people will probably say no, but he knows that he is doing the right thing to go back and teach other people what to do when they are lost in the woods.

This book is awsome. I bought hatchet a few days ago and i couldn't put it down! Now i've read this one and its even cooler! I mean the guy is hit by lightning. Now thats cool. This book is wonderful for people who like adventure,survival stories, and tons of other stuff.

This is absolutely the best book ever.The story takes place two years after the book Hatchet, and Brian is told that the government wants him to go back out in the Canadian woods so that he can teach everyone how to survive if stranded in the forest. This time he isn't going alone, a phsycologist named Derek Holtzer is coming to record Brian's every action.Then a thunderstorm comes in... and Derek is struck by lightning and goes into an instant coma. Now Brian must travel down a river on a small raft to a trading post for help. Tofind out more read The River

The River, the sequel to Hatchet is about this boy Brian and Derek Holtzer. Derek wants Brian to do what he did in te Hachet again. Derek wants Bria to suvive in the wilderness for 54 days with only a hatchet and the clothes on his back.But when Derek mysteriously gets struck by lightning and is in a coma . Bian is forced to river raft with derek.
I thought that this book was very good. It had a lot of action and i liked it. I recommened this book for kids 13 and younger. Now you need to find out what happens to Brian and Derek in the river.

i had gotten to the end of the book and i was thinking about how awesome this book was...that is until i had realized i had reached the end of it. the build up was just too long. the next books in the series get shorter as they go :(

The book the river is a very good book. I really enjoyed it. Gary Paulson is a very good author and has written many enjoyble bboks for all ages. I have read many other books by Gary Paulson, he has not failed me yet.
D.Y. FMS

This is a interesting book i mostly liked this book because it has action desperety and adventure. this is almost my favoret book of all time,it is a book written after hatchet witch is my favoret book. it has all kinds of stuff going on in it at one time it will be in the woods in the middle of nowere and the next minuet it will be on a river going against all odds to get home it is a all time very good book i like this book so much it is a relitivly good book as in visulization factors i guess u have t to be fermillure with the out doors and what not but all in all if u want to lern a little about the out doors and have a action packed time reading this book than this is the book for you.

This book is a good book for kids. Before you read The River you need to read the Hatch. The book kept you want to read more cause it give you cliffhangers. I love the book cause I'm a outdoor girl. So the book made me wana to go camping. I hope that you will read this book soon. You will want to read the next book that came after The River cause you will want to now what happen next In the series. I cannot wait to read the next book.

The River was a great book and A good set up for the next part of the series. At first I was hooked because it automatically set up that survival situation for Brian was really interesting for me. A great book in the series

After reading Hatchet and then reading Brian's Winter, I was disapointed about this story. Having Derek involved screwed the whole survival story. Paulsen should be ashamed for ever releasing this clear downer

Having read other books by Gary Paulsen like Tracker, Woodsong, Dogsong, The Monument, The Island, Night John,and the Hatchet series,ect, I realized that The River is not one of Paulsen's best work. The River seemed a little unrealistic and it had a very basic polt, Brian has to go back to the Woods, something goes wrong, he takes a trip down a river to a trading station and gets rescued. Its all very predictable. The part that seems un realistic is the part where Derek gets struck by lightning and Brian happens not to have been hit, and the radio happens to break. Also building a raft can be harder than Paulson makes it sound.

But to all Gary Paulsen fans, don't stop reading Gary Paulsen books just because this book has lowish ratings. Hatchet is the most wellknown book by Gary Paulsen and many who have read Hatchet haven't read many of the other great books by Gary Paulsen. I remeber a few years ago when I was in fourth grade, The River was the second Gary Paulsen book I read, But I still decided to keep reading books by him. I read Night John when I was in fifth grade adn it still is my favorite book by Gary Paulson now. You may have noticed that I'm not Ralf Kiehl, I'm his daughter, a 13 year old kid, but I still really like to read Gary Paulson.

The River was a great book, an attention getter. Gary Paulsen brings to life his main character Brian, a teenager, and takes you on a wilderness survival adventure set in modern times. I read the book after my 10 year old son received it as a Christmas gift, he is adhd and it is very difficult for him to read a whole book. I encouraged him to read the adventure and he loved it. He read the entire book and then asked for additional publications by Gary Paulsen. The author has a great ability to capture the imagination and take it to new heighths.

The River is a great book to read because there is so much going on that you can't stop. The book has a lot of challenges Brian has to overcome. I also thought it was great because it tells what he is thinking and his ideas. I didn't like the ending though because he got out of trouble so easily, but it was still a great book to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the wilderness, adventures, problem solving, and if they liked the book hatchet. This is also a good book to read if you liked the book hatchet.

The book The river is a bout a 15 year-old boy named Brian who survived a 54 day stay in the canadian woods, now 3 men want him to do it again as a survial thing. Brian decides to do it to help the people. During a storm Derreck just happend to be holding the radio in his sleep and he got struck by lighting which made the radio, the only source of contact, dead. Now Brian is struggaling to make a raft to get down the river and get to the trading post that was marked on the map. In the end after a struggle he makes it to the trading post!

In the sequel to hachet Brian show that he can still survive in the wild with out anything. But he adds a twist when a out of shape man decides that he will come along and document what he does in his every move. With in days they have made a shelter. But with a turn of fate that man is struck by lighting and in a coma. Its up to ryan to get him to civilization and save his life. This book is great. I recommend it to childern and adults. This epic suspence story is sure to get you hooked.

I thought that the River was a good book because it realy makes you think about if you got lost in the woods.Plus Ihad read both of the other books like Brains Winter and Hatchet.This book is about brain and Derek.Derek wants Brain to go back to the place were he got lost and show other people how to servive the woods alone.But to do this Brain has to convince his mom and dad to let him go back.They let him go and he does what he did before.Iwould recomend this book to people that like adventure books.

Reading hachet was one thing. But reading the sequel, the river, was another. I was surprised that gary paulsen was going to write a sequel but he did. I tell ya, I know that it was wrong, but in the book, I laughed. I laughed my ass off. Here the kid is, after surviving the wilderness, only to go right back to where he got stranded. Only this time he has company. I don't know. Maybe I just have sick humor. But out of the constant trials and tribulations that brian faced, I was laughing all the way. Call it poetic irony. But that doesn't detour this from the fact that this is a swell read. Enjoy!

Brian Robeson surveys the dangerous winter with his hatchet and other weapons .Brian could have gotten hypothermia just by the winter. Brian could have gotten frost bite. But he survived.
I choes this rating because Garry Paulson is one of my favorite authors of all time.

it was a summer project I shared with my 12 year old Grandson. We read it and then discussed it. He had read the Hatchet in school and I just used the rest of the series as a follow up. For me it was a quick read and something I could share with my grandson

The river is about a boy named Brian Robeson. He is 15 years old. He survived in the wilderness for 54. All he had was a Hatchet. Psychologist, Derek Holtzer asks him to stay in the wilderness again except he would go with him. They fly out in a plane to Necktie Lake. When they're there Derek gets struck by lighting and is in coma. Brian has to bring Derek back to the trading post. What will happen next? Read the book to find out!

I have read many of Gary Paulsen's books, and they all continue to amaze me with his wonderful writing style. This book, however, I rated as having 3 stars because I found it a little hard to understand... his movements we're not as pronounced and I couldn't picture it in my head. The plot line was a little slow, but overall it was a great read. A wonderful action adventure book.

I have decided to review all books I have purchased with my new Kindle, and this is the first one. I read Hatchet in school, but it is not necessary to do so if you want to read this book. I would reccomend doing so, but Paulsen wrote this book so well that you know what happened in the first book. It gets a 5 star from me. Definitely reccomend it.

Ahh! The water fall is too steep, boom. One of the best parts in The River is when they go rafting. Derek is in a coma and they have no food. He is having dillusions of his mom. I recommend it.

BUY IT!

I would reccomend this book to everybody i think it is a thrilling book about survival so if you like things that have to do with surviving or if you are just looking for a good book then you should read it.

I think this book stinks realy bad. Because I downt like to read and I downt like out doorsy books. But this is just my opinion you mite like this book so read some more reviews. I give this book a 1 out of 5

I bought this book to read with my 11 yr. old son. He thoroughly enjoyed it. It is just the kind of story to keep boys interested in reading. We have read all the Francis Tuckett books for Paulsen and loved them.

I teach a middle school special education class and we have been doing a novel study on Gary Paulsen's books. We listen to the book on audio and follow along in the book. They love them. The story does take a while to get going, but once it does you're racing down "the river" with Brian Robeson. Peter Coyote's voice lends to the action and draws you in to the story.

The River

The river is a wild extravaganza, that Brian volunteers his self to explore and teach FBI agents the ways of the wild. Along the way Brian is filled with mi8shaps, and wrong direction. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Hatchet, Brian Winter, or Brian Return. The river is an action packed slash suspenseful wild river ride.

This a good read. But if someone hadn't read Brian's Winter they wouldn't of known he had spent the winter by the lake. It's good though. It brings in more of an understanding of Brian and the way he feels about the north woods. The River chapters themselves should of been longer. I wanted more of the river journey.

The River is about a boy who gets stranded out in the woods and is now asked by some scientists to live out in the woods again and take tests on how to survive in the wilderness. In the book I liked all of the action and the suspense. You never know what is going to happen next. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes lots of suspense and wilderness stories.

This book was not as good as The Hatchet. I think that the reason for this is because Brian had to save some guy Derek, who had been knocked out by lightning. Most of this book talked about Brian taking care of Derek. Even the ending was bad, the docters said that Derek would have been fine for another week.

Over all I think the River is out of place in the series. I think that if The River was the third book in the series it would make more sense. If the book were in that order I wouldnt have been confused all the time. The book it self was ok though. It had a lot of adventure in it. I kept wanting to read more.

The River by Gary Paulson is a fantastic book. Once youstart this book you will not be able to put it down. I would reccomend this book to anyone 10 years an older. I promise that you will love this book: it is detailed, exciting, andventurous, and you really feel like you are there. If you love adventure books, this is the perfect book for you.

I think that this book is a very good and action packed book.
I normally hate reading. I might read 1 book a year. But I could read one of these books all day.
I suggest it to everyone.
O by the way does anyone know if there is another sequal to The River. Email me at [email protected]
Thanks

In the sequel to Hatchet, The River, Brian had a friend named Derek who wanted to watch Brian do it again. Derek got shot by lightning. Brian makes a raft to bring Derek and himself to civilization. Will he make it or will he be left in the dust? I didn't like it. They kinda rushed a bit and there was not a lot of action.

This book was good becauese derec came to brians door and asked him to go back out in the wild so derec can take notes. They go to an island on a plane and they have this radio so they can call the plane back to get them when there done. Then this storm comes and gets brian into a comba and the radio they had to call the plane back got ruined in the storm. so things get pretty intersting in the book. READ this book to find out the rest and what hhappens

I think the book is good when Brian takes charge and leaves the stuff on the plane to make it a real experience. I really like when he thought how he survived in the wild when his plane really did crash.