The River (Brian's Saga Series #2) by Gary Paulsen, Delacorte Press
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- Pub. Date: January 1993
- 132pp
- Sales Rank: 3,039
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- Series: Brian's Saga Series, #2
- ISBN-13: 9780440407539
- ISBN: 0440407532
- Edition Description: Reprint
Synopsis
"We want you to do it again."
These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.
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Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.
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For fans of Hatchet, Paulsen's popular survival story, come two follow-up adventures. In the first, Brian must rescue a coma victim when stranded on a rapid river in the wilderness. PW called The River "as riveting as its predecessor... the psychological terrain of the sequel is fresh and distinct." Brian's Winter poses the question: what if the hero had not been rescued before the weather turned deadly? "The pace never relents," said PW, "Paulsen serves up one cliffhanger after another." Ages 12-up. (Feb.)
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Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newbery Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.
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You'll like this if you like survival stories...by Anonymous
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January 23, 2010: I'm an 8 year old boy and I loved this book because brian is so absorbed with the woods. He feels everything that is going on in the wilderness. His understanding of the woods makes this book very interesting. I think the crisis in this book grabs your attention. The crisis is he goes into the woods again and the adult with him gets hit by lightning and falls into a coma. He has to raft downriver 100 miles to a trading post where there are people to help him. before you read this book read hatchet .I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The river, an exciting adventure!by Anonymous
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January 19, 2010: Gary Paulsen used many positive and negative elements when talking about characters, plot and dialogue in The River. All of the characters, including the minor ones are described very well with many details. This is clear on the first page when the three scientists come to Brian's door, "There were three men, all in dark suits, standing on the front porch. They were large but not fat, well built, with bodies in decent shape". Another positive aspect of The River was the fact that the previous book Hatchet gave lots of background information to the reader. Paulsen also made the setting very clear to the reader. He not only included a map in the front of the book but also uses descriptive language describing the lake. Paulsen describes the lake on page 24 as being "almost perfectly round, pushing out towards an egg shape slightly, but only slightly". Some of the negative elements in the story were that some parts weren't very clear. At times I was confused at exactly what was happening and had to re-read. Also because there were only two main characters, one which was in a coma the story lacked dialogue. Some vocabulary words that Paulsen used were also unfamiliar. On page 79 he is talking about kilometers which I find confusing. The reader may have a better grasp on the distances if miles were used.
Gary Paulsen uses many different elements of writing styles in The River. The novel is written in third person so that the reader can get the full picture. Paulsen's writing style is clear and easy to understand. For example Brian writes a note on page 94, " Big storm. Derek hit by lightening and in coma. Trying to raft river down to Brannock's Trading Post 100 miles south. Come quick". For the most part his simple word choices make his story readable and enjoyable to most any reader. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading an adventure. The River had a lot of action and adventure which would help keep any reader's attention. While you are reading you are very curious about how the story will eventually end. Some similar novels are Tracker, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return. These are all written by Paulsen and continue to follow Brian Robeson. I would recommend that you read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen before reading The River because it not only is an interesting story but also gives important background info to the book.
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