The River

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Summary: About a boy surviving in the wilderness.
Review: This was a well-written and excellent story. Gary Paulsen has written another winner!!

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Summary: it was very intriuging
Review: i liked it .

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Summary: Good Sequel! Good Sequel!
Review: It was a very good sequel to Hatchet, except I liked the sequel Brians Winter better, It's pretty good and very "creative" I wouldn't buy it as my #1 choice though

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Summary: This was a great continuation to Brians Adventure
Review: 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.

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Summary: Filled with excitmant of being trapped in the wilderness!!
Review: It is a great book if you love the outdoors!! It is about a boy,Brian, goes back to a place that he stayed for a very long time. By himself in the wilderness with only the fire as his companion trying to keep his friend alive who is in a coma. See how he battles it out in The River.

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Summary: Filled with excitmant of being trapped in the wilderness!!
Review: It is a great book if you love the outdoors!! It is about a boy,Brian, who was in a plane crash in the middle of a huge forest. See how he battles it out with suspence, courage, and trying to stay alive in Hatchet.

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Summary: It was OK
Review: The book was ok. It wasn't the way I expected. I think the book should of been longer. Brian went on a raft and made it home safe, it was too short. I read Brian's winter thow and that is a excellent book, but Hatchet is the best of them all. I couldn't even put Hatchet down because it was so interesting, but The River on the other hand I could put it down because it was boring and you kind of knew what would happen if you read Hatchet.

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Summary: Disapointed
Review: 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

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Summary: Reviewed for Mrs. Hassell's 5th grade class at St. John's
Review: The River is a great sequel to Gary Paulsen's book Hatchet. The main characters are Brian, the boy who had been in the wilderness, and Derek, a man who wants to see how Brian survived. In this novel Derek wants to go back into the wilderness with Brian to learn how he survived. Derek wants to be able to teach astronauts and the military how to survive. This time Brian is not alone because Derek is with him. When Brian and Derek got to the lake at night, the mosquitoes attacked them like rain attacks the roof of my house. This reminds me of the times when I go to camp and get attacked by mosquitoes. When this happens, I feel miserable just like Brian did. Then I walk around itching, scratching and feeling like I want to die. When Derek was shocked by lightning, Brian had to decide to stay there or take Derek down the river to get help. Brian had to float down the river. This reminds me of when I had to do forty jumps in the air at tennis practice. I didn't want to do it, but I had to, just like Brian had to go down the river. It is very hard to do forty jumps because it hurts your back. I knew I had to do it to stay in the clinic just like Brian knew he had to go down the river. Brian had alot of fear when he fell off the raft. I have that same fear about roller coasters. Nobody made me go on them, but I am still afraid of them. I can imagine how it must feel to be afraid and then actually to have to go ahead and do it. The River is a great novel. Everyone who likes adventure should read this book. I like Brian because he had the courage to follow through with things. He doesn't whine about things; he just does what he has to do. We sometimes slack off and whine about things. When we do, we should think of Brian

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Summary: Good Book
Review: I think this is a very good book by Paulsen. I hope a lot of you people buy it and make him money because it is a good book