gagie_wagie 's review for:

The River by Gary Paulsen
5.0
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The River by Gary Paulson is a good book about survival and adventure. Around a year before, Brian gets lost in the woods and survives by learning about the woods and how use his environment to his advantage. Now, people want him to do it again to learn about survival and he agrees to do it. While in the woods, the guy taking notes about Brian gets struck by lightning and put into a coma. Brian has to figure out what to do so save the man from dehydration and death.