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The River

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

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Part of A Hatchet Adventure

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Part of A Hatchet Adventure

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Mar 13, 2012 | ISBN 9780307929617 | Middle Grade (10 and up) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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May 01, 1991 | ISBN 9780385303880 | Young Adult

Ebook $9.99

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CD $14.99

Apr 12, 2005 | 151 Minutes | Young Adult

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Jul 05, 2000 | 152 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About The River

    The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
     
    Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
     
    For the first time it’s not only Brian’s survival that’s at stake. . .
     

    An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
    A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
     

    “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

    Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
    Brian’s Winter
    The River
    Brian’s Return
    Brian’s Hunt

    About The River

    The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
     
    Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
     
    For the first time it’s not only Brian’s survival that’s at stake. . .

    AN IRA-CBC CHILDREN’S CHOICE
    A PARENTS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

    “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

    About The River

    The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
     
    Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
     
    For the first time it’s not only Brian’s survival that’s at stake. . .
     

    An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
    A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
     

    “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

    Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
    Brian’s Winter
    The River
    Brian’s Return
    Brian’s Hunt

    About The River

    The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
     
    Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
     
    For the first time it’s not only Brian’s survival that’s at stake. . .
     

    An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
    A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
     

    “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

    Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
    Brian’s Winter
    The River
    Brian’s Return
    Brian’s Hunt

    About The River

    The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
     
    Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?
     
    For the first time it’s not only Brian’s survival that’s at stake. . .
     

    An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
    A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year
     

    “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” —Kirkus Reviews

    Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
    Brian’s Winter
    The River
    Brian’s Return
    Brian’s Hunt

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    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Mar 13, 2012 | 176 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780307929617

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
    May 01, 1991 | 144 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780385303880

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Nov 13, 2001 | 144 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780440229674

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    CD | $14.99
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 12, 2005 | 151 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9781400099177

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Audiobook Download | $8.95
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 05, 2000 | 152 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780553751925

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    Awards

    North Dakota Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award WINNER 1995

    Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award NOMINEE 1994

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    Born:     May 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota


    Previous jobs: Farm hand, ranch hand, truck driver, sailor, dogsled racer, teacher, field engineer, editor, soldier, actor, director, trapper, professional archer, migrant farm worker, singer


    Hobbies: Sailing, collecting and riding Harley Davidsons; twice ran the Iditarod, the challenging 1,000 mile dogsled race across Alaska


    Inspiration for writing: After a librarian gave him a book to read–along with his own library card–Gary was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.

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