The book The River Why?

Question

I need help trying to find information about this book. Can someone please help!!

Answer 1

http://www.allreaders.com/topics/Info_33...

i got this from there.

It has been two years since Brian Robeson survived in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, and now, two government employees knock on his door. They come to inform Brian that he has to survive in the wilderness once again. They say that they will send a psychologist with him named Derek Holtzer, to take notes on all of Brian's activities. The purpose of Derek is so when he returns, he can show army scouts survival skills. After a long discussion with his mom, Brian convinces her that he must do this, since he is the only one who can. Derek has never been in the wilderness, while Brian loves it; however, he is very shy, which means that it will be hard for Derek to take notes. From here, the two take a private plane, and are left in the wilderness alone. Derek has his pen and notebook, while Brian has his weapon of choice - a hatchet. Soon after arriving, a fierce thunderstorm erupts. In the midst of this natural occurrence, Derek is hit by lightning. At first, Brian thinks that the psychologist is dead, but soon after that, he figures out that Derek is in a coma. Brian predicts that under the circumstances, Derek has only six days to live. So Brian decides to build a raft, and paddle 119 miles down the river to Brannock Trading Post. From this point on, the story revolves around Brian's fight against nature on a weak raft, and one fierce river. "

Plot

Tone of book? - upbeat

Time/era of story - 1980's-1999

Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Exploring into the wild Yes

kind of story - water adventure

Main Character

Gender - Male

Profession/status: - student

Age: - a teen

Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes

Ethnicity/Nationality - Canadian (Aboot!)

How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings

Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Physique - average physique

Main Adversary

Identity: - natural phenomena

How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 (a significant amount)

The Americas (not US): Yes

The Americas: - Canada

Forest? Yes

Water? Yes

Water: - peddle boat

Style

Person - mostly 3rd

Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death

Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog