The River
Readers rate it 3.7 (69 on Hardcover)
160 pages · Released Feb 1, 1998 · Laurel Leaf
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A note for parents
This is the sequel to *Hatchet* and follows Brian's deliberate return to the wilderness to help scientists study survival psychology. The book emphasizes self-reliance, resilience, and personal growth through nature immersion. While there are mild survival-related dangers (hunger, exposure, animal encounters), the tone is reflective rather than sensationalistic. It's a thoughtful adventure ideal for readers interested in wilderness survival and psychology.
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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. 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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- Juvenile Fiction
- Fiction
- Survival
- Self-reliance
- Survival skills
- Wilderness survival
- Survival (Title)
- Sequal
- Children's fiction
- Wilderness survival, fiction
- Adventure and adventurers, fiction
- Self-reliance, fiction
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ISBN 9780440227502 · Laurel Leaf