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Paulsen. Gary.
THE RIVER
New York : Delacorte Press, 1991.
IL 5-8, RL 6.3
ISBN 0385303882
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Brian just got back from being stranded in the woods. He is only back for a month when three guys came knocking at the door asking him to go back so they can study him. He goes back with a guy named Derrick. Derrick gets struck by lightning and is in a coma. Brian builds a raft so he can try to save Derrick.. Will Brian and Derrick ever overcome the rivers obstacles and make it out alive?  (Jeffrey Oakes, student, Mansfield PA)
SUBJECTS:     Survival -- Fiction.
                        Self-reliance -- Fiction.
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