The River

The book I read was The River by Gary Paulsen. The book is based on a boy who gets lost in the wild and needs to survive.
 Brian Robetson was stranded in the woods for 44 days and all he had was a hatchet to survive.He survived and now the government wants him to do it again. He went back in the woods so that the astronauts and the military can learn survival techniques.Derek Holtzer a governtment psychologist will be with him. Derek is hit buy a lightining strike and falls into a coma. They try and float down a river more than a hundred miles will Derek survive?
This book is a great book. My favorite part was when they were hunting for food because it teaches you survival skills. I felt like I was watching Man vs Wild with Bear Grylls.