The River Crossword

The River
Gary Paulsen
"The mosquitos. Tearing at him, clouds of them, the awful, ripping, thick masses of the small monsters trying to bleed him dry."
Brian Robeson
Brian's signiture weapon of choice
Keep all hope because in the end, it will all turn out and you don't know what you hav until it's gone.
The government asks if Brian will go out in the woods and survive and to be taken note of by Derek Holtz to demonstrate to the army on how to suvive in the wilderness but all does'nt go as planned.
Note taker that follows Brian in his adventure and takes notes on how to survive for the military
Makes the decision if Brian can go to the woods again to try to survive
The floatation device Brian uses to float down the river to get help for Derek
Derek gets struck by this, putting him in a coma
Asks Brian if he will go back to survive in the wild to educate the army
This story takes place in Canada at Brians house
Brian writes this for any rescuer who amy stumble upon it
These small bugs attack Brian and Derek, causing their adventure to be much more difficult
Brian and Derek use these to aid in their survival
Derek brings this just in case they need to be rescued but ends up being destroyed by the lightning
Derek and Brian find these near the lake on day two
Brian and Derek eat these as a sweet and juicy staple food
"well, to make it short, we want you to do it again."