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 * // CHARACTER LIST: //**
 * //Bill Bryson//- Main Character. The one who decides to hike the Appalachian Trail.
 * //Stephen Katz//- Friend of Bill Bryson's who wants to hike the Appalachian Trail with Bill
 * //Mary Ellen//- A woman that Stephen Katz and Bryson meet while they are on the trail.
 * //Bill Abdu//- A friend and a neighbor who hikes part of the Appalachian Trail with Bryson.


 * // BOOK INFORMATION: //**
 * //A Walk in the Woods//: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
 * Bill Bryson, 1999
 * 274 pages

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The book starts with Bryson explaining how he is very curious about the Appalachian Trail near his house. He and his friend Stephen Katz start hiking the trail from Georgia, and begin having difficulties of getting used to their equipment. Bryson also soon figures out how hard it is to travel with his friend, who is an overweight man who used to be an alcoholic, and even less prepared for the trail than Bryson is. They soon get rid of a lot of extra food and equipment to have less heavy traveling gear.
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 * // SUMMARY: //**

For reasons Bill Bryson didn't understand, in 1996 he decided to walk the 2,100-mile Appalachian trail. It went from Georgia to Maine, with his overweight friend Stephen Katz. In my opinion the fact that the Appalation Trail has so many mysteries that Bryson could see and understand is half the reason why he went. "A Walk in the Woods showcases Bill Bryson at his very best." (From the publisher.)

//** AUTHOR INFORMATION: **// Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He moved to and settled in England in 1977, working in journalism until becoming a full time author. For many years Bill lived with his English wife and their four young children in North Yorkshire, before moving the family to New Hampshire in America in the late 1990s, and to Georgia in 1996. Now they have all returned to live in the UK. USED BY: http://www.billbryson.co.uk/about.html

//** PERSONAL OPINIONS: **// //** Greg: This book is a good read for almost anyone because it is not a complicated book at all, it is very easy to follow and there are not many characters to keep track of. **// //** Ryan: It's a very good book because it has a small amount of mystery in it so it keeps you wanting to read. **//

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfZMMoBDCQ

//** (Ages 12 and up) **//