This River Awakens is the first novel by Canadian author Steve Lundin, best known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson.

The book was first published in 1998, with funding by the Manitoba Arts Council.

Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross in an attempt to escape poverty.

Twelve-year-old Owen falls in with a gang of three boys and forms a strong bond with Jennifer, the rebellious daughter of a violent alcoholic.

In the summer break from school, Owen and his friends find a body washed up on the riverbank.