Brian s Return (A Hatchet Adventure)

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Brian returns to the wilderness to discover where he truly belongs in this follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
 
As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian s Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extraordinary challenges.  But now that s he s back to ordinary life, he can t make sense of high school life. He feels disconnected, more isolated than he did alone in the north woods. How can Brian discover his true path in life, and where he belongs? The answer is to return.
 
Gay Paulsen skillfully explores the meaning of belonging and purpose, and reminds us of a crucial rule of the wilderness: expect the unexpected.
 
“Bold, confident and persuasive.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
“Paulsen bases many of his protagonist’s experiences on his own, and the wilderness through which Brian moves is vividly observed.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
 
Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
Brian s Winter
The River
Brian s Return
Brian s HuntA deer in his canoe, a bear attack, a leg stabbed with an arrowhead--it s just another week in the life of 16-year-old Brian Robeson. In his opinion, this beats a date at Mackey s Pizza Den, a fight with a bully, and a video game at the mall any day. After having survived a plane crash and 54 days in the Canadian wilderness several years earlier, Brian can t seem to fit into "civilization." The world of high school and family life makes no sense anymore. So Brian begins to plan. It s time to return to the woods. This time, though, he makes no plans to come back home.

Gary Paulsen, the popular author of many critically acclaimed books for young people and winner of the 1997 Margaret A. Edward Award, has written another sequel to the Newbery Honor Book Hatchet. (The River and Brian s Winter were earlier sequels.) Paulsen s graphic and detailed descriptions of Brian s adventures demonstrate a deep familiarity and connection to the wilderness; and in fact the author has spent much of his life in the bush, living almost entirely off the land. Brian s experiences in nature parallel his growing independence and maturity; readers who don t feel like they "fit in" will easily relate to the young protagonist s search for identity and purity. (Ages 11 and older) --Emilie Coulter