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At the end of ''Hatchet'', thirteen-year-old Brian, who has been trapped in the [[Canada|Canadian]] wilderness after a plane accident, decides to dive for supplies from the submerged aircraft. He recovers, among other things, an [[Emergency position-indicating rescue beacon|emergency transmitter]]. Within hours, a pilot receives the beacon and rescues him. The book ends with a note that Brian, who learns wilderness [[survival]] through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh [[winter]]. |
At the end of ''Hatchet'', thirteen-year-old Brian, who has been trapped in the [[Canada|Canadian]] wilderness after a plane accident, decides to dive for supplies from the submerged aircraft. He recovers, among other things, an [[Emergency position-indicating rescue beacon|emergency transmitter]]. Within hours, a pilot receives the beacon and rescues him. The book ends with a note that Brian, who learns wilderness [[survival]] through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh [[winter]]. |
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Paulsen says that many readers wrote to him, complaining about the [[deus ex machina]] ending. In response, Paulsen wrote ''Brian's Winter'', which explores what would have happened if Brian had not activated the transmitter. The story deals with Brian constructing a winter shelter, building [[snow shoes]], being attacked by a [[bear]], and learning to make a more powerful bow. |
Paulsen says that many readers wrote to him, complaining about the [[deus ex machina]] ending. In response, Paulsen wrote ''Brian's Winter'', which explores what would have happened if Brian had not activated the transmitter. The story deals with Brian constructing a winter shelter, building [[snow shoes]], being attacked by a [[bear]], and learning to make a more powerful bow. |
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This book is followed chronologically by three sequels, ''[[The River (Paulsen)|The River]]'' (actually written before ''Brian's Winter''), ''[[Brian's Return]]'', and ''[[Brian's Hunt]]''. |
This book is followed chronologically by three sequels, ''[[The River (Paulsen)|The River]]'' (actually written before ''Brian's Winter''), ''[[Brian's Return]]'', and ''[[Brian's Hunt]]''. |
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| Author | Gary Paulsen |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Brian series |
| Genre | Young adult |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Publication date | January 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 133 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-590-69013-2 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | Hatchet |
| Followed by | The River |
Brian's Winter is the 1996 sequel to Gary Paulsen's young adult novel Hatchet.
Plot summary
Template:Spoilers At the end of Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian, who has been trapped in the Canadian wilderness after a plane accident, decides to dive for supplies from the submerged aircraft. He recovers, among other things, an emergency transmitter. Within hours, a pilot receives the beacon and rescues him. The book ends with a note that Brian, who learns wilderness survival through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh winter.
Paulsen says that many readers wrote to him, complaining about the deus ex machina ending. In response, Paulsen wrote Brian's Winter, which explores what would have happened if Brian had not activated the transmitter. The story deals with Brian constructing a winter shelter, building snow shoes, being attacked by a bear, and learning to make a more powerful bow.
This book is followed chronologically by three sequels, The River (actually written before Brian's Winter), Brian's Return, and Brian's Hunt.