Brian's Winter (Hatchet Adventure)

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And finally, Brian, now in high school, faces one of the most difficult challenges of his life in Brian’s Return. After seeing a counselor, Brian learns what he has known in his heart for a long time: his life has changed forever, and he belongs in the woods.

Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.”— School Library Journal Survival — In The River, when lightning strikes Derek, Brian must find a way to get out of the woods and find medical help for the unconscious man. Ask students to discuss the difficult task of dealing with Derek after the accident. How does the accident further challenge Brian’s survival skills? Since The River has been my favorite installment of the series thus far, I was slightly disappointed to find its existence eradicated from this new timeline—but Brian’s Winter was still worth the read. (Although I must say that I find the idea of multiple timelines in a realistic series compelling.) Brian’s Winter begins where Hatchet might have ended. Instead of Brian being rescued, he must survive a deadly Canadian winter. Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.16 Openlibrary_edition

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In Brian’s Return, Brian tells his mother that he wants to return to the woods to visit the Smallhorns. At what point does Brian realize that he isn’t going to the Smallhorns? Ask students to discuss what Brian means by "he would find them when it was time to find them" (p. 110). Encourage students to discuss whether Brian ever goes to them.

Appreciation of Nature — While Brian must depend on nature for food and clothing, he also develops a keen appreciation for the wilderness and has great respect for the animals that inhabit the woods. Find evidence throughout the novels that Brian is a careful hunter and understands the concept of wildlife conservation. This has been one of my favorite reads so far. I couldn’t stop reading! The novel was so well written, the plot was on point, the character and development clear and real, length and themes appropriate. I have no critic to give other than applause the style and idea of Gary Paulsen concerning this book. urn:oclc:731469570 Scandate 20110615125129 Scanner scribe5.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Source

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Brian’s Return, the final companion novel to the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, takes young readers on another exciting adventure to the north woods with Brian Robeson. As in Hatchet, The River, and Brian’s Winter, Paulsen creates in Brian’s Return a story that is ideal for integrating into the curriculum as well as for classroom read-aloud.