At the end of Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, who has been trapped in the Canadian wilderness after a plane accident, decides to dive for a "survival pack" from the submerged aircraft. He almost drowns trying to tear the plane open. 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 learned wilderness survival through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh winter on his own.
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.
Plot summary
The story deals with Brian, still stranded at the L-shaped lake during the fall and winter, constructing a winter shelter, building snow shoes, being confronted by a bear, befriending and naming a skunk and learning how to make a bow more powerful. Eventually, Brian meets a family of Creetrappers, the Smallhorns, who help him return home.
Continuity with series
Brian's Winter is followed chronologically by the two sequels, Brian's Return and Brian's Hunt as they recognize the book as a series canon. The River does not and includes no mention that the events of Brian's Winter ever took place as Brian tells Derek Holtzer that he only spent fifty-four days in the wilderness. This is because The River was published in 1991,[1] five years before the release of Brian's Winter.
References
^"The River (Brian Robeson, book 2) by Gary Paulsen". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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brian, winter, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brian s Winter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brian s Winter is a 1996 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen It is the third novel in the Hatchet series but second in terms of chronology as an alternate ending sequel to Hatchet Brian s WinterFirst editionAuthorGary PaulsenCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesBrian s SagaGenreYoung adultPublisherDelacorte PressPublication dateJanuary 1996Media typePrint paperback Pages134 pgISBN0 590 69013 2OCLC38465608Preceded byThe River Followed byBrian s Return Children and Young Adult Literature portalIt was also released as Hatchet Winter by Pan Macmillan on February 9 1996 Contents 1 Background 2 Plot summary 3 Continuity with series 4 ReferencesBackground EditAt the end of Hatchet thirteen year old Brian Robeson who has been trapped in the Canadian wilderness after a plane accident decides to dive for a survival pack from the submerged aircraft He almost drowns trying to tear the plane open 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 learned wilderness survival through trial and error probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh winter on his own 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 Plot summary EditThe story deals with Brian still stranded at the L shaped lake during the fall and winter constructing a winter shelter building snow shoes being confronted by a bear befriending and naming a skunk and learning how to make a bow more powerful Eventually Brian meets a family of Cree trappers the Smallhorns who help him return home Continuity with series EditBrian s Winter is followed chronologically by the two sequels Brian s Return and Brian s Hunt as they recognize the book as a series canon The River does not and includes no mention that the events of Brian s Winter ever took place as Brian tells Derek Holtzer that he only spent fifty four days in the wilderness This is because The River was published in 1991 1 five years before the release of Brian s Winter References Edit The River Brian Robeson book 2 by Gary Paulsen www fantasticfiction com Retrieved 2022 12 06 This article about a young adult novel of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian 27s Winter amp oldid 1126039132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
