“It will be here when you come back. We’ll keep the soup hot . . .”
And Brian turned and stepped up into the plane.
Don’t miss
Guts
The True Stories Behind
Hatchet and the Brian Books
By Gary Paulsen
Here are the real events that inspired Gary Paulsen to write Brian Robeson’s story in Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Return: a stint as a volunteer emergency worker; the death that became the pilot’s death in Hatchet; plane crashes Gary has seen; and his own near misses. He takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing the wonder and solace of nature along with his hilarious mishaps and mistakes. He shares special memories, such as the night he attracted every mosquito in the county, and how he met the moose who made it personal. There’s a handy chapter titled “Eating Eyeballs and Guts or Starving: The Fine Art of Wilderness Nutrition”—recipes included.
Readers may wonder how Gary Paulsen survived these hair-raising adventures to write his books and to tell these humorous stories on himself. Well, the answer is . . . it took guts.
About the Author
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet and Dogsong. His novel The Haymeadow received the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award. His newest Delacorte Press books are Nightjohn, Mr. Tucket, Call Me Francis Tucket, and Father Water, Mother Woods: Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods. He and his wife have homes in New Mexico and on the Pacific.
BRIAN’S
WINTER
ALSO BY GARY PAULSEN
The Boy Who Owned the School
Call Me Francis Tucket
Canyons
The Crossing
Dancing Carl
Dogsong
Dogteam
(with Ruth Wright Paulsen)
Father Water, Mother Woods: Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods
The Foxman
Harris and Me
Hatchet
The Haymeadow
The Island
Mr. Tucket
The Monument
The Night the White Deer Died
Niqhtjohn
Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights
Sentries
Tiltawhirl John
Tracker
The Voyage of the Frog
The Winter Room
Woodsong
The Culpepper Adventure Series
Gary Paulsen World of Adventure Series
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Copyright © 1996 by Gary Paulsen
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Paulsen, Gary.
Brian’s winter / Gary Paulsen.
p. cm.
Companion book to: Hatchet and The river.
Summary: Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author’s book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
[1.Survival—Fiction. 2. Winter—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.P2843Br 1996
[Fic]—dc20 95-41337
CIP
AC
eISBN: 978-0-385-72996-3
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