Brian's Return
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Brian's Return is a 1999 wilderness survival
novel written by Gary Paulsen
and fourth novel in the Hatchet series.
It was also released as Hatchet: The Call by Macmillan Children's Books in the UK on January 8, 1999.
After a while Brian meets an old man named Billy. Brian tells him about an incident when he was about to kill a deer but decided against it. Billy tells him it's his "medicine deer" and to always listen to it. Later Billy leaves but gives him the tail of a deer.
Brian later encounters a bear but is able to scare it off.
Later Brian decides not to go to the Smallhorns and to stay in the bush.
. Brian's Hunt
is the last book in the series.
Survivalism
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for future possible disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order...
novel written by Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen
Gary James Paulsen is an American writer who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books , 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for young adults and teens.-Biography:Gary Paulsen was born in...
and fourth novel in the Hatchet series.
It was also released as Hatchet: The Call by Macmillan Children's Books in the UK on January 8, 1999.
Plot
Sixteen year old Brian Robeson does not like his life in the city. When he gets in a fight with a boy his age, he responds as if he were being attacked in the wild and badly injures the boy. He is stopped by the police and sent to a counselor named Caleb. After talking to Brian, Caleb realizes that there is nothing wrong with him. After talking for a while, Caleb makes Brian realize how much he misses the woods. Brian eventually realizes that he can't live in the city anymore. After compiling a list of materials, Brian returns to the wild.After a while Brian meets an old man named Billy. Brian tells him about an incident when he was about to kill a deer but decided against it. Billy tells him it's his "medicine deer" and to always listen to it. Later Billy leaves but gives him the tail of a deer.
Brian later encounters a bear but is able to scare it off.
Later Brian decides not to go to the Smallhorns and to stay in the bush.
Continuity with series
Brian's Return is followed chronologically by the sequel, Brian's HuntBrian's Hunt
Brian's Hunt is a 2003 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the fifth and final book in the award-winning Hatchet series, which deals with Brian Robeson, a boy who learns wilderness survival when he is stranded after a plane wreck....
. Brian's Hunt
Brian's Hunt
Brian's Hunt is a 2003 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the fifth and final book in the award-winning Hatchet series, which deals with Brian Robeson, a boy who learns wilderness survival when he is stranded after a plane wreck....
is the last book in the series.