Brian's Return


by:  Gary Paulsen

This is the 4th book in the Hatchet series.  People wrote to Gary Paulsen wanting to know what happened to Brian after he went back to civilization.  This book answers those questions.  Brian has a hard time dealing with High School back in the real world.  As a matter of fact, he has a hard time dealing with people at all and the noise.

Brian decides he must return to the woods to find what he left there.

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.  He takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing the wonder and solace of nature along with his hilarious mishaps and mistakes.

Lawn Boy

by:  Gary Paulsen




One day I was 12 years old and broke.  I set out to mow some lawns with grandpa's old mower.  One client was Arnold, a stockbroker, who offered to teach me about: the beauty of capitalism.

The grass grew and so did business.  Arnold invested my money in many things.  One of them was a prizefighter.  All of a sudden, I was the sponsor of my very own fighter, Joey Pow.  That's when my summer got really interesting.

The River
by: Gary Paulsen

Two years ago Brian's accident left him stranded in the woods alone and amazingly he survived. (Read Hatchet) This time they want him to do it all again on purpose so they can learn survival skills from him.
Brian agrees, but the emergency supplies go back with the plane or Brian says he won't stay with Derek.  Derek is going to record the entire experience, and he agrees to send everything back except the radio.  Little did they know they would need those supplies and radios break.

Hatchet
by: Gary Paulsen

1988 Newbery Honor Book

Brian is on his way to see his dad when his single-engine plane goes down in the Canadian wilderness.  Does Brian have the physical and emotional strength to survive?