Brian's Winter
In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. He was rescued at the end of the summer. Brian's Winter begins where Hatchet might have ended: Brian is not rescued, but must build on his survival skills to face his deadliest enemy—a northern winter.
Iowa Teen Award (1998)
About the Brian's Saga Series
Books in series order
- 1.Hatchet(1987)
- 2.The River(1991)
- 3.Brian's Winter(1996)
- 4.Brian's Return(1999)
- 5.Brian's Hunt(2003)
- +Guts: The True Stories behind Hatchet and the Brian Books(2001)
Reading age: 11+ years
This series should be read in order.
Brian Robeson, sole passenger on a Cessna 406, is on his way to visit his father when the tiny bush plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present, Brian finds himself completely alone.
Challenged by his fear and despair – and plagued with the weight of a dreadful secret he's been keeping since his parent's divorce – Brian must tame his inner demons in order to survive. It will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed.