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Brian's winter

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paulsen, Gary
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Delacorte Press, 1996.
Series:	Paulsen, Gary. Brian's saga ; 3.
Subjects:	Airplane crash survival > Juvenile fiction. Survival > Juvenile fiction. Winter > Juvenile fiction. Wilderness survival > Juvenile fiction. Action and adventure fiction > Juvenile. Robinsonades > Juvenile.
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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.
Item Description:	Companion book to: Hatchet and The river.
Physical Description:	133 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0385321988 (hc : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. (Bowker Author Biography)