Brian's Return
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · March 13, 2012
Brian returns to the wilderness to discover where he truly belongs in this follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen!
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- Who it’s for
- A wilderness survival story turns toward the harder question of where you belong.
- Themes
- Belonging, Purpose, Adjusting to ordinary life
- Genres
- YA Survival Stories, YA Stories About Boys & Men, Camping & Outdoors
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Brian returns to the wilderness to discover where he truly belongs in this follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen! As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extraordinary challenges. But now that's he's back to ordinary life, he can't make sense of high school life.
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He feels disconnected, more isolated than he did alone in the north woods. How can Brian discover his true path in life, and where he belongs? The answer is to return. Gay Paulsen skillfully explores the meaning of belonging and purpose, and reminds us of a crucial rule of the wilderness: expect the unexpected. “Bold, confident and persuasive.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “Paulsen bases many of his protagonist’s experiences on his own, and the wilderness through which Brian moves is vividly observed.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Read all the Hatchet Adventures! Brian's Winter The River Brian's Return Brian's Hunt
Wilderness, Then What
A wilderness survival story turns toward the harder question of where you belong.
Come here for
- The tension between wilderness competence and uneasy ordinary life
- A story that takes belonging and purpose seriously
Expect
- A return to the wilderness, with the unexpected still in play
Where it sits
| YA Survival Stories | 90% |
|---|---|
| Camping & Outdoors | 29% |
| YA Stories About Boys & Men | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Survival Stories
- YA Animal Stories
- Nature Stories for Teens
- Authors
- Gary Paulsen
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- March 13, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Belonging · Purpose · Adjusting to ordinary life
- Reading lane
- YA Survival Stories