Brian's Winter picks up where Paulsen's Hatchet (Bradbury, 1987) left off--almost--exploring what life for 13-year-old Brian Robeson would have been like had he not been rescued at the end of the earlier novel. Now faced with enduring a winter in the Alaskan wilderness where he has been stranded after a plane crash, Brian's story of survival takes on added urgency as tries to predict and prepare for his needs as the temperature grows increasingly cold. He has no warm clothes, no stored food, no decent shelter. But as the snows begin to fall, Brian is determined to meet the challenge, using all that he knows and can learn from the natural world that both threatens and offers him salvation. (Age 10-13)

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter?
 
In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?
 
Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure.
 
“Paulsen picks Hatchet’s story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
 
“Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.” —School Library Journal

Read all the Hatchet Adventures!
Brian's Winter
The River
Brian's Return
Brian's Hunt