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"There is a child whose plane crashed and he is forced to survive winter in a forest because the pilot of the plane died. Brian has to hunt, get firewood, find a shelter and keep warm through the winter. Is Brian tough enough to do this?"
Ashley Nobis, Resident Scholar
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"Brian's Winter is a sequel to Hatchet. In Brian's Winter, Brian is not saved, and has to deal with the onset of winter. He needs to learn how to hunt, keep warm, and deal with the other animals in the forest. If he doesn't the harsh Canadian winter will kill him. "
Joshua Kissell, Resident Scholar
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"In the book Brian's Winter, Brian is left alone in the Canadian wilderness with few things found on the plane from the previous plane crash in Hatchet. Brian is left to catch fish alone in deadly winter, make his own snowshoes using wood, and create a mediocure living society. Brian struggles to keep warm throughout the book in the cold wilderness. He misses his parents, and hears things at night... will Brian be rescued, or will he stay in the forest for the rest of his life?
When in the book Hatchet, Brian was stranded in the wilderness with little but his hatchet. Brian is rescued at the end of summer in Hatchet, but what if he wasn't? What if he had to face his deadliest enemy- winter?
In Brian's Winter, Brian discovers and lives throught the many elements of the cold, frigid, Winter. He encouters foxes, bears, mooses, and especially rabbits, whom he kills to stay alive."
Margaret, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- surviving natural elements
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
Desert?
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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