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Brian's Winter

Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–15

Readers rate it 3.8 (66 on Hardcover)

144 pages · Released 1996

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Brian's Winter parent’s guide: what’s inside

High confidence

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Sexual content

LGBTQ+ themes

Substance use

What it offers

A note for parents

Brian's Winter is a survival adventure that explores self-reliance and resilience as a young teen faces the harsh Canadian wilderness through winter. While there are encounters with wild animals and the constant threat of nature, the focus is on problem-solving and perseverance rather than graphic content. The book offers strong educational value about survival skills and wilderness ecology alongside inspirational themes of courage and determination.

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From the publisher

In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if Brian hadn't been rescued? What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?Gary Paulsen raises t... In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if Brian hadn't been rescued? What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?Gary Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate test and the ultimate adventure.From the Paperback edition.

Shelved under

  • Survival in fiction
  • Winter
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Survival skills
  • Winter in fiction
  • Fiction
  • Survival
  • Wilderness survival
  • Airplane crash survival
  • Survival (Title)
  • Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
  • Self-reliance

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