In response, Paulsen wrote Brian's Winter, which explores what would have happened if Brian had not activated the transmitter. Paulsen says that many readers wrote to him, complaining about the deus ex machina ending. The book ends with a note that Brian, who learned wilderness survival through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh winter on his own. Within hours, a pilot receives the beacon and rescues him. He recovers, among other things, an emergency transmitter. He almost drowns trying to tear the plane open. It was also released as Hatchet: Winter by Pan Macmillan on February 9, 1996.Īt the end of Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, who has been trapped in the Canadian wilderness after a plane accident, decides to dive for a "survival pack" from the submerged aircraft. It is the third novel in the Hatchet series, but second in terms of chronology as an alternate ending sequel to Hatchet. Children and Young Adult Literature portalīrian's Winter is a 1996 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen.
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