Brian's Return (A Hatchet Adventure)

I purchased this book because it is so affordable, and then once I got it I was pleasantly shocked by how beautiful and sturdy this paperback book is. It is one of several sequels to <u>Hatchet<u/>, which my son and I really enjoyed reading. My 11 year old son can't wait to read this one.

I was so sad when I finished it in less then a day because it would be the last of Brian's fictionall life. I could not stop reading this book it was more than worth how long it took to read it I loved the way Gary Paulson described everything and how informative it was.

It is a good sequel to the other hatchet books and is about a boy named Brian who travels back to the woods to visit where he tried to survive. But you have to read the previous books first before this one'm

Having just discovered the sequels to Hatchet, I am ecstatic about the continuation of Brian's story. I feel this book to be the most poignant of the series in that it truly gets to the heart of who and what Brian really is, what he really needs and desires, as well as the total reasons of why he does what he does. It also delves into the 'internal' aspects Brian and the wilderness share in a way that the other books don't go as deeply into. A quick and light read, it reminds me of my growing up in Montana and why that was so special, as well as the objectively true aspects the wild really has to offer.

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Great story, but the second disc was corrupted. Returned the first book because the 2nd disc would not play the last 3-4 minutes. Received the replacement very fast, but it too was bad in the same area of the disc. I just kept the second one.

This was well written. It is definitely a story where Brian has to mentally battle himself and find his true self. There are not too many tension building scenes as in Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, etc. Some may find this story less adventurous, but you get to find out more about Brian and what is in his thoughts.

Brian left the woods that had been his home in the book HATCHET. He has been in the civilized world for two years, now, but he still doesn't fit in. Once he had connected with the forest, the forest was a part of him. Nothing felt right about his life. His values differed from the other kids at school who wanted to hang out at the mall or play video games. He hungered for solitude and the stillness of the forest. He tried to find ways to cope, by sleeping under the stars and by seeking out parks and natural places. Eventually, he started planning his return to the natural forest, ordering things in catalogs that he thought he would need.

This is another amazing book. Filled with a profound hunger for the woods and for solitude, and a life based simply on survival, it is irresistible, profound, and very memorable. I read the other books about Brian, and this one is just as good, if not better. It is beautiful in its simplicity and profound in the truths it presents. Although very short, each word packs a wallop.

“Brian sat quietly, taken by a peace he had not known for a long time.” This is how this gripping story begins. Brian’s Return which was written 4th in the series after hatchet but I view better as the continuation of the first (Hatchet). Brian’s winter was the second written but is just an alternate ending to Hatchet. The River which was written 3rd seems to be better if its further down the line in his life. So after all this (in my opinion) Brian’s Return is better suited to be the second in the series.

A large part of the beginning of the story is told by Brian looking back onto his life after being stranded for 54 days in the wilderness. After reading Hatchet, Brian’s Winter and The River I was skeptical on how Gary Paulsen was going to tie this in. After reading it, I realize that this book should have been written 3rd but been the second book in the series.

Gary Paulsen did an amazing job using imagery to really bring the book to life and show the struggles that Brian had to go through. He has points where Brian flashes back to the time he was trapped in the forest and struggling to survive. The illustration of the flashbacks is by far one of my favorite parts! Multiple times I found myself in Brians shoes, facing down a giant elk or face to face with a dear. I would have to stop and think about how immersed in the story I had become!

This book has some great points but it also does have some points that don’t live up to the rest of the book. Sometimes the flashbacks Brian has aren’t introduced well enough so you are left eating the dust wondering where the book just went. Other than those few points in the story, it is very well written.

Although the imagery, in my opinion, is the best part there are other equally captivating elements of the story. One is the language; Gary Paulsen chose each word specific to the situation for the story to have a rolling off the tongue feel to it. Each issue that Brian runs into has a different word structure and builds off of the previous. Even after just a few pages into the book, I felt the tower being built using words as the building blocks.

After debating the best parts, the worst parts and everything in between, I chose “I Love It.” I chose this because even though it wasn't perfect and left something to be desired it brought the wild life and the forest to life. After living in the mountains all my life it’s hard to find stories that accurately shows the story in a way that is realistic and free.

~ Logan R.

Right up front, I love Gary Paulsen's books the Hatchet and Brian's Winter and of course Brian's Return, I think this is a great finish up for the Hatchet.

The reading order is Hatchet, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return. The vocabulary I would say is not hard. Brian has a wonderful outlook that is really functional and what survivalist do, in that way this book is a great thing to read and see if you think that could work. No bad language. I would say good for ages 7-70, however you should use your own judgment.

At first Brian is thinking city life if is boring and longs to go back to the woods. Then Brian is attacked. Brian is sent goes to the woods and wants to rendezvous with the 'Small Horns'. Brian meets Bill, Bill shows Brian his 'medicine'.

All in all, a excellent Book, wild and well paced in the way that it is never making it hard to keep up yet never making it boring.

This review is written by a eleven year old boy.

Brian’s Return, Gary Paulsen’s sequel to the captivating teen survival adventure novel, features a similar premise as the former--a wilderness endurance with the constant threat of the environment. Brian’s Return is an excellent book for those seeking a realistic adventure and exposure to an indigenous lifestyle. Through his writing, Gary Paulsen does a terrific job at reflecting the sporadic and unforgiving environment known as the wild. He does this by telling the story through the eyes of the protagonist--Brian. As a reader, you are frequently caught off guard by a different element of the wild, a bear, storm, something spontaneous. Each chapter seems to end on one of these abrupt notes, you could be reading one page about a serene, lakeside scene and the next is a violent animal attack--ending the chapter. This writing style is also very effective at representing the rash being that nature is through clear, concise points. You are never left wondering what Brian is doing or what is happening. Instead, you are in the face of the animal trying to destroy you. You are in the carefully depicted bag of supplies tactically labeled and thought out. You are seeing through the eyes and thoughts of Brian, the calm methodical approach to one challenge after another until he eventually finds what he is searching for.

Brian's Return

I am reviewing the book Brian's Return by Gary Paulson. It takes place in the forest, on a beach, and on a river.

Going Back

Brian is back and he wants the joy of the wilderness again. So he goes to an area populated only by wildlife, but this time he's prepared. He has a-lot of equipment such as: A bow, arrows, shafts and points, a quiver, a knife, a hatchet, matches, lots of rice, seasoning bug repellent, and lots more. Things go fine; he hunts successfully, eats and reads Shakespeare. But soon he meets a man cooking something at his fire. Brian figures he is of no danger and sits down. They have a friendly conversation and the man leaves. Later Brian goes through shallow water and encounters a bear. Will the bear kill Brian? Will Brian kill the bear? What will Brian do? What will happen? The only way to find out is to read Brian's Return.

You should read this book

I really liked this book; it had plenty of details and was very well written, for example: "Brian sat quietly, taken by a peace he has not known for a long time, and let the canoe drift forward along the lily pads..." I read this book, and you should too.

The sequel to Hatchet

One other thing you should know is that this book is the sequel to Hatchet, and so therefore should not be read until Hatchet has been read. There are also other books by Gary Paulson that are sequels to Hatchet, those too are great books.

My recommendation

I highly recommend this book. It's a must read for Gary Paulson fans. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

I liked this book because it was adventurous, exciting, and showed yyou the way man and nature have been for the earliest years of the humans. I also liked this book because it has a lot of desire to it. He was sick of the modern 'stuff', like ovens, guns, and money to get whatever you wanted. Insted of just making it and just wanted to go back and be a part of the woods.
The best part of the book to me is when Brian is quitly and swiftly paddling along the edge of the lake. He is just trying to get reacuanted with the outdoors, when a deer jumps out of the bushes. The deer had been trying to get into the water because of the misquitoes. They were all over his eyes, and the deer had run to the water so they would leave. Instead of landind in hte water, the deer had jumped onto the canoe with Brian in it. The deer did not see the canoe or Brian becsause the misquitoes in his eyes made the deer temporarily blinded. That was the best and funniest part of the whole book.
The author did a good job in descirbing the setting and the conflict. The setting was descibed to as if you hadn't ever been outside your bedroom. He used words and phrases such as lush green forest, or the quietness of the lake broken by the sharp howl of the song sang by the wolf. The conflict was a boy who had been lost in hte woods for a year, but then luckily saved. He missed the woods so much that he had started to think he was in the woods again, fighting bears and mosses in self defense. That is why I think that the author did such a good job of describing the setting and the conflict.

Brian Robeson, the protagonist of all of "Brian's Saga" books, has become restless of his time in high school and in society; after visiting a counselor, he is advised to return to the Canadian wilderness.

This is the premise of this novel. It's a simple one really, yet appropriate. This book is short on the tension and excitement that fills the pages of the first three books, but again, it's fitting. Brian has faced off and fought nature throughout the first three books; here, he is finally coming to embrace the wildnerness and its rules.

With this book, Paulsen has hit his stride with Brian and feels comfortable putting Brian into a series of uncomfortable situations. Brian has matured over the years; so has Paulsen. And it is a comfortable marriage between writer and character. "Brian's Return" is a welcome addition to the saga.

First of all, you should not read this book if you have not read "Hatchet," which comes earlier in the series. If you like that book enough, you should go straight on to "Brian's Winter," and if you're still interested, read "The River." This will bring you up to where "Brian's Return" begins.
I loved "Hatchet" and "Brian's Winter"-- but after that, author Gary Paulsen added two more books to the series, which he shouldn't have. I was quite disappointed, and feel that this book tainted the series: It's filled with a great deal of one-sentence (and even one-word) paragraphs--I believe that Mr. Paulsen was trying to fill up enough space to publish what qualified as another "book." You should note that this watered- down story fills 115 tiny pages--and the book went straight to paperback. I don't think that Mr. Paulsen took this book so seriously as the earlier ones.
However, there's plenty to satisfy fans of the series: For example, short portraits of how Brian reacted when he got back home and his trouble fitting back into school. Even better is an interaction between Brian and an adult who sees things his way--a fellow man of the woods.
If you're an ardent fan of the series (as I was and still am), you probably can't resist buying this book anyway. But if you're not sure, you aren't missing much by passing it up.

Ever thought about leaving home to go into the woods? If so, read Brain's Return. Brian's Return is an action, adventures story about a boy named Brian trying to survive alone in the wilderness. Brian survives by facing many challenges and risks he must make. He then finds his way back to civilization, but can't find a way to make sense of his HighSchool life.
Brian doesn't understand the ways of HighSchool. He thinks returning to the forest to find the true path of life, and where he belongs. Brian can be described as a ked who looses his train of thought. I enjoyed Brina's Return decently, because of the theme and it's an adventure story. I think Gary Paulsen could have showed Brian's fellings a lot more. I though also Gary Paulsen shouldn't have let the readers hanging off with the ending. Although Gary Paulsen had some minor parths I didn't enjoy, I still enjoyed reading this book.
Writen by Logan P

Anyone who has read Hatchet must have been left wondering how Brian has been since. In BRIAN’S RETURN, the author Gary Paulsen writes about Brian’s life after he returned home. In the beginning Brain feels too attached to the forest that he feels like he doesn’t fit in his school. After talking to his therapist, he asks his mom if he can go back to the forest and she said yes. He decides not to bring any modern camping gear because he wants to relive how to survive in the forest. Even though he knows what to expect in the forest he still makes mistakes that almost cost him his life. He encounters wild animals that make him wonder if he will make it back home alive. If you want to know the ending, you’ll just have to read and find out for yourself.

One of the most memorable moments in the book was when Brian was walking through the school hallway and his friend (not anymore) slammed the door in Brian’s face, falling onto a girl. Brian got furious and attacked his friend like if he were an animal attacking him. He made the boy go to the hospital because he was beat up real bad. This is the moment when Brian realizes that the forest has changed him.

You will like this book if you have read the book called Hatchet. Also you will like the book if you like action and suspense.

Better than The River, but not as good as Hatchet or Brian's Winter. It makes the assumption that all three previous books actually happened, which is a contradiction but not impossible to overcome. This more mature Brian definitely creates a different tone. It felt melancholy. All in all it feels like a natural continuation of Brian's story.

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Got boring 71% through. I hate to say this but this book just wasn't good. I gor this book 7 or 8 months ago and I have not finished it because I would rather read other books. I like the idea though; Brians high-school life. Book 5 looks good! But I'm skipping this book (I will probably read the last couple pages).

-PM4000

The book I read is about a boy who came from the woods back to the city he lived in. After returning to school and his friends, he no longer likes the things he used to like. After being home for about a year, he can't stand being away from the Canadian woods. He tells his mom that he is going to see his dad, which she has no problem with. What she doesn't know is that he is getting dropped of in the woods about 100 miles away from where his dad lives so he can canoe there and get back in touch with nature. Brian is a quite kind of kid who doesn't like TV. Nothing makes sense to him accept the woods where it is just him.

The first day the plane dropped him of on a lake in the northern woods. The pilot gave him a detailed map of the lakes so he knows where he is. He started out with his canoe when he hears something in the bushes. The next thing he knows a deer jumps out and lands right in the middle of his boat. His boat flipped over and got all his stuff wet so he made a camp site to spend the night.

At the end of the book, he gets done packing up his canoe and says he has about 40 miles left to his dad's house. He gets in his boat and instead of heading to his dads place he turns around and heads further into the woods. He looks back and says "I can always go to my dad's."

I thought it was a good book and had a lot of good parts. I like that most of the book takes place in the woods. Some things I don't like about the book is at the end instead of going to his dads house, he goes further into the woods. If you like the woods then I would recommend this book.

Brian's Return starts off with Brian getting arrested for beating someone in self defense and being let go. When he gets home, he tells his mom that he wants to return to living in the wilderness. At one point he shoots him self in the leg with an arrow. But before that he discovers a path that leads to a clearing. To get to the clearing you have to fallow ax chips in the bark of the trees. On the path he runs in to a deer. Then at his camp site he runs into a man at his campsite and says that the deer he ran into earlier was his medicine deer that points him in the right direction so that he won't get hurt.

The main character is Brian and he is a kind of kid that can't stand to be around lots of other people. Brian is the only character for most of the book. Brian has problems around people because he had been out on the island alone. He was there so long that he does not like a lot of people because he is used to having peace and quiet. Brian had problems with lots of people because he had been gone for so long.

Books are good when they are page turners and this one is. Brian's Return held my attention because it was based on something I like. I connected to this book because I like to canoe and be outside and he likes to canoe and be outside also. I could picture the description, I plan to write about the surprises. I also plan to write about readers that would like to read the book. The genre is realistic fiction. It seem like it would or could happen in real life. I would only recommend it to people, that like realistic fiction.

Brian's Return is about a boy named Brian that in the past was stuck in the wilderness for a long time alone (if you didn't know that read Hatchet.) He diecides to go back after seeing an ex-cop, Caleb for counseling after an fight with a football jock. Before departing, he finds out the pilot can only take him so far and he'll have to canoe the rest of the way. Without telling his mom about this detail he starts preparing.
I think it's a great book for learning how to survive in the wilderness, but it's a good book for someone without a care in the world also. I didn't like the fact that there wasn't many characters in the book. The beginning is kinda boring until you get into the second chapter, but hang on to it. After that it gets better and better until the end. I wish it wouldn't have let off as if Gary Paulsen had to make a deadline. I wish he would make a followup to tell us what's next. But don't take my word for it, read it.

Brian's Return, by Gary Paulsen, is an adventure/survival book about Brian's long-awaited return to the Canadian woods written by Paulsen, a three time Newberry Honor award winner. The story begins with Brian, a 16 year old boy trying to live a normal life. The hard part for him is, he spent 48 days in the Canadian woods after his pilot had a heart attack and it changed his perspective on life. He can't find joy in having his food put right in front of him, or talking about who was going out with whom. After beating up a football player, he sees a counselor named Caleb. Caleb listens to his beautiful descriptions, and tells Brian that the answer was to go back up into the wilderness. He creates a list and a plan for a hundred mile kayak trip to eventually visit the Smallhorns, who rescued him in Brian's Winter. Brian goes through yet another action packed wilderness experience in Brian's Return. This book would be a little hard for young kids to find the true meaning of, so ages 11 and up would be a good reccomended age. Anyone who enjoyed Hatchet and its other sequels will enjoy this book.

This series of Brian's Survival against nature and the character's return is pure tradition for three generations of readers in my family of boys and girls.

Great Book Series as public demanded from It

The auther of the book Brian's Return is Gary Paulsen. It is a

realistic novel that is based on a true story. It is exciting, mysterious, and sometimes funny.

The plot is; there is a boy named Brian. He once went to Canada

to see his father. The pilot of the plane had a heart attack and

died, the plane crashed in a lake, and Brian had the most difficult time in the forest by him self. He learned to hunt and fish. He now has a friend that says he should go back, and he does.

I like this book because it is exciting and about a 16 year old boy who learns to survive in the woods. I would recomend this book to anyone who likes survival stories

You really should read this series in order to fully enjoy the books and understand Brians character. Mr. Paulsen declares in the back of this book that this is the 4th and last in the series that begin with Hatchet, then The River, then Brians Winter, and now Brians Return. The writer also explains how the comparisons in his own life lead him to write this book. The Brian books are very good, and this one is no exeption, except that it is much too short. That is common with this writer though, his books are short but packed with fast paced adventure, the beautiful outdoors, and appealing characters.
It seems almost like the writer intended to return to the series for the purpose of finding closure for Brian. Some readers do not feel that closure is achieved though. We do know that Brian does not want to leave the woods ever again.

Brian's Return has some fighting. Brian fight's a bear and a big bully at a pizza place over a girl. The book is about Brian wanting to go back to the wood's. I like this book a little because it is like going on a camping trip. And I kind of don't because it is more of a boy's book than a girl's because there is fighting and Brian kill's animal's. In Brian's Return Brian bring's more supplies like salt. Brian's Return is a 5 star book. Brian meet's a boy named Billy until Billy leaves while Brian is sleeping. I kind of also like this book because Brian camp's in different spot's then in Hatchet. Sometime's Brian will fish without a worm.
A 12 year old
From Indiana

A ...reader. I really liked the book because it had lots of action, hunting and he going to the woods and it's all about survival. And I liked it because he would have to take care of every thing and put things up in the tree so bears, wolves can get it and destory it all and at the very first he was going to a pizza place and these big kid slammed the door in there faces and Brian hit him and punched him all over until he was black and blue and the cops finally came and took Brian home and Brian decided he was back to thewoods and he spent lots of money getting all the right stuff to go to the woods and finally went back to the woods and that's when it all happenes.

I liked this book because it talks about the woods and the animals around him. It talks about Brian's life in the woods.

What happens in this story is all about Brian wanting to go back to the woods and he does in the middle of the book. Caleb Brian's new friend is a retired Cop who is blind. He wants Brian too go back to the woods but Brian thinks his parents wont let him. Brian orders all this stuff so he can go back to the woods.

If you like the Brian's series you will like this book. You might want to read the ones before this one. It is a book I recommend to anyone that likes this series. It is a very good book.

Brian's return is a book about a 16 year old who has finally been rescued form the wilderness.The time is about a year later after Brian has been rescued form the wilderness of Canada. (I recommend you read the first three before reading this one our at least the first one).Brian can't stand living in the city and wants to return to the wilderness but if he dose he will bring a couple helpful items.The question is will he? If you liked The hatchet and the other two and would like to know the final ending of Brian's adventures i recommend this book.This book is not as action packed as the other three but is a very surprising and fun book to read.

I don't understsand how he does it time and time again - comes up with original ideas and story lines. The conclusion of the series - and there was no other way to finish it. I often wondered what happened to Brian when he returned to school and the "real" world. I couldn't help but like his world better. The adventure - to be that self assured and confident of your own abilities. To be able to survive and even see yourself years down the road as he did. This was one of Mr. Paulsen's best books - I wish the series didn't have to end - but since it does - he did an awesome job at it!

Brian's Return is a very good and descriptive book about a boynamed Brian Robeson. To understand this book better, you may want toread Hatchet, and The River, both by Gary Paulsen. This book is about Brian, a boy who was alone in the wilderness for over 60 days, life, and how he has changed from the wilderness. When Brian returned from the wilderness, he was confused and he couldn't fit in to the civilzed world. Brian finally figures out what he has to do. He has to return to the wilderness. This is a very good and descriptive book. I would reccomend it to people who like to read a good survival story.

Die or not die!!!!! You'll have to read to find out.

Brian has got in an enormous mess. He has to meet a councilor and the councilor changed his live. He has Brian go back to his favorite place, the great, enormous wilderness. Going back to the wilderness helps, but he gets excitement. He gets attack by many things.

I like this book because I like reading adventure and learn. I would recommend this to people that like to travel and hunt. I would give this to people that likes to learn. Now you have to read this book.

Got this and one other to finish out my Hatchet series set. Did not expect the book to be a little larger sized so I am a little disappointed with that but I was pleased to be able to complete my set.

Your book Brian's Return is a great book because of what Brian does to go see the Smallhorns again. Brian went against a bear and mother nature herself to get there.Brian's hole journey started when he got in a fight with a football player , but what he didn't know was that he would be repeating his life once again. After the fight he started to see a councilor named Caleb and Caleb send Brian back to the wild to releave his pain. I recommend this book to all readers because it is so good you can't put it down.

I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars because it had description, you learn alot about the woods but it had a slow ending and that is why i didn't rate it a 5. The boiok could let you see exactly what the auther meant. It tells you exactly what Brian (main charactor) would need to survive the wilderness. I think that 13-15 year old boys that like adventure would like this book. I think that because the story is about a teenage boy and that has alot of adventure in the woods. That is how I rated this book.

This is a very good book. Some may not have thought so but i did. And i have a few reasons to back it up. first of all if you like adventure books this is the book for you. I think that the characters were believable, And they described it very well. the only thing that bugged me is there are not that many characters. But you get a good description about what is going on. Also it prepares you for the wild. Like if you want to go on a camping trip you will now how to provide for yourself.

A 16 year boy named Brian Robeson was once stranded on an island alone for 48 days, before he was rescued and brought back home. This book is about his agonizing wait to go back to the island after going crazy in civilization.He gets a counselor to talk about the journey back to the island.Then he makes his decision about his next journey. Gary Paulsons imagination will fly once Brian begins to really live where he wants to be at "THE ISLAND".
I would recommend this book to you if you the sequals to this book.

I think Brian's return is one of the better books I've read because it relates to nature.The reason why I like nature so much is because I live out in the country so I'm out in the woods alot just like Brian. My favorite part in the book was when he scared the bear away. I liked that part because it was really suspenseful. If I would have to go up against a bear with a bow. I wouldn't wait until it got sloser to me if it was already tring to corner me like it did to Brian.

Brian is one young man way beyond his years.
I am really going to miss Brian when this series ends...
Listen up people, this is some of the best literature you can read!!
Start with Hatchet and get reading! You will also be amazed...

The main plot to the story is there is this boy, who in the previous book wound up stranded in the forest, then learned to survive in those conditions after a while. In the second book he wanted to return because he missed the woods and the way it felt to be in them. He never liked life as it was at his home, giving him more the reason to return. This was probobly the best book I have ever read, books by the same author are also just as good.

Z.C.

I thought this book was great. It had a lot of suspense and many other things. The one thing the author could have done was to make it longer than it is, but it is a great ending to a great series of books. Brian the main character in the book is Brian is a round character with many different personalities's. Brian starts this book back in his hometown with his mother. He can't stand it there and wants to go back into the world where he feels that he is in the right place unlike home. Brian becomes a loner and only has a few friends after the fame went away. Brian one day gets in a fight with this boy and beats the mess out of him and his punishment is he has to see the police guidance councilor. He begins to make friends with him. Then that summer Brian goes off all-alone to where he first crashed. Brian travels bye canoe all by himself he goes from lake to lake eating only things, he catches and some rice that he took with him. On one of his stops that he has to cross this damn to get to the next lake he stops to hunt and when he comes back, he meets a man that is doing the same thing. Overall, the book is Great and I recommend it to everyone who loves the outdoors. You should also read the other books in the series.

Brian's Return is about a boy who has lived in the forest for a long time. He comes back into the city to tell his mom all about his trip. He starts school to see if he likes it or not. Brian tells his mom how much he hates it and he wants to go back. She first tells him to try it again to see if he likes it. After, school he goes and hangs out with his friends. Brian and this bullie both like the same girl. Brian beats the kid up really bad. After, his mom heres what happens she hires a counselerto help him. Every day Brian goes and see's him. He tells him about the experience he has with the forest. Brian tells his mom he is going back to the forest. She ask him to stay but he said he is going. Brian and his mom both start to pack all of his stuff he will need. He gets a ride from the pilot to the forest. Every now and then he writes letters to Caleb the counsler. Brian tells him how he has been, and how he is doing. If you wnat to know more just read the book.
What I liked about this book is it deals with problems that we have right now. It relates to me because I do most of that stuff.

I agree with A reader from Danville because from the reading that I have personally done with this book I can say that it is completely true. In the Beginning of the book he mentions that the things around him doesn't mean anything to him, or he doesn't care for it. He has a hard time because he fells that he doesn't belong there, as if that he what was once home is foreign to him. Also in the beginning of the book he gets into a fight and then is sent to go see counseling. Brian then becomes attach with the counselor and then is convinced that sense he feels that where he lives is so foreign to him then he is to return to "home"Ein witch in his case was the northern woods here his plane had crashed. He then gets prepared to go back for his summer between school. He also prepares some extra stuff to take with him to the trip (stuff that he didn't have when he was in the crash that could make struggles a little easier). He finalize his dates to go , discuss it with his mother , and then goes to come back when the summer ended to tell more stories to his counselor that help him so much.

Some of the best memories are those we have long-forgotten, intentionally or not. I truly believe that "Brian's Return" is one of the most captivating and fascinating adventures ever told. A must-read for today's teens who seem to be ever caught up in the high-tech, high pressure world of today, yet searching within themselves for something that is missing in their lives - precious childhood.

Gary has pulled off yet another one! Brians return is an overall great read for a rainey day. It is when brian gets saved befor the winter and is shipped back to his home town in the good old USA. Brian has adjusted to the wilderness and is not yet ready to go back to civilazation. Things happen and brian is forced to go into tharepey with a blind x-cop. The x-cop shows him the light and now brian is preparing to go back into the wilderness, but this time he's prepared. Another great book from Gary Paulson and a great book for all ages.

Great book, ...
Reviewer: A 12-year old reader from Indiana.
I thought this was a very good book. I like this book because it's never boring, and it's always interesting. I also think this book is educational about surviving in the wilderness. The only part I disliked about this book was the ending. I thought the ending could have been better. But over all this is a great book.

I thought that this book was a good way to conclude the series of The Hatchet. The only problem I really noticed was that It did have a weak ending, and was very short. I was a little troubled to find that this was the last book in the series. Otherwise, this was a great book, and I think anyone interested in survival skills and being in northern woods should read this series of books.

Brian's Return is about when Brian is stuck back in civilization, and discovers- " hey? who knew? I hate this!". So he returns to the bush. The plot is simple-in fact everything is simple. And yet, it's somehow wonderful. There is really not to much to say- the book is simple and its wonderful. It's simply wonderful.

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Brian's Return is a disappointment! Gary Paulsen is a excellent author, but he could of done a better job for this book. This wasn't his best writhing. The beginning of this book was very boring, because he is in his home town telling how boring it is to be in town. Brian finally figures out that he likes the woods better and it makes him free. He wants to get permission to go back to the woods and live there. When he finally gets the permission the permission to go back, he has to find a why out there. An airline will drive when to 1 island and Brian's has to row his way to three other islands. He rows to one island a day and has to find his own food.
The sequels to Brian's Return are Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter. Gary Paulson is the author of the best selling novel of the year "Brian Winter". This book is very adventurous at times. I thought it would like Hatchet ,but it wasn't even close. I think that's way I didn't like it.

The River by Gary Paulsen is an awesome book to read. It's got adventure,suspence, and drama. The River is about Brain going into the wilderness again and events happen.(If you read Hatchet)

This is mainly a sequeal. But is as good as the first. It's a perfect book for anyone to read.Check it out for yourself.

Brian's Return his nothing compared to the Hatchet, the River,and Brian's Winter. I thought Brian's Return was too short and Ididn't get a feeling of closure. What happens is Brian has return tothe city and regular city life. He hates TV's because he thinks it took so much away from his thinking. Sports and vidoe games seem silly to him, pale in comparison to what his real life had been like int woods. He also can't get into sports and games, because he couldn't believe in them. Then Brian gets into a fight with a fellow student and is sent to a blind former cop for counseling named Caleb. Brian tells Caleb of his experiences in the woods and he starts to miss the woods. So then Brian decides to go back to the Canadian woods and stay with the Smallhorns. If you want to know what happens to him during his journey through the woods, you have to read and find out for yourself. I would reccomend this book to people who enjoyed reading the Hatchet, the River, and Brian's Winter.

THe book is called brians return it is the second book of the others. The author is Gary paulsen. to me it is a realistic fiction. At the begining Brian is found and broght back home. later a kid attacks him but brian defends himself and beats him up. Later he realizes he needs to go back to the forest becuase he forgot something and he wants to stay there becuase he thinks he only has the woods in him. He thinks he can't live like a normal boy like he was before. I thought this book was a good boob because it is something that might happen and it is a very good selling book. I would recomend others to read this book.

THe Book is called Brians return it is the second book of the others. The author is Gary Paulsen. To me it is a realistic fiction. At the begining brian is found abd brought back home. Later a kid attacks him but brian defends himself and beats him up. Later he realizes he needs to go back to the forest because he forgot something and he wants to stay there becuase he thinks he only has the woods in him. He thinks he cant lve like a normal boy like he was before. I thought this book was a good book because it is something that might happen and it is a very good selling book. I would recomend others to read this book.

The fight scene is informative as to how the atitude of having to kill for survival can bleed over into inapropriate areas. The List of equipment Brian takes back into the wild is usefull. How he describes both the beauty of the woods as well as his restlessness in the city is good. His differentness in what he cares about is also informative.
However, the book is essentialy a mysical journey. While Brian is Thankfull, I wonder to whom he is thankfull. What spirits guide him?

After surviving a plane crash, Brian revisits the "real world" which does not seem to make sense any longer. Brian decides to return to the woods and has no intentions of going back home. Gary Paulsen is an excellent writer. Brian's Return is one of the best adventure stories I have ever read.

I like Brian's Return an all, but it would be better if it was longer. I liked it because it was very discriptive and had a lot of parts where you'd be at the edge of your seat. It had a lot of hunting parts in it. From a rating of 1 to 10 I'd give this book a 10. I think Brian in some parts loses his temper. I could relate to those feelings.

Mr. Paulson is an excellent writer and he proves he writes well in the book Brian's Return. Mr. Paulson never leaves out any information needed. He keeps his readers minds working hard by using sense imaging for the reader's imagination. Even if you never have been to Minnesota you will know what it looks like just from his descriptions. Mr. Paulson makes his books so that all ages can enjoy it. In his book Brian's Return, Mr. Paulson proves he is a very intelligent man and knows what he is writing about. I recommend that everyone tries to read one of Mr. Paulson's books they are excellent.

This survival book was just amazing and I absolutely loved it the Brian saga has gotten so far and if we keep this up this could have hundreds of books help Gary get ideas to make more books and read hatchet and then Brian's winter and then the river and finally read Brian's return

Have you ever read a great book and then had been very disappointed with the sequel? That's exactly what will happen if you read Gary Paulsen's series of books starting out with Hatchet. All of his books are great until you read Brian's Return. Brian, the kid who was lost in the Northern Canadian Woods for the whole fall and winter, is having trouble in high school. His life was chanced ever since his small plane crash into the woods. Now, he's confused because he doesn't understand why some people live the way they do. For example, his old friends always wanting to ride there bikes or play video games at the mall. He gets in a fight with another teenager in his school. The police make him get a little help from an old blind man that helps teenagers with there problems. Brian tells him why he got in a fight, and why he's so different. He thinks Brian should take a visit back to the woods. Of course, he does, but once he goes there isn't really an ending. I didn't like this book because when Brian goes back to the woods, there's no conflict or problem like there is in almost every story. Also, the story focuses on very stupid things like Brian loving tea and Shakespeare' s plays. This book will be disappointing if you read Gary Paulsen's other books, but boring and confusing if you don't read the other books. I wouldn't recommend reading this book for fun.

I could only ponder as to what it would be like to be stranded in the woods- no, wilderness- for any ammount of time. Gary Paulsen has shown me what it was like for him through Brian's "experiences" and it has made me so thankful for my "ab protecting layer" as i like to call it. I have never thought about what it would be like to return from a traumatic expierence such as this and try to return to normalcy. Through the HATCHET series I have come to respect, admire, and protect nature. So I thank Mr Paulson for opening my ignorant eyes to the way humans were born to live - in tune with nature and not apart from it.

I like reading Gary Paulsons books but they keep repeating things like getting attacked by bears and having to hunt and fish for food. If you have either read hatchet and/or brians winter it gets very repitive.

Brian Robinson is back out in the wild again. Brian can not adjust to his normal life at home. Brian decides to start to head out on a journey to meet the small horns (The People Who Saved Him). Brian encounters many things like being shot in the leg with his own arrow. Brian was heading down the river on his journey. When he stopped to look at a bear that was looking at him. The bear started to charge and Brian, Brian jumped out on to dry land. Will Brian be able to fight off the bear?

I think Brian's Return was a very good sequel to the rest of the books connected to it. Having spend days and days in the wilderness had an enormous affect on 16 year old Brian Robeson. When he went back to the city where he originally lived he couldn't adapt to the city life again. Everything seemed boring and dull, so he went back into the wilderness saying he's stay at the Smallhorn's. He never went there and never came back in the fall. He wanted to live his life in the wilderness, so he satyed. This was a very good book and I'd recomend it to anyone.

This is a great book of you liked all the rest of the books in this series (Hatchet, brians winter, the river, brian's return) Brians return is las nook i the series it is about brian wanting toi go back to the woods because he can not cope with daily life at home. he sees a thearpist and tells him stories and then after remenising about his life there he decideds to go back and you follow him through trageties and things that will make you beg for a seqil.

I think Brian's return is one of the better books I've read because it relates to nature.The reason why I like nature so much is because I live out in the country so I'm out in the woods alot just like Brian. My favorite part in the book was when he scared the bear away. I liked that part because it was really suspenseful. If I would have to go up against a bear with a bow. I wouldn't wait until it got sloser to me if it was already tring to corner me like it did to Brian.

Now that Brian is back to civilization he is trying to make sense of his High school life. He is having a hard time dealing with his peers and thinks about his days in the wilderness. He was once very well known for being a kid who survived and now all that has worn off. Going back into the wilderness, maybe Brian can find his true identity.I would recommened this book to people who love survival books.

I definatly think that this is also one of Gary Palsen greatest books and that he definately knows and, understands the out doors. He can also connect with the reader since he has actually experenced what he has written about. I definately think you should read this book along with the other three books. this is the fourth book of the seiries.

First of all, Gary Paulsen is a great author. He's written many great books, including "Hatchet." The best way to sum of "Brian's Return" would be to say that if "Hatchet" were to be made into a movie of the same name (or something called, "A Cry in the Wild"), it would be seen in theaters everywhere. If "Brian's Return" were to be made into a movie, it would go straight to DVD, and would probably ruin the careers of any director or potential actor/actress trying to make a breakout film. It's just that terrible.
The problem with the book is that it just doesn't have a point. There's really no plot. There's no purpose. And really, there's no ending. One gets the feeling that the author was out of ideas, his publisher was pushing for one more book, and this is the end result. A half-hearted (even that is more than I feel the author put into it) attempt at making one last book in the series.
The characters are extremely weak and cliche. Like Carl, the bully who's jealous of Brian. And Susan, the girl who likes Brian. And Haley, who is thrown into the story just to get a bloody nose and get Brian to see red and attack Carl. Then Susan twists her knee yet somehow is able to walk to the police car to talk to Brian and no mention of her knee is ever brought back up in the story. Hmmm. And Haley with the broken nose is never mentioned again. It is terrible writing, which is horrible to say of an author who has written tremendous books.
And then there is Caleb the blind Counselor, which is another weak element to the story. The irony of a blind counselor being able to see what Brian sees, and guiding him back to finding himself. You, the unblind reader, would never see this coming. And what really strikes me about Caleb, the blind counselor, is that he is telling Brian (a minor) to go back to the woods. Not only is this unethical from a counseling stand-point, but he also didn't get parental permission, and he broke confidentiality by telling Brian's mother what went on during these counseling sessions that weren't really counseling sessions.
Brian must have the coolest mom in the world if she lets him go back into the woods all by himself, never to return.
And then there is Billy, the random woodsmen who would appear to be an older version of Brian. Or the same person as Brian. This is a paradox. And just like Billy disappeared, so we are left to assume that Brian disappeared to find his "medicine."
I can honestly say this is the worst book I've read by Gary Paulsen. It's extremely disappointing. Not only as a book, but it's also disappointing that the series had to end with such a flop. I wouldn't recommend the book to anyone, because it is a literary disaster. I could go on, but I think you get the point...

This book written by Gary Paulson is outstanding. This book is very fun and easy to read. If you are a reader that loves the outdoors this book is for you. This book is about brian, a fourteen year old boy is alone in the woods. He is lost. He only has a few things that can help him stay alive, and he has to face the hardest challenge of all WINTER. Can he stay alive?

The first book was an awsome action and adventure packed story, and every aspect of the second book was even better. In my opinion this book is greater than any book I have ever seen. The authors books are some of my favorites over any other author I have seen. I would recommend this book to anyone, most books I would get rather bored with, but this one seems to catch my intrest.

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In this heartthrobing extravaganza, Brian finds his self in a world of confusion. Brian aggress to go back out into the wild for some test little does Brian know, the test will fail and it is up to him, to figure something out. If you liked hatchet or Brian Winter, you will absolutely love this wild wilderness ride in Brian return.

i got to say i've seen much better from gary paulson, i was very surprised to see this book. It didnt end, like his other books did. and didn't use the description i've come to know and love. It Stunk!!!

This book was a great read!The only things I didn't like about it was the ending, and it needs to be longer.This book is about a boy who needs to a decision between real life or living in the woods.If you liked Hatchet,Brian's Winter,and The River you'll love Brian's Return!

Brian's return to the wilderness is full of action-packed adventure. Brian discovers that the wilderness is where he belongs. Gary Paulsen's writing is realistic and descriptive-it feels as if you're right beside Brian. If you enjoy the outdoors, you have to read this book!

AFTER BEING LOST IN THE WOODS, BRIAN DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE FITS IN ANYMORE, WITH ANYONE. HE ENJOYED THE WOODS AND PLANS A TRIP BACK FOR GOOD. I FOUND I HAD TO CONTINUE READING. I COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT. IT REALLY IS A GREAT BOOK. I THINK EVERYONE WHO READS IT WILL ENJOY IT!!!!

This was an awsome book. I think this is one of the best or thebest sequal i've ever read. I like the way the book used detail andspellbinding events really well. If you liked hatchet and you want a great sequal to it don't get Brian's Winter get The River by Gary Paulsen!