As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extra...
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Apr 18, 2009
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Jan 20, 2012
Amos
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Brian's Return By Gary Paulen. It is the third book written by Paulsen about a boy named Brian who learned how to survive in the wild after his plane crashed. This book begins two years after he was rescued. The time period is around the 1980's. The main character is a sixteen year old boy named Brian. He lives in the city with his mom. After being alone in the wilderness for so long, he is finding it difficult to be back home in the city and around people. When Brian beats up another student
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Jun 20, 2011
Josiah
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I think that much of what makes Brian Robeson such a compelling figure is the way that his character reflects the life and philosophy of author Gary Paulsen. Brian is an intensely autobiographical creation, and the spirit of personal independence and craving for nothing more than to just be a part of the wilderness—a craving that had its origin in the first book of his adventures, Hatchet—is clearly the heartfelt desire of Gary Paulsen played out on the page, in a situation that he has imagin
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May 22, 2011
Jane
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Very enjoyable continuation of the Brian story about survival in the wilderness. I really liked it.
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This is a sequel to and should be read after the “Hatchet.” It is the 4th book. Books 2 and 3 are not required before reading this, although I recommend reading them in order if you like Hatchet. In Hatchet 13-year-old Brian was stranded in the Canadian wilderness for 54 days after a plane crash. It was a survival story. Now at age 15 Brian yearns to return. He More...
STORY BRIEF:
This is a sequel to and should be read after the “Hatchet.” It is the 4th book. Books 2 and 3 are not required before reading this, although I recommend reading them in order if you like Hatchet. In Hatchet 13-year-old Brian was stranded in the Canadian wilderness for 54 days after a plane crash. It was a survival story. Now at age 15 Brian yearns to return. He More...
Nov 17, 2011
Time read 2 30 min
book Brians Return
author Gary Pulsen
I read that Brian was acussed of hitting a kid because Sam had pushed him. When Sam pushed him he stangely transported to the woods where he lived. In the woods there was a crazy deer trying to attack him. So Brian defended himself as he remembered. But when he was back in the resturant he noticed that Sam was all beat up and bleeding. So the owner of the resturant called the police and hey got there really quick More...
book Brians Return
author Gary Pulsen
I read that Brian was acussed of hitting a kid because Sam had pushed him. When Sam pushed him he stangely transported to the woods where he lived. In the woods there was a crazy deer trying to attack him. So Brian defended himself as he remembered. But when he was back in the resturant he noticed that Sam was all beat up and bleeding. So the owner of the resturant called the police and hey got there really quick More...
May 24, 2011
Austin
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After the long journey of survial in the candian forest Brian had yet had to go through the return again. He got in fihgts at school and he justed needed to go back to the wild were he belongs. HE had to survive in the wild but this time he had a few items a gun, and some other survial stuff. He also had a transmitting radio so if he ever got into a bad situation he could call for help. He also had to fight a off a bear. He thought about shooting the bear but he decided against it but it the
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Feb 11, 2009
Wayne
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Having had lots of holidays in some relatively and very isolated places in Australia and so often finding the return to life in "civilisation" very hard to readapt to, I was with Brian ALL the way in this one!!!Right inside his skin.
No doubt Gary Paulsen knows exactly these feelings.A wonderful, wonderful read.
I can only say to those who were disapppointed in this book to try living for a short while in isolation at various times - and I don't necessarily mean in total dis More...
No doubt Gary Paulsen knows exactly these feelings.A wonderful, wonderful read.
I can only say to those who were disapppointed in this book to try living for a short while in isolation at various times - and I don't necessarily mean in total dis More...
Jan 11, 2012
1/4 well im almost done with this book i started it just before christmas break, im going to bring it home and get it done tonight. its pretty much just like the river and hatchet exept for in hachet its an accident that he in the woods, the river he goes in the woods because he thinks it will help people, in this one he goes back because he wants to, other then that the books are pretty much the same just different events happen.
1/11 well I finished my book, I thought this was one of his More...
1/11 well I finished my book, I thought this was one of his More...
Jan 18, 2010
David
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In this sequel to the book by Gary Paulson, Hatchet, Brian has many conflicts in the " real world " He started to have different interests, and realized his life belongs in the wild. Guns. Brian hated them. He hates people who kills animal for trophies or victory, he uses bows, and believe only to hunt animals to protect, or to survive.
I can kind of connect to this book. Sometimes, I'm just different then usual. I start to don't like interests i use to like, and do with my More...
I can kind of connect to this book. Sometimes, I'm just different then usual. I start to don't like interests i use to like, and do with my More...
Dec 26, 2010
Melinda
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I recently reread "Hatchet" and "Brian's Winter," having first read them in elementary school. Of the Brian series, this is the only book I never finished in elementary school, and I discovered today, by surprise, that I have a copy of it on my bookshelf. So I sat down and read it. It isn't my favorite — it's not as engaging as "Hatchet" and "Brian's Winter" (I can't speak for "The River," since I haven't reread it recently), and the excerpts of
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May 20, 2011
Brian's Return was an addition to the "Brian" books. Brian is very anxious to be back in the wilderness again, and smell the fresh air of the wild outdoors. He managed to make it through a year of school, and furthermore the media. He is on his way to the wilderness once more. Except this time, he has all the supplies he would ever need. He meets a pilot who will take him to the location he wants to go. As he boards the plane, he is accompanied by two other fisherman. They are older an
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Dec 01, 2011
Jocelyn
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From the first of Brian's adventures to the last, Brian's Return has stood out to me. This story, in my opinion, has not only vented more of Gary Paulsen's true life adventures through Brian, but has also given away more about his emotions then any other book. Although speaking more of the book in general I can in every honest means conclude that this book may have been the most interesting book I have read in my life. There in that one story there is everything you would expect from an adventur
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Jan 17, 2011
Joseph
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Brian's Return is a sequel to the Hatchet novels. Brian talks to a therapist and he tells Brian to return, which he does. Brian has never been the same since his first visit to the wild, and now he doesn't seem to fit into his old self. Brian has changed, and now he goes back, rebuilding his wildlife experience. I didn't like this book very much because it was basically, one day he makes a fire and eats fish. Next day, he finds fish and eats it with tea. It's just too repetitive. I would only re
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Dec 07, 2010
Anna
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Oct 31, 2011
Anne
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Brian has been back in the world for two years, but nothing is right. Not the sounds, or the foods, or the football player who attacked him. And especially not the way Brian reacted to that attack.
How he put that guy in the hospital.
Something is missing in Brian. He doesn’t know what, but he knows WHERE it is. In the north. The woods.
He needs to return.
Brian’s Return is the fourth of five novels in the Hatchet series. Not a wild crazy climax, but a More...
How he put that guy in the hospital.
Something is missing in Brian. He doesn’t know what, but he knows WHERE it is. In the north. The woods.
He needs to return.
Brian’s Return is the fourth of five novels in the Hatchet series. Not a wild crazy climax, but a More...
Jul 09, 2010
Heidi
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I think I've grown out of the Brian phase, as I did not connect to this book the way I did with the first two. The narration of the audio was fine. And it was interesting returning to nature and a couple of his adventures. But, I just didn't find this one fabulous. Honestly, I think deep down I've known I was no longer in the Brian phase. But I felt that the books were all pretty short and I might as well finish the series. I think this is still a great choice for those who cannot get enough of
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Dec 21, 2011
Jelinas
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The Lakers recently acquired Jason Kapono, a former Bruin who was, at one point, the most accurate three-point shooter in NBA history. So what happened? He got more playing time is what happened. While Kapono is undoubtedly one of the best three-point shooters in the game, it's just common sense that, the more shots you take, the harder it'll get for you to maintain that percentage.
This is kind of what happens to Gary Paulsen with Brian's Return, the fourth book about Brian Robeson. Pa More...
This is kind of what happens to Gary Paulsen with Brian's Return, the fourth book about Brian Robeson. Pa More...
Nov 25, 2008
Brandon
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I wanted to like this book. I really did. I am a huge Hatchet fan, but all of the sequels have fallen flat to me. It's like the Star Wars prequels - I really did want to like them, and there were some elements to like, but it was ultimately disappointing.
In this tome, Brian just can't live in the city, so he goes to the north woods again to get peace and his "medicine" (don't ask, I didn't really understand it myself). Adios Brian and good luck in all your future
In this tome, Brian just can't live in the city, so he goes to the north woods again to get peace and his "medicine" (don't ask, I didn't really understand it myself). Adios Brian and good luck in all your future
Dec 18, 2011
Johnny
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In the book, "Brian's Return", Brian (after surviving in the wilderness for many weeks) returns to civilization, but seems to feel out of place. Brian finds that he doesn't fit in like he used to. His solution is to return to the wilderness (with some more resources) and do what he had done when he was stranded. Will Brian finally find where he belongs?
I picked this book up because I read the book Hatchet and really liked it, so I wanted to read another book involving Brian's More...
I picked this book up because I read the book Hatchet and really liked it, so I wanted to read another book involving Brian's More...
Oct 20, 2011
Gavin
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Brian's Return is the second installment of the Brian series. Its genre type is action adventure because its action packed all the way through. It all starts out with Brian getting into a fight with a jock and Brian turns survival mode. So he goes to a counselor named Caleb and he tells Brian he can go back to the wildnerness. In the wild he has to record what he sees for Caleb because Caleb is blind. That's my review for Brian's Return and I thought it was an enjoyable experience to read.
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Jan 02, 2011
Paradoxical
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Brian returns to the wilderness! It was a lot less about surviving in the wild and more of living it and the frame of mind Brian has and his inability to live in the city anymore. The ending seemed a bit abrupt to me, but most of that was because it didn't feel like a lot happened in this book. He left the city to go back to the woods for a while and... is at peace with it, basically. I feel like I wanted more from this book than is to be expected.
Oct 23, 2009
Logan
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I gave this book 5 stars because if you read the first he get lost in the forest and he gets out. So in the 2 book he goes back to the forset but with better materials. He baught a better bow and arrows that will never break. He brough so pots and pans so he could cook. He packed food and a tent so he could surrive. He went back so he could go back because the first time he went there he did not like it but he wanted to go back so he could have fun.
May 24, 2011
Dana
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The book That I read was Brian's Return. The Author was Gary Paulsen. The Genre was survival. # of AR points 4. The Audience is for young adult boys. This book is about a boy named Brian Robeson who survived alone in the wilderness. Brian was walking with two if he is friends to the pizza when he got into a fight with Carl.One reason why I liked the book is he was going to go back where he belongs in the forest. He needs to go back to the forest because he likes the woods. Why I did not liked th
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Mar 15, 2011
Colin
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I am enjoying this book although after reading Hatchet and Brian's Winter i am starting to get tired of the same theme. I think everyone can enjoy Paulson's books. I went from reading the Percy Jackson series to how to eat fried worms to this. I feel like i'm in the book. I catch myself grimacing wile reading felling Brian's pain. At school while reading when my teacher tells us readings over sometimes I don't hear her because i'm into my book.
Apr 01, 2011
Beth
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In this fourth book that starts with Hatchet, Brian realizes he has to return to the wilderness. The story is more internal than the other books, and the external events would be improbable if the reader wasn't aware of Paulsen's own wilderness experiences. This was a good, quick read. I just realized that there's another book--Brian's Hunt. Onward!
Jun 19, 2010
Katie
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Brian's Return is a book about nature and how we can become so connected with it that modern techonolgy can become obsolete compare to the beauty of nature.
I felt connected to this book because I can relate to the main character and how he feels about nature compared to the modern world. I have often felt that living off the land is a great thing to learn and this book is about doing just that.
I felt connected to this book because I can relate to the main character and how he feels about nature compared to the modern world. I have often felt that living off the land is a great thing to learn and this book is about doing just that.
May 06, 2011
Dalton
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This was a good book. It was really easy to read for me because I read the first book of the series and this was the second. It was interesting at times. Gary Paulson tried to make a lot of action, but personally I think it could of had more intense moments. If there is another book to the series I will probably read it. Overall it was pretty good.
Mar 30, 2010
Max
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this book is about brian robeson"the ultimate survivor". while alone in the woods of canada he faces times of life or death. when he comes back to civilazation he doesnt realy fit in at all. He misses the wilderness so much hes almost gone crazy. But realy going back in just the answer to all his problems............
READ BOOK FOR MORE!
READ BOOK FOR MORE!
Feb 22, 2011
Philip
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This is a great follow on from Brian's Winter but I only gave it 3 stars because it should be combined with the next book into one book perhaps.
The book tracks Brian's journey back to the lake but doesn't include anything about the rest of his trip or if he finds the family or makes it back to the lake......
The book tracks Brian's journey back to the lake but doesn't include anything about the rest of his trip or if he finds the family or makes it back to the lake......
Jan 25, 2010
Steven
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this book is a little bit better then brians winter and hatchet. i like how he returns to the woods for fun this time and not stuck in a plane that has crashed. this time he gos out in the out doors and just plane camps.pretty much he's just out there to hunt and have fun like he did after he learn how to live out in the wilderness.
