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Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga #5)
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Gary Paulsen
Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization.
When Brian finds a dog one night, a dog that is wounded and whimpering, he senses danger. The dog is b...more
When Brian finds a dog one night, a dog that is wounded and whimpering, he senses danger. The dog is b...more
Mass Market Paperback, 112 pages
Published
December 23rd 2003
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Gary Paulsen is often known for his love of the outdoors and of animals. In the Brian saga he really expressed his knowledge and love for the outdoors. Gary is extremely descriptive and draws vivid pictures of Brian’s surroundings through his eyes. Having run away at fourteen and joined the circus he had learned much of travel, working hard, and adventure. He retired of working in a small cabin deep in the Minnesota woods. Gary, his wife, and his friends are all hunters. Although he hunts his re...more
If you liked the earlier books, read this. It’s pleasant but I wanted it longer with more stuff.
STORY BRIEF:
This is book 5 in the series. Brian was 13 in the first book “Hatchet” when he survived a plane crash and the Canadian wilderness - alone for 54 days. In book 4, Brian is 15 and returns to the wilderness - with supplies to live there for a while. This book is later in that same trip or the next year. He is now 16. He catches fish and shoots game with a bow and arrow...more
STORY BRIEF:
This is book 5 in the series. Brian was 13 in the first book “Hatchet” when he survived a plane crash and the Canadian wilderness - alone for 54 days. In book 4, Brian is 15 and returns to the wilderness - with supplies to live there for a while. This book is later in that same trip or the next year. He is now 16. He catches fish and shoots game with a bow and arrow...more
Brian’s Hunt by: Gary Paulsen
Reviewed by: Parker Reynaert
I have never had any interest in Gary Paulsen’s books before. But this book sparked my interest as soon as I read the summary on the back of the book. The thing that interested me was that it took place were the plane crashed in hatchet. Usually I do not get really interested in books but this one changed my whole look on reading and on the author Gary Paulsen.
Brian’s Hunt takes place in the deep wilder...more
Reviewed by: Parker Reynaert
I have never had any interest in Gary Paulsen’s books before. But this book sparked my interest as soon as I read the summary on the back of the book. The thing that interested me was that it took place were the plane crashed in hatchet. Usually I do not get really interested in books but this one changed my whole look on reading and on the author Gary Paulsen.
Brian’s Hunt takes place in the deep wilder...more
I have to be honest the book Brain’s hunt is one of the best books from Gary Paulson. I just about have read his entire collection of books about Brian. He only thing I think is that this book is for maybe fifth though seventh grade reading level. I think that Gary wants younger readers to read this so they know about the wilderness and would like to be in it. Also tell how dangerous the wilderness is and the animals that live there.
Gary Paulson is a good writer. But in Brian’s hunt he ...more
Gary Paulson is a good writer. But in Brian’s hunt he ...more
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Brian's hunt by Gary Paulson, type of it is realistic fiction, this book is about frindship, loved, lost, and revenge. Brian is out in the wilderness again in this heart warming, and and heart dropping tale of a boy just trying to survive on his own.
What i think the authors purpose was to remind the point that sometimes goods thing dont always turnout be good. and memories are a key part of who you are as he tells you about what happen when brian was just trying to survive, to live ...more
What i think the authors purpose was to remind the point that sometimes goods thing dont always turnout be good. and memories are a key part of who you are as he tells you about what happen when brian was just trying to survive, to live ...more
The book that I read for this book report was Brian's hunt. Gary paulsen was the author and I think he was a very good author. Here is what the book is about. There was a boy named brian he is a sixteen and he is canoeing through the canadian wilderness. Then he relisies that the woods are now his home and he will never be happy in modern society with its noise, pollution. Now he spends all of his time in the wild, fishing, hunting, and home schooling. Then he was talking about how he doesn...more
A young lad by the name of brian is back in the canadian wild. It is summer and he does not have to go to school because he worked out a deal with his school that he will take text books with him and will take a test at the end of the year to prove he learned the subjects. He is out in the wild for awhile and he encounters a dog that has been cut up very bad not like a slice but like a slash. He decides that it was caused by a bear. He heads down south to meet up with his indian friends. Brian r...more
Brian’s Hunt By Gary Paulson
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Reviewed by Zac Spangler
I was mostly surprised more than anything else about this book. The other book I started to read from this author was Brian’s Return and half way though I quite because I was so confused about it. Then I heard about this book from a friend. So I tried it and I have to admit that it was pretty good.
Brian”s Hunt is set in the ...more
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Reviewed by Zac Spangler
I was mostly surprised more than anything else about this book. The other book I started to read from this author was Brian’s Return and half way though I quite because I was so confused about it. Then I heard about this book from a friend. So I tried it and I have to admit that it was pretty good.
Brian”s Hunt is set in the ...more
The reason why i chose this book is because i have read the other two books befor it. It book is realleistif ficshon. The teting of the book is out in the north woods of Canada. The mane character lived in the city for most of his life but he was in two different plane crashes and now he calles the north woods his home. The plot of the book is that Brian wants to go see his friends that he spent his three months of his winter with and they are natovamaricans. The conflict of the book is tha...more
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Brian’s Hunt
Evan Christen
8-3
3-31-09
I really liked this book because it talked about a young boy who left the busy city life to live along with the animals and nature. I think the book was made to influence opinion on saving the wilderness or what is left of it. It also talks about how there are still Indians who live in the wilderness on reservations that they have lived on for many years, they’ve lived off the land and animals for survival for m...more
Evan Christen
8-3
3-31-09
I really liked this book because it talked about a young boy who left the busy city life to live along with the animals and nature. I think the book was made to influence opinion on saving the wilderness or what is left of it. It also talks about how there are still Indians who live in the wilderness on reservations that they have lived on for many years, they’ve lived off the land and animals for survival for m...more
It's not as good as Hatchet, but it follows the same story. I read it because it is suggested in the new common core and has a lexile score of 1180. Hatchet has 1040. ***stop here for spoilers***** Brian has come back to the wilderness because he prefers the quiet to the sounds of the city. He brings his bow and arrows, he is a good shot, enough to shoot a fish. He also kills a deer and the climax of the book he kills a mean huge bear. He also finds a dog, and befriends him. He likes havin...more
This book was about a boy named Brian who lived in the wilderness by himself. The whole book is mainly about a dog with a cut on it's side who finds Brian sleeping in his canoe. The dog was very nice so Brian knows that it had to have been domesticated. Brian leaves his camp in search of the owner, which is thought to be at a camp on the far side of the lake. Brian remembers that some of his old friends are staying on a small island not too far away and decides to reconect and ask about the dog....more
Kenny
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I enjoyed this book althoug it was very short. Brian is going to visit some old trapping friends of his. On his way to the cabin, he finds a tame dog who is injured. The dog is wounded from its shoulder blade to its stomach. Brian was skeptic to call it a bear wound although his instincts were screaming at him to be cautious. Brian stiched up the dog and headed north to their cabin. He arrived at the cabin to find it in ruins. He looked around to find His friend dead. He was eaten from the waist...more
Heidi
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The book is only 100ish pages. And it didn't capture my interest until about page 85 when the suspense piqued. Well, I did like the addition of the dog, and liked the dog. But I had issues. There was the whole girl thing. Too much focus for something that didn't get the attention it would need to develop or resolve. Or the constant feeling of the author trying to ram down my throat just how WRONG civilization is, among other opinions of his. (I knew that meeting him in person would cloud by judg...more
Austinhunter
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I really liked this book and one of the reasons I liked it is because it is part of one of my favorite series of books which is written by Gary Paulsen. To get what this book is about you have to read the earlier books in the series like the first one is Hatchet and another is Brian's winter and Brian's return. All of the books are connected together to form kind-of one giant book. I also like this book because there are a lot of different things that happen in it and all different kinds of emot...more
After reading Hatchet and Brain's Winter, probably skipping between books in this series of stories, Brain's Hunt is probably one of my favorite of all of them. I really liked how Brain has changed over all the books in the series, he went from a city boy who could imagine no other life but, to somebody so in tune with nature that he doesn't feel the need to have to talk to himself. Although it was really good, I also thought it was pretty short. I think that the story felt rushed, it was very s...more
I enjoyed this book more than I had the past few Hatchet books. Part of it was the inclusion of the dog, who added something that broke the solitude that Brian was in, and part of that was what happened late in the book that gave it a different twist than what happened in the others. It was, however, rushed. Everything that happened in the end was resolved very quickly and I felt that more was to be expected. I also didn't really like the inclusion of the girl--well, she was fine overall, but th...more
Brian is back in this new book when he returns to the brush to live on his own again. He travels upstream on his canoe through the lakes and the rivers that connect each other. Then he meets a dog that has a bruise that he fixes and he wonders what happened. But, they are not alone. A killer bear is stalking them. No one is safe!
This book was a very interisting book. It wasn't my favorite book but it was pretty good. It amazies me how he can track animals and survive on his own. It's...more
This book was a very interisting book. It wasn't my favorite book but it was pretty good. It amazies me how he can track animals and survive on his own. It's...more
This is yet another great book by Gary Paulsen. In this book Paulsen picks bak up on the story of now 16 yr old Brian who is back in the city and hating it. He decides he cant take it any longer and heads back to the wilderness to live. The book, although somewhat short still tells about a story of survival and how things can change in a split second. I thought this was ok, I think with more plot and a longer book this wouldve been better. Gary Paulsen was probabaly to pressured to make this boo...more
Brians Hunt is when Brian goes back to the wilderness to explore and just to be outdoors because he cant stand even being around people anymore. He goes and tries to find some old friends that helped him out before. On his way he encounters a dog. Ironically the dog is a dog of Brian's friends cabins who live in the wilderness. When he finally gets to his friends cabin there is obviously something wrong. Brian soon finds out that bears, are the kings of the forest.. This was an excellent book an...more
This book was alright overall. There is still one thing I don't understand though. Why does his school allow him to not go and study with textbooks? It makes no sense. Brian can just lie his way out of it. Well, the parts I liked was picturing the dog that was hurt and bloody by a bear. It was a good part that actually gave me an emotion Which was disgust. I also liked how he somehow survived a planecrash, that showed me how fake a book can get.. ;p
I would recommend this book to any...more
I would recommend this book to any...more
In Brian's Hunt, Brian is back for another visit in the woods.This time he brings a few supplies with him. He is going for a visit to the Cree trapping family, who he met last time he was in the woods. But when he gest there, he finds a the disaster that happened to the family. Now he is determined to make it his own responsibility to kill the bear that was the reason for this disaster. He is sure his hunt will succeed, even if it costs him his life.
I think Brain's Hunt was good beca...more
I think Brain's Hunt was good beca...more
The river and wilderness belong to Brian and his new companion, until he discovers a terrifying scene at a campground nearby his hunting grounds. His closest friend may be in danger, and he is willing to risk his own life in order to protect her.
I have never read a "Brian book" before, although I had read excerpts from Gary Paulsen's various works many times. I liked that Paulsen's style mirrored the situation in the woods--bare-boned and raw.
I recommend this to a...more
I have never read a "Brian book" before, although I had read excerpts from Gary Paulsen's various works many times. I liked that Paulsen's style mirrored the situation in the woods--bare-boned and raw.
I recommend this to a...more
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people who like books about the great outdoors with a lot of suspense
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Jerrit Schramm
9/30/08
8-1 L.A.
I really liked this book because it talked about a young boy who left the bustling city life to live amongst the animals and nature. My by far favorite part of the book is when he finds a wounded animal (cant say what animal because it will ruin the rest of the book for the people who haven’t read it). I think the book was made to influence opinion on saving the wilderness that is still left out there. It also talks about how there are still n...more
9/30/08
8-1 L.A.
I really liked this book because it talked about a young boy who left the bustling city life to live amongst the animals and nature. My by far favorite part of the book is when he finds a wounded animal (cant say what animal because it will ruin the rest of the book for the people who haven’t read it). I think the book was made to influence opinion on saving the wilderness that is still left out there. It also talks about how there are still n...more
Brian’s Hunt
The book that I read was Brian’s Hunt. The author is Gary Paulsen and the genre is adventure. I picked this book out because I had read the book Hatchet, which is also by Gary Paulsen. There are many books to this series.
Brian is a kid who knows a lot about the Canadian woods. He was there first when his plane crashed and he had to survive there. Brian has gone back many times to the Canadian woods. He likes it more in the woods then in the city. This time, he goe...more
The book that I read was Brian’s Hunt. The author is Gary Paulsen and the genre is adventure. I picked this book out because I had read the book Hatchet, which is also by Gary Paulsen. There are many books to this series.
Brian is a kid who knows a lot about the Canadian woods. He was there first when his plane crashed and he had to survive there. Brian has gone back many times to the Canadian woods. He likes it more in the woods then in the city. This time, he goe...more
Gary Paulsen’s Brian’s Hunt is the fifth and final Brian book. This book is about Brian Robeson, who left civilization, and is just living in the wilderness. Brian is sleeping in his canoe one night, and he heard something walking towards him. He came to realize it is a female dog. The dog has a big flap of skin torn off her back, and Brian asks himself, “Where did she come from?” “How did this happen?” Brian searches for his Cree friends that he has met before. His instincts tell him to head no...more
Although, I enjoy hiking and running, I am not into the extreme outdoors and therefore I am not really into Paulsen books too much.
This book is the most recent in a series of books, starting with Hatchet, which follows Brian Robeson as he journeys through the Canadian wilderness. With his parents’ permission, Brian chooses to go back and live in the wilderness because he prefers it over his life in the city. Several days into his stay, he finds a wounded dog whom he befriends and n...more
This book is the most recent in a series of books, starting with Hatchet, which follows Brian Robeson as he journeys through the Canadian wilderness. With his parents’ permission, Brian chooses to go back and live in the wilderness because he prefers it over his life in the city. Several days into his stay, he finds a wounded dog whom he befriends and n...more
Brian's Hunt
Gary Paulsen
5 points
Survival
Teens preteens
Brian's hunt is an action packed book full of wild animals, strange dog, and an Indian village. Although Brian has been stuck in the wilderness many times before he still goes back. But in this book he has a run in with something he may not be able to escape.
One reason i liked this book: It is an action packed survival story.
Another reason i liked this book: Because it show...more
Gary Paulsen
5 points
Survival
Teens preteens
Brian's hunt is an action packed book full of wild animals, strange dog, and an Indian village. Although Brian has been stuck in the wilderness many times before he still goes back. But in this book he has a run in with something he may not be able to escape.
One reason i liked this book: It is an action packed survival story.
Another reason i liked this book: Because it show...more
brian's hunt is a good book i really liked the part when he broped out of the plain and lived and he goes and tries to live in the wild and he does it. Another good part of the book is when he finds the dog and he saves it. a sad part is when he found the bear and it ate his friends and when he went after it with his bow and arrow and he found it. he ran away from it and found a coano and got in it and found a girl form the family. He saves her.
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“We don’t like to think of ourselves as prey—it is a lessening thought—but the truth is that in our arrogance and so-called knowledge we forget that we are not unique. We are part of nature as much as other animals, and some animals—sharks, fever-bearing mosquitoes, wolves and bear, to name but a few—perceive us as a food source, a meat supply, and simply did not get the memo about how humans are superior.
It can be shocking, humbling, painful, very edifying and sometimes downright fatal to run into such an animal.”
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