Brian’s Winter
This book was written as a sequel to Hatchet.
At the end of Hatchet Brian was saved from the
island that the plane had crashed on.This book
acts as if that had never happened.You might call
it a ‘what if’ book.Brian has learned to take
care of himself with only his hatchet and his
surroundings.Now, winter is coming and he will
have to face new obsticals.When the cold begins
to near he decides he needs a way to keep the fire
going.He worked out a ventilation system in his
small hut.After this, he procedes to find a
source of clothing to keep his body warm.He uses
deer hide.He sews this together with twine from
the survival pack he retrieved from the plane.As
time goes on he notices the ice will freeze over
and fish will no longer be his primary source of
food.He manages to build a bow and arrow acurate
enough to kill rabbits.Later, he kill a deer to
make the clothing I mentioned earlier.After many
trial and errors he manages to successfully
survive.During the winter he had to overcome a
bear who spontaneously raided Brian’s camp, the
cold,and hunger.One time, in late winter, Brian
thought he heard a gun shot.I turned out the water
in trees froze and expanded causing the tree to
have almost a small explsion.The next time he
heard this it was far too warm for the water to
freeze and expand.He deccided the next day to
travel towards the noise and investigate the sound.
When he came to the spot he had anticipated the
sound he found tracks that had dog track outlined
by two solid lines.He followed these to a small
cabin.He was met by a man who simply smiled and
welcomed him.Brian later finds out the man and
his family knew about him and his whereabouts the
whole time.They thought he was a hermit type who
insisted on being alone since there wer…