She would have said something.' 'How about your father?' 'He doesn't live here. I mean, I know I didn't, but I don't think Mother did either. Didn't you get a call about us?' Brian shook his head. 'Of course, we'll wish to speak to your mother and father as well, but we came to see you. 'Mother isn't home right now.' 'It's you we want to see.' Derek stopped just in the entryway and the other two did the same. Can we come in?' Brian held the door open to let them come in. These other two are Bill Mannerly and Erik Ballard. 'Yes.' The thin man smiled and stepped forward and held out his hand. One of them was slightly thinner than the other two.

They were large but not fat, well built, with bodies in decent shape. There were three men, all in dark suits, standing on the front porch. An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again.’” - Kirkus Reviews Read all the Hatchet Adventures! Brian's Winter The River Brian's Return Brian's Huntīrian opened the door and stood back. He's survived with only a hatchet before-now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river? For the first time it's not only Brian's survival that's at stake. Brian's only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen! Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

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