Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson

Brian Robeson is stuck in the middle of his parents’ divorce when something terrible happens to him. He is flying north to see his father in the oil fields in Canada when the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian, who is sitting in the copilot seat, tries to take control of the plane and land. The plane crashes into a lake and Brian survives, but now he is stuck in the Canadian wilderness with only the clothes on his back and a hatchet. Will he survive long enough to be rescued or will the wilderness claim another soul?

Kevin D
7th Grade