This is the second book in a series which began with THE HATCHET. Henry and I listened to it on our way to St. George from Rapid City this past summer and really enjoyed it. What made The Hatchet so good and so compelling was the way Paulsen revealed young Brian's thinking process as he faced horrific challenges after a plane crash in remote Canada. And survived. This second book finds Brian returning to the remote part of Canada where the earlier story took place.
What I liked was, again, how we see what Brian is thinking and planning. This time he has an older accomplice with him who wants to learn how to survive. When he is seriously injured, Brian has the challenge to get him to safety. It was a good story right up until the end. It ended so abruptly, I wondered if the author had a sudden deadline with no time to adequately celebrate and describe the resolution. It's too bad!
I was going to get and read all three sequels to The Hatchet and then pass them on to John and Henry, because I think they would enjoy them. With this one, though, ending in a rather disappointing way, I wonder if I want to commit to any more in the series. The first was so good, it set up high expectations in my mind that weren't met.
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