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Brian's Return by Gary Paulsen
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I really enjoyed ¨Brianś Return¨ because I enjoy reading about books written about nature. This book is about a boy named Brian who was lost in the wilderness after a plane crash. He wants to go back to where he was found, because he does not like being in civilization. He can't stand it, because he was in the wilderness for so long, he found it peaceful.

In this book the main character name is Brian. He really likes the wilderness, because it is peaceful to him. He does not like civilization, because there is too much noise and commotion. He tried going to high school and tried to go back to a normal life, but he always thought of going back to the wilderness to live. He had attended a high school in Minnesota, but got expelled, because he had gotten into a fight while at school.

The book starts off in a fairly large town in Minnesota, then goes into Canadian in the wilderness. It is about August when Brian leaves for his trip and gets into the Canadian wilderness. Brian then goes to the camp where he was found when he was stranded in the wilderness for a year. The name of the camp is Smallhorn. It is a group of people living in the wilderness surviving off of trapping and other resources. There is a supplies plane that comes twice a year to drop off supplies. The plane also drops off other goods for the camp. This is the plane that had gotten Brian after he was found by the Smallhorn people.

The theme of this story is that you can do anything that you put your mind to. What the author means is that if you do not think you can do something, or someone tells you that you can not do something, if you put your mind to something you can do whatever you want to do.

I recommend this book to anyone of any age that like to read about the outdoors. It´s a short book that will keep you interested and make you keep reading. This book is a good book to read if you have down time, or if it is not very nice outside and there is nothing for you to do. This book is an easy read and will always keep you wondering about what is going to happen next.
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September 10, 2013 – Started Reading
September 10, 2013 – Shelved
October 30, 2013 – Finished Reading

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