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Peter Coyote
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Gary Paulsen
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"We want you to do it again."
These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.
Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post - if the map he has is accurate.
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The graphic, coming-of-age tale of a modern Eskimo lad and his consuming vision quest and harrowing struggle for survival. Troubled by changes in his Alaskan village, 14-year-old Russell Suskitt seeks the counsel of the village elder - and only dog team owner. After his training in the ancient arts of hunting with bow and lance, handling sled dogs, and surviving arctic dangers, Russell embarks upon his lonely search for Eskimo manhood.
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Codie, Jr High Teacher
- By Billie on 06-13-10
By: Gary Paulsen
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The Sign of the Beaver
- By: Elizabeth George Speare
- Narrated by: Greg Schaffert
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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At just 12 years old, Matt must face serious challenges in the Maine wilderness while awaiting his father's return to their cabin. When he is saved from a terrifying bee swarm attack by an Indian chief and his grandson Attean, Matt gains a valuable friend in the young Indian boy.
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Good story, dubious dialog, irritating music
- By Paul Hubbard on 08-05-12
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Canyons
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid. But he is to be a man for only a short time. More than 100 years later, while camping near Dog Canyon, 15-year-old Brennan Cole becomes obsessed with a skull he finds, pierced by a bullet. He learns it is the skull of an Apache boy executed by soldiers in 1864. A mystical link joins Brennan and Coyote Runs, and Brennan knows that neither boy will find peace until Coyote Runs' skull is carried back to an ancient sacred place.
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A childhood favorite lives on!
- By Michael Fortunato on 04-28-19
By: Gary Paulsen
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Tracker
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Every winter, John Borne looked forward to the days when he and his grandfather headed into the snowy Minnesota woods to hunt together. John admired the reverent, familiar way the old man had with the woods. But this year his grandfather is dying and 13-year-old John must make the hunt alone. Without his beloved grandfather, the hunt is cold and lonely—until John spots the doe watching and waiting for him in the clearing. She is an easy target, but as John raises his rifle to shoot, he knows he cannot kill the vulnerable creature.
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Brilliant! A true story told by Mr. Muller.
- By Richard Delman on 01-25-15
By: Gary Paulsen
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The River
- A Novel
- By: Peter Heller
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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When Wynn and Jack decide to canoe the Maskwa River in Northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. When they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank and decide to warn them about the fire, their search for the pair turns up nothing and no one. But: The next day, a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman?
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I would have enjoyed this book...
- By Fred J. Kamm on 03-21-19
By: Peter Heller
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Father Water, Mother Woods
- Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, taking listeners through the seasons. In Paulsen’s north country, every expedition is a major one, and often hilarious. Once again Gary Paulsen demonstrates why he is one of America’s most beloved writers, for he shows us fishing and hunting as pleasure, as art, as companionship, and as source of life’s deepest lessons.
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So True
- By J. C. Howard on 04-29-15
By: Gary Paulsen
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The Rifle
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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In this wonderfully crafted novel, a rifle, not the people who come to own it, is the main character. This story follows the rifle from its creation in 1768 to a shattering event as it roars back to life in 1994. Gary Paulsen is one of the most popular writers of young adult fiction in America today.
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Don't waste your time
- By Brad on 12-29-17
By: Gary Paulsen
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This Side of Wild
- Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companions: his animals.
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This is an enjoyable read.
- By Annie on 02-15-16
By: Gary Paulsen
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- Jennifer
- 10-01-17
wonderful follow up to the Hatchet
Such a refreshing continuation of the characters journey post Hatchet. Truly a fun read.
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- Rebecca
- 11-05-17
Great story, good reader
The river has a great story, I really enjoyed it, reader was also good. Great book.
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- Karin Childress
- 01-03-20
Riveting book about determination
My daughters talk about Brian throughout the day. It’s as if he has become a friend they can reference. Yesterday my 6 year old daughter was making a goal plan for 2020 and said”what’s that Brian word....oh yeah- determination”.
And, I would listen to Peter Coyote narrate the dictionary and be rapt.
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- andy
- 08-23-20
intriguing
kept us rivited for a long trip
I love the story.. thank you for having it.
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- Julie Whitmore
- 10-17-21
Amazing book
Great action packed book many surprises was an amazing story by gary Paulsen it kept me entertained 😁
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- David franklin
- 01-19-23
awesome and book
awesome book to listen to. very descriptive . you can close your eyes and be there.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-12-23
Length
I wish the story was a bit longer but it was still a good book for sure. I recommend it 100%
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- C
- 04-05-24
Good sequel
Music was distracting and sometimes made the words difficult to hear but story and narrator were great! Recommend the series!
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- Buck J Johnson
- 03-19-25
Epic story
what an amazing sequel, doesn't suffer sexualities, feels like a continuation of hatchet. Love this story on so many levels, and how Gary writes it, amazing a good nail biter at times.
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- john
- 01-11-20
Great Second Book Of The Series
Short but s really great listen. The story and reader make it like your right there.
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