Most of all, Brian leaves behind the self-pity he has felt about his predicament as he summons the courage to stay alive. Is the water safe to drink? Are the berries he finds poisonous? Slowly, Brian learns to turn adversity to his advantage-an invading porcupine unexpectedly shows him how to make fire, a devastating tornado shows him how to retrieve supplies from the submerged airplane. He has no special knowledge of the woods, and he must find a new kind of awareness and patience as he meets each day's challenges. Exhausted, terrified, and hungry, Brian struggles to find food and make a shelter for himself. Brian had been distraught over his parents' impending divorce and the secret he carries about his mother, but now he is truly desolate and alone. Brian is forced to crash-land the plane in a lake-and finds himself stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness with only his clothing and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before his departure. Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane suffers a heart attack. It is about a 13 year old boy who is on his way to visit his father for the summer in Canada after his parents get divorced.
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