
Perhaps the single most catastrophic event in Brian's life in Hatchet is when the pilot dies of a heart attack.
The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

17 May 1939 – 13 Oct 2021
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[ **Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia
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