Who wrote this 1987 Newberry Honor-winning young-adult wilderness survival novel and the fifth and final novel of that same series, called Brian's Hunt?
Brian's Hunt Brian's Hunt is a 2003 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the fifth and final book in the award-winning "Hatchet" series, which deals with Brian Robeson, a boy who learns wilderness survival when he is stranded after a plane wreck.
The Quest Begins The Quest Begins is the first novel in the "Seekers" series. It was written by Erin Hunter, which is a pseudonym used by authors Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland and editor Victoria Holmes. The novel follows the adventures of four bears, Toklo, Kallik, Lusa and Ujurak. Each bear is stranded by themselves in the wild and must learn to survive. The declining environment of the bears is the main theme conveyed throughout the novel. Like the "Warriors" series also written by Erin Hunter, "Seekers" began as a request from HarperCollins who requested another animal story. The company and Victoria Holmes agreed to write about bears after discarding dogs, horses and dolphins. The novel was released in the US on 27 May 2008 and has also been released in the UK, Canada and translated into Russian. Critical reception was positive with reviewers praising the realistic behaviour of the bears.