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Brian's Diary Entries
Brian's Diary Entries
Yvonne Chuang 莊硯竹 603
Dear Diary,
It’s been a few days since I last wrote, and everything
has been a mess. I woke up so unbelievably thirsty once
and drank way too much water. I ended up getting sick
and throwing up immediately. I also tried to forage for
food, these “gut cherries” were the best I could do. While
they didn’t taste terrible, they were really sour, and I was
so desperate for food that I swallowed a lot of them. That
made my stomach feel terrible, and I threw up again.
On top of all this, what’s been bothering me the most,
though, has been, well… the Secret. I cannot accept that
my mom’s already seeing another man. It just doesn’t
feel right, and my dad doesn’t even know yet. How will I
break the news to him? All I want is for them to get back
together, and I just can’t get the Secret out of my head.
Anyways, hopefully I can find better food and build a
more secure shelter. I’m going to sleep now. Goodnight.
Alternate Ending to Hatchet
Alternate Ending to Hatchet
Yoyo Lin 林芍攸 607
…He was in the small lake at the bottom of the waterfall.
The raft was in pieces, floating bits of branches and wood
on the surface all around him. But the hatchet was still there,
securely at his belt like it always has been. He dragged
himself onshore, his aching body screaming with pain.
Battered, in pain, I am alive,
he thought. And I’m getting
rescued.
He started towards the hut
and pushed open the wooden
door. Inside was a man in
hunting clothes sitting by a fire
who looked up, frozen in shock
with his mouth open. Brian
coughed, leaning against the
doorway, broken and leaning
with his stomach rumbling. “ My
name is Brian Robeson. Do you
have anything to eat?”
Book analysis
Book analysis
Raichen Hsu 徐睿辰 603
Brian Robeson is a thirteen year old boy who lives
in New York. Brian’s parents are divorced and live in
different places. That is why he has to travel to Canada
to visit his father. Brian knows a secret that is a major
problem for him throughout the story. Not only that, but
he also faced several external challenges. The pilot
of his small plane had a heart attack and passed out.
Without any help, Brian needed to think about what to
do. Brian started to panic, but worked himself to calm
down. Finally, he had no choice but to land it in the
wilderness of the Canadian forest…
…Throughout the whole journey, Brian changed
from hopeless, feeling self-pity, to thinking positively
and trying different things to survive. The journey
helped him to grow into a more mature person. Also,
it made him ignore the small problems. This made
readers understand that pain can turn someone into a
more powerful person.
Brian's Diary Entries
Brian's Diary Entries
Dear Diary, Young Lin 林仰宣 608
Making fire from sparks was challenging, but
eventually, I succeeded. I tried so many times, but the
end, I remembered the sparks
sparks just wouldn’t take the fuel I gave them. But at the
need oxygen to ignite, and so
I tried. Until now, I still cannot
believe I made fire, all by
myself! I was going to give up,
but now that I realized I could
make fire all by myself, maybe
I could do more! I wanted to
share this great news very
badly, but no one is here to
hear me out. I stared at the fire
for a long time. The fire is my
only friend now, my friend and
my guardian.
Alternate Ending to Hatchet
Alternate Ending to Hatchet
Laura Wu 吳婕沂 606
Emergency Transmitter.
That was it. He turned the switch back and forth a few
times, but nothing happened. He couldn’t even hear static.
So, as with the rifle, he set it against the wall and went back
to the bag. It was probably ruined in the crash, he thought.
Then his thinking was stopped by a gray furry mass of a
thing, about the size of a small wagon, moving at full speed.
Brian couldn’t even see what it was.
A beast. A monster, like the moose.
The second he sprinted to the
rifle, but he didn’t know how to
control it, and if he had another
miss, he might hurt himself, or might
be dead.
That’s never allowed in survival.
Another vicious creature, the
idea ran through his mind. In panic,
he raised his hatchet to aim. But too
late, the creature lunged forcefully,
knocking Brian to the stones on the
ground…
Because of W
Because of Winn-Dixie analysisinn-Dixie analysis
Ricky Lin 林楙恒 606
…Opal is a deeply caring person. She looks out for
others and helps them. Like how she helped Winn-Dixie,
even when she still thought he was just a stray dog. She
also takes the time to talk to people like Gloria Dump and
Otis, instead of judging or laughing at them.
I think this book is good because it teaches us that
we shouldn't laugh at others. Everyone carries their own
hidden sadness, so we have no right to judge them.