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Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old from New York City, gets on a plane headed from New York to the Canada to visit his father. His parents' divorce weighs heavily on him, like"The Secret" that his mother is having an affair. The pilot gives him a very short flying lesson in which Brian has control of the plane for a few minutes. The pilot seems to be experiencing pain in his shoulder, arm, and stomach. At first Brian does not think it is very serious, but as the pilot begins jerking in his seat it becomes clear that he is having a heart attack. The attack stops and the pilot is dead; Brian is forced to take over the controls.The plane crashes into a lake in the Canadian woods, where Brian is stranded.Brian has little to eat and is injured from the crash, but believes he will soon be rescued. He finds some strange berries to eat, which make him extremely sick. He then finds a raspberry patch, where he spots a bear. Brian constructs a shelter and in the middle of the night. Brian constructs many fires along his stay in the woods. At the end Brian gets rescued by a search plane and flies away but he still wants to stay remembering all the memories at his shelter