The story of a young boy, the lone survivor of an airplane crash, who struggles to survive in the Canadian wilderness.
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This Newbery Honor book is a dramatic, heart-stopping story of a boy who, following a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness, must learn to survive with only a hatchet and his own wits. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 8-12 Brian Robeson, 13, is the only passenger on a small plane flying him to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness when the pilot has a heart attack and dies. The plane drifts off course and finally crashes into a small lake. Miraculously Brian is able to swim free of the plane, arriving on a sandy tree-lined shore with only his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present. The novel chronicles in gritty detail Brian's mistakes, setbacks, and small triumphs as, with the help of the hatchet, he manages to survive the 54 days alone in the wilderness. Paulsen effectively shows readers how Brian learns patienceto watch, listen, and think before he actsas he attempts to build a fire, to fish and hunt, and to make his home under a rock overhang safe and comfortable. An epilogue discussing the lasting effects of Brian's stay in the wilderness and his dim chance of survival had winter come upon him before rescue adds credibility to the story. Paulsen tells a fine adventure story, but the sub-plot concerning Brian's preoccupation with his parents' divorce seems a bit forced and detracts from the book. As he did in Dogsong (Bradbury, 1985), Paulsen emphasizes character growth through a careful balancing of specific details of survival with the protagonist's thoughts and emotions. Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie
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Hatchet is a wonderful story of survival by a thirteen year old. Basically, Brian, whose parents have just recently divorced, is going to spend his summers with his dad when the single-engine plane he is in, crashes in the Canadian woods. Armed with only a hatchet and his wits, Brian learns to survive. Like any child in his situation, Brian is very upset about the break-up of his family unit. The story is really one about survival so why bring up the divorce? My feeling is that it shows that you can have two types of problems -- those that you can control/fix like the survival issue, and those that you can do nothing about like the divorce. So, why did I give it a two-star? Well, this is a children's book so I saw no reason for a detailed description of a kissing scene in the mother's extramarital affair. Even the affair was irrelevant. In fact, it is not that Brian really deals with either The SECRET or the affair by the end of the book. If Paulsen's intention with the divorce was to just show kids that you cannot always do some thing about all the bad things that happen to you but that should not mean you should drown in self-pity, then including the divorce was okay. However, he should just have left it at that and would probably have received four stars from me.
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By Drew
Format:Paperback
The book Hatchet is about a thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson. Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his father. During the flight up to Canada Brian's pilot has a heart attack. Brian is the only other person on the plane and has to figure out a way to land the plane. Brian crashes the plane in the Canadian woods and learnes how to survive in the wilderness by himself.
I think that this was a good book. I liked that he was all alone and figured out everything by himself and was able to stay alive. I don't think that the author did anything wrong with this book.
I think that this was a good book. I liked that he was all alone and figured out everything by himself and was able to stay alive. I don't think that the author did anything wrong with this book.
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I read this in school and I've thought of it numerous times throughout the years. I'm glad I finally decided to buy it and read it again. It's a good read and an awesome story.
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Hatchet: 20th Anniversary Edition
When my son was in grade 8 this was the first book he read from beginning to end without me
pushing him, and I remember him sharing the events in the book with great... Read more
pushing him, and I remember him sharing the events in the book with great... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Marming
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Excellent Author
My son love any book written by this author and if he keeps writing books I am going to go broke! Highly recommend them for older children and teens.
Published on April 9 2010 by C Knightly
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An amazing story of survival
This is easily Gary Paulsen's greatest novel. This is a wonderfully interesting tale of survival and is the best in the series about Brian. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2006 by Brian A.
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Must HAVE! (poop)
"Going to die. Going to die. Going. To. Die. The Secret. Bad. Just as Brian began to see the light, he scratched his left elbow, revealing a large brownish gold scab, turning into... Read more
Published on May 28 2005 by poopypants
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A Great Survival Story
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I would recommend this book to anyone 11 years old and up because it presents a picture of how a young man survives the wilderness. Read more
I would recommend this book to anyone 11 years old and up because it presents a picture of how a young man survives the wilderness. Read more
Published on July 19 2004
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Hatchet
The main events in Hatchet are related to the conflict and the solution. The conflict was the plane crash that Brian was in. He had to survive in the Canadian wilderness. Read more
Published on July 15 2004
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good, but not too good
I had to read this book for a school project, and let's just say it was pretty bad. I've read many better survival stories that were a little more realistic than this. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by percussion and bass enthusiast
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great esl teaching novel
Many others have written wonderful descriptions of what this book is about. I agree that it is is captivating and realistic about survival in the Canadian woods. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004
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I liked it
The book is basically like a self-journey. The main character did his best to live in the wilderness with harsh conditions the best he could. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by Sarah Gonzalez
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Hatchet
Brian is a boy whoes parents are divorced and is only fourteen. I enjoyed this book a fair amount. I would recommend this book to children of divorced parents. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004
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