Hatchet

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen

400 ratings 475 reviews 596 followers
Book 1 of 5 in the  Brian's Saga Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 10 - 9R5.742328
This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared—and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor.

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Brian Robertson, sole passenger on a Cessna 406, is on his way to visit his father when the tiny bush plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present, Brian finds himself completely alone.

Challenged by his fear and despair -- and plagued with the weight of a dreadful secret he's been keeping since his parent's divorce -- brian must tame his inner demons in order to survive. It will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781481486293
ISBN-10: 1481486292
Published on 10/3/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 224

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i dont like this book because the last chapter was so boring and it was sad that the pilot died brian secret was that their parents got divorce

i gave this book 4 stars because its not good the ending but i do recommend this book its a mix of a tragedy and action its a book of a boy trying to survive in the wild while hes living with to secrets.

This book was good only that I sincerely did not like the ending.Because when i read the last part I found out that Brian had another SECRET and that was a little not good for me and my other friends. :P

I this this is a really good book but I don't understand how he survived for 52 days by him self with only a hatchet.

ethan ethan

really good book !

ethan ethan

Best book

Brian crashes in a plane. Does he survive? Read to find out!

ethan ethan

I like how he survived in the woods for 52 days. I could never do that. I would read this if I were you.

I like how the hatchet stayed with him through the book and that was the title.

This is a good book it has lots of action. If you don't like Gruesome events than this book probably won't be for you.

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