Hatchet

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen

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Book 1 of 5 in the  Brian's Saga Series
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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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Hatchet is an astonishing survival book! As you read, you will find that it is about a thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson that got stranded in the wilderness with nothing but himself and the hatchet that his mom gave him. I would definitely recommend this book! I however, would not recommend this book to you if you are into fantasy fiction because this is a realistic fiction book. Read this wonderful book if you want to learn about all of the crazy challenges that Brian faces!

I think Hatchet is a very good book and this is why I recommend it, first Brian Robeson is a thirteen year old boy and crashes a plane. Now Brian has to survive in the woods all by himself, and he has a very important hatchet that his mom gave him. And Brian has no time to think about " The secret".

Hatchet is a great book but soon will come down. After a plane crashed due to the pilot Thirteen-year-old, Brian Robeson spends quite some time in the wilderness, learning to survive with only a hatchet given by his mother and learning how to survive his parent's divorce and secret. Finding out the secret changed his whole life.

hatchet is about a thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson. Brian was on his way to see his father when the pilot died and Brian crashed in the Canadian woods and he has nothing but his hatchet shoe string and a twenty dollar bill and a wind breaker he has to really on these things to help him survive along the way brain goes through troubles and he faces danger and dangerous animals will he survive read to find out i would recommend this book to people who like hunting and survival and adventure overall this is a five star book.

Hatchet is a great book about a thirteen year old boy named Brian Robeson who gets on a plane to visit his dad and the plane crashes in the middle of the woods. All Brian has is himself and a hatchet his mom gave him before he got on the plane. Brian must learn how to survive all alone in the woods while always thinking about "The secret". Brian faces many challenge in this roller coaster of a book, and I would recommend reading it as soon as you can.

Hatchet is a really good book. It is about a boy named Brian Robeson and he is 13 years old. he is going to Canada to see his dad but it tacks a twist. Some things happen to the pilot and de needs to save himself. Brian will have to survive in the wilderness and sometimes it is good but other times it is brutal. And he has nothing but a hatchet a windbreaker a 20$ bill and his clothes read to find out.

This book is so good! Brain is a 13 year old boy that is in a plane that has no fuel and has to crash the plane in a candida forest. Only time will tell if Brain lives to tell the tail the story or, dies. I give this a 5 star because it is also so action packed!

Hatch is a great book it's about a thirteen year old boy named brian he was a city boy boy until a accident happens when he was going to his dad for the summer because of ''the secret" , I like this book because brian was going through ruff time after the accident happened and how he had very little supplies that can help him.

Hachet is an Newberry Honor Book where the main character, Brian Robeson,(MAJOR SPOIL ALERT) is in a bush plane heading to his father. Brian beholds the secret of the divorce.Brian's pilot has a heart attack leading Brian to crashland the plane.Brian is in the wilderness with only a hachet.Soon he misses his chance to be rescued after a plane that comes close turns back before Brian could signal he is there.Was this his only chance, or will he find a way to get home? Find out by reading hachet!

This book is an absolute fiction masterpiece! Thirteen year old Brian Robeson's world has just been turned upside-down when, (spoiler alert!) while flying over the Canadian wilderness to go visit his father, the pilot has a heart attack and passes. The plane lands right in the middle of the Canadian woods and Brian is isolated and on his own with his only tool to help him survive being a hatchet that his mother gave him. He must learn how to survive the elements, the animals, -- and perhaps the heaviest weight of all -- "the Secret." This story is suspenseful and leaves you wondering ... What will happen next? Will Brian survive? Will he ever be saved? Read this phenomenal fiction book, Hatchet, to discover how this story ends!

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