Hatchet

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen

399 ratings 469 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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it has a lot of action anda lt of suppence

It's a great book, has a lot of suspense. It's a big mystery and i liked it. If you like mysteries this is the book for you.

I really like the Hatchet because it is a action packed book that puts the main character through many interesting and exciting problems. This story is about how a thirteen-year-old boy survives in the wilderness with nothing but a hatchet after a plane crash. The book is full of action due to all the dangers and problems he faces in the wilderness. For example, how he used his hatchet to make tools to help him hunt, build a shelter, dangerous situations with wild animals, and how he tries to get help from the outside. I think all these situations he encounters are very real, and it is easy to put myself in the story. The only problem I have with this book is that the character focuses too much on surviving in the wild instead of trying to escape or get help. If i were him, I would have made more rescue signals like making a fire. I recommend this book to people who like adventures in the wilderness.

A boy named Brian went to Cananda to visit his dad, on the way which he is flying crashes, and he is along in the woods, he is trying to survive and he finally survive. I think this book his so good because it describe clearly about what happen in the story. And this book makes me want to know what will happen next.

The book Hatchet is about a boy named Brian that wants to visit his father for his birthday since his parents are divorced, so before he leaves his mom's house his mom gives him a keep safe hatchet for his birthday. Once her gets on the plane he notices that her is the only one on the plane. Since he is the only one in the plane the pilot lets Brian sit in the co-pilot seat. Once they get in the air they start talking then, the pilot gets out of hand and lets Brian drive under his pilot eye. After a while The plane gets in turbulance and the pilot has a heart attack! Brian freaks out and does not know what to do, but sadly the pilot passes away on the plane. Brain is stunned and decided to try and get the walky-talky out of the pilots pocket. He slowly gets it and try to find a connection , but after while nothing good happens. So Brain decides to land the plane in the closes water source. He finally finds one in what he thinks is in the Canadian wilderness. He levers the plane downward and crashes safely. After Brian finds his way out he faces many creatures like, fish, cow, birds,deer and many other makings of Mother Nature. Will Brian live and get back to his family? Read the rest of the book to find out!

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I would give it 5 stars

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That book is very good I think if have not read it you should.

The story, The Hatchet, happened in a forest near the border of Canada and USA. The main character, Brian, was going for a trip to Canada and visit his father. But on the way, the pilot got an heart attack and died, so the plane crashed into a pound in the mysterious Forest. Brian has to survive in the forest with just a hatchet. Throughout the story, I think Brian is tough and brave. He developed skills that could help him survive in the forest. For example, he learned how to hunt, fish, make fire and other skills that helped him sustain his life in the dangerous forest. It is hard for a person to survive in a dangerous forest alone. But after a period of time, he improved and started to build weapons such as bows and arrows that make his job more efficient. I enjoy reading this story because the author taught me a lesson with this story. You have to persist on doing a thing that helps you to accomplish your goal. As we can refer to the story, Brian’s job is to survive and find his way back to home. Though it things seems impossible to me, but he didn’t give up, he persisted on accomplishing his goal. In our daily life, although there are problems and challenges that we don’t want to face or dare not take on. But if you keep on trying, eventually, you would succeed. Do things with passion and persistence, in return, you might receive happiness and joy.

If you like survival books read hatchet by Gary Paulsen. IT' SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have this book to read? WRITE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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