Hatchet Hatchet

Publisher Description

Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Newbery Honor–winning survival novel Hatchet with a pocket-sized edition perfect for travelers to take along on their own adventures. This special anniversary edition includes a new introduction and commentary by author Gary Paulsen, pen-and-ink illustrations by Drew Willis, and a water resistant cover. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.

At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills—how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire—and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents.

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2009
August 25
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
192
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
7.7
MB
AUDIENCE
Grades 5-9

Customer Reviews

Mister Crunch ,

The Best

I have my 5th grade students read this book every year, and they always love it, even those who don't always like to read. Of all the literature for intermediate readers that I've read, this is my all-time favorite. Gary Paulsen manages to turn what could be a pretty boring story into an edge-of-your-seat series of life-threatening struggles, some of which Brian (the main character) wins, and some he loses. You find yourself fighting right along side him - feeling his pain, and glorying in his victories. For me, this is Paulsen's best book. If you don't usually like to read, try Hatchet. It may make a reader out of you!

Apag3 ,

Hatchet. One of the best books I've read

Hatchet was one of the best books I've read, I read it for school, but I liked the way paulsen wrote it. I am now reading "the river" by Gary paulsen. It is good as well, and I plan to read many books by him

chewbacca822 ,

Great book!

I love it! read this book in school and had to buy it for my iPad.

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