Hatchet

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. 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.

Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781416936473
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 367 / Hatchet


Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

About the Author
Gary Paulsen (1931-2021) was one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles, Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He wrote over 100 books for adults and young readers.