Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

Aug 2009 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

This book is so a really good book because the story makes me get hooked about this book. The story starts with a guy named Brian who's in a plane and only 13 years old. In the plane, there's a pilot flying with him. But while he is flying in the plane, the pilot has a heart attack and dies, but when he dies, he is crashing to a river. Brian was given a paper pack with a hatchet and medical supplies. When he crashes, Brian gets out and he landed in the Canadian woods all alone. The story keeps getting better because while he is in the woods, he meets danger right at him. He has never experienced nothing like that in his life. My thought of this story is that it is the best book i ever read. I give it a 5 because it is the really good story. The words are strong, the plot is cool and it has a great conclusion at the end. That is why i really like that book and it is the best book that i ever read. the conclusion of the story is that he is still stuck in the woods and then encounters a parson who is making soup. So he ask if he could have some. Then a whole new story is coming next.

If you were bright ebough to see that there are 4 trilogies to this book you wouldnt be complaining gary paaulsen has to be one of my all time favourite authors I dont see hiw anything hes written has only 3.5 - 4 stars but what ever goea 2 ahow how much people read now a days looking forward to reading all 4 books then switching back up to the other great stories this man has written.

I read this book for school in fifth grade and was so disappointed with it. We had to write down the events that occurred through out each chapter and most of the time, I couldn't even do that. Boring, tedious and feels much longer than it actually is.

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.