Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
13-year old Brian finds himself alone in the
wilderness after the small plane he was in crashes. He has the clothes
on his back and his new hatchet. Can he survive?
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Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.
13-year old Brian finds himself alone in the
wilderness after the small plane he was in crashes. He has the clothes
on his back and his new hatchet. Can he survive?
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Ages 12-18
Genre: Adventure - likable protagonist, believable situation, interesting setting, and action.
Appealing aspects of this book – survival stories; adventure; man vs. nature; teen boys
Uses for this book in schools – award books; adventure stories across time; fiction vs. author’s autobiography; survival stories across time
Other titles by this author:
Brain’s Winter
The River
My Life in Dog Years
Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy
Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
Learn more about the author at the Gary Paulsen
page from Random House:
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
Recommendations:
Voice of Youth Advocates
Wilson's Middle and Junior High School Catalog
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (ALA)
1998
25 Years of Best Books, 1967-1992 (ALA)
Margaret A. Edwards Award, 1997