Brian, a 13 year old boy who's parents are divorced, is visiting his dad while suddenly the pilot had a heart attack, and the plane crashed. Brian is forced to survive in the wild with only a hatchet on his belt. Will he survive? Read to find out.

Hatchet is about a boy named Brian who gets stranded in the middle of nowhere after an unsuccessful plane ride. He has to survive off his own instincts and find a way to get help. All he has is a hatchet that was given to him by his mother. Brian has to protect himself from the wilderness, and sustain himself with unknown foods. He endures harsh events like tornadoes and a scary experience with a moose. Desperate, Brian must find a creative way to get off the island. This book was a true page turner, because every time I thought Brian would not survive or give up, he pushed on. I sincerely recommend this book to readers who love adventure and survival books!

This was a great book!

One of my favorites and I wish Peter Coyote read many more books. Despite this being about a boy of 13, it's a very engaging tale with some wisdom for any age.

The Hatchet is a story about a 13-year old boy,Brian. After his parents divorce he decides to fly to visit his dad. As he is traveling in a single engine airplane, the pilot has a heart attack,leaving Brian in the canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet. Here he is forced to test his physical and mental strength to survive. On top of that, he has to bear the horrible secret that has been tearing him apart. One thing that I really like about this book is that it shows how he develops from being a normal boy who takes many things for granted to an independent, hardworking individual. I would recommend anyone to read this book because it shows multiple examples of creativity and ingenuity
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The book “The Hatchet”, is about a boy named Brian, his parents are divorced and he goes on a flight to visit his father. However the plane crashes where he is in the middle of nowhere. He has to survive in the wilderness in order to be able to found soon. Brian uses mostly his hatchet to try to survive. But he has to be strong and courageous in order to survive, if he loses hope, then that means death for him. In the end it’s up to him to save himself or not save himself. I like this book a lot because I think it displays how to not take what you have everyday for granted, and it shows how you should be grateful for everything you have. I recommend this for teenagers, because I think teenagers tend to take what they have for granted because they get caught up in other things, and it also teaches them survival skills which I think are important.

Thirteen-year-old, Brian Robeson crashes in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but the hatchet his mother gifted & the clothes on his back. His parents have recently gone through a divorce, and what was meant to be Brian's visit to his father, has suddenly arose into disaster after the pilot undergoes an unexpected heart attack.
When all hope seems lost, Brian is forced to survive under the harsh wilderness on his own. While reading this, you begin to understand the limits that he's willing to take in order for his survival.
Overall, this book offers a new experience. Personally, I found it quite entertaining, if you're into survival, this one's for you.

Hatchet, is a fictional story of survival for 13 year old Brian Robeson. Shortly after his parents’ divorce, Brian was the sole passenger on a single engine plane flying to visit his father in Canada. The pilot suffered a heart attack and died. Brian crash landed into a lake surrounded by wilderness. He survived, but this city boy had to fend for himself in the unfamiliar backwoods. With his parents’ divorce heavy on his mind, he had to find ways to survive in his new “home”. He survived the wilderness for 54 days before being rescued. Through it all, Brian grew mentally and physically, and became independent.

I enjoyed the fast pace at the beginning of this book. The pace made the story fun as I went through the pages learning about Brian’s life and misfortunes. This book showed that in order to survive a tough situation you must be mentally and physically fit. You may make beginner’s mistakes at first, but learning from these mistakes will greatly improve your situation. That was a huge life’s lesson to take away. Somewhere by the middle of the book, the story got repetitive and boring. The story repeated itself chapter after chapter talking about Brian’s daily life of endlessly hunting, sheltering, sleeping, hunting, sheltering, sleeping. The ending of the book was abrupt and a little bit of a letdown. I was actually expecting his rescue to be a bit more dramatic, like his parents hopping off the plane to a teary reunion. Nope, that did not happen.

Written by Gary Paulsen, this short novel describes the experience a boy named Brian has after his plane crashes in the middle of the woods. He was aboard the plane to see his father, who had recently divorced with Brian’s mother. The only thing that Brian has is his hatchet, which his mother had given to him before he boarded the plane. Paulsen effectively transitions from Brian’s situation in the present to his memories from the past, while accurately depicting the characteristics of the forest, making this book a captivating and compelling read for all people.

I can certainly see how this became a classic- it filled a literary gap at just the right time for young readers who were looking for a survival story that appealed to their age. It is believable, and poor Brian suffers almost every hardship possible in his 54 day stay in the Canadian wilderness. His problem solving and thought processes alone are worth the read, if you can get past the ridiculous way it's written. It is so repetitive that at several points I wanted to put the book down and walk away. It's short, which is, in the end, its saving grace. I will continue with the series since I'm curious, but I'll need a short break from the third grade writing style.