Hatchet (Brian's Saga Series #1) by Gary Paulsen
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- Age Range: 12 and up
- Pub. Date: January 2007
- 192pp
- Sales Rank: 1,193
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 2007
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Format: Paperback, 192pp
- Sales Rank: 1,193
- Age Range: 12 and up
- Series: Brian's Saga Series, #1
- ISBN-13: 9781416936473
- ISBN: 1416936475
- Edition Description: Reprint
Synopsis
Stranded in the Canadian wilderness with only the clothes on his back and a hatchet, Brian Robeson must put his bitter thoughts of his parents' divorce behind and deal with trying to stay alive. "Plausible, taut, this (survival) story is spellbinding".--Kirkus Reviews.
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
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Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newbery Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.
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Hatchetby Anonymous
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November 02, 2009: Hatchet
Gary Paulsen Scholastic Inc.Fiction Could you imagine what Brian Robeson felt like in the Canada wilderness all by himself with only a hatchet that his mother gave him when he was at the air port going to see his farther? brian was on his way to Canada to see his father. He was in a bush plane with a pilot that had a hart attack at altitude of 7000 feet and Brian had to try to fly the plane by him self. Brian landed in a lake in the middle of the woods and he was able to get out but he was hurt badly. After two days without shelter he made a make shift camp on a ridge by the lake. Gary Paulsen is the man who brought the book Hatchet to life along with many other books about Brian Robeson. The character in the book is Brian because he's the only one in the woods. Brian is an only child of his family, his mom and dad are separated. Brian is a 14 year old teen and is very smart but in the woods, not so much. He depends on the TV he watches about the animals in woods and survival. Brian is cool in tough times and takes his time in the woods like trying to kill a fool bird that is easy but hard at the same time. Well Brian's mom and dad are separating and brian feels so said and he feels its his fault. Well this book is the best book I have ever read,if you like a book that keeps you wanting to read and keeps you on your toes, you need to read this book. It's said,funny, cool ,outdoorsy and it is an adventure book, if you like those you need to read this book. Also, the book is not true but it puts you in Brian's spot and makes you him. The book, is a Newbery Honor Book well that must tell you something? Gary Paulsen brought this book to life and he will bring in many more good books to us.A great book to readby Anonymous
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October 15, 2009: Hatchet is a very great book to read, it's for teens of all ages. Brain is going to his dad to live for some time, his mom and dad got a divorce, and his dad is working in Canada why his mom is out with her boy friend. His mom had gotten him a hatchet and a rain coat for his trip .Brain is taking a plane to his dad's work but on his way, his polite die's and they crash in the wilderness of Canada. Brain only had his hatchet and his clothes he has on him and in the plane that he will have to get out of the air plane that's under a small lake. Brain makes his camp up; he doesn't know if he will be there for a long time or just a day. Brain start's to do things like build speakers, and rock wall's to get fish for food. The weather started to change and it got cold so brain built a wall to his cave home that he has been living it for some time. Brain made a fire pit in the cave and a hole for smoke to come out of it. Brain ran in to some animals like a skunk, a bear, and some other thing's on his way. Brain survives all this and more. Then one day he was walking around and he came up on something that was in the snow from the other night and it was.....These is a great book to read I think that ever one how will read this ,will love it.
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