Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen

  • Release Date: 2009-08-25
  • Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction for Young Adults
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 4,278 Ratings)

Book Synopsis

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.

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Latest Impressions

  • Read the whole series

    4
    By #$'*'3*9@9(5/=
    I read the bad reviews and they said that the book didn’t talk about his life after the crash. But the people who wrote those reviews didn’t use there brains at all because they didn’t read the series. Also I’ve read many of Gary Paulsens books and recommend Wood Song and Dogsong.
  • Uhhh

    2
    By Annoyed_pers@n
    It was okay but it’s not really a book I like. It’s kind of boring.
  • Thank you

    5
    By DrunkchickeN
    I’ve read this book more times than any other in my life. It’s my own survival guide through the inexplicable loneliness that pairs society.
  • The hachet

    2
    By Ivy the weirdo
    Terrible book terrible artist, it was just terrible.
  • AMAZING

    5
    By Igris arisen
    my dad recommended this book to me and i finished it and i can now say this is me and my dad’s favorite book
  • Read for Assignment

    4
    By Acountkel
    This was a story about a boy who is in a plane crash in the remote wilderness of Canada and survives. The focus is on the survival and Brian's time in wilderness, not so much on the before and after of the crash. I enjoyed reading this so much, I couldn't wait to pick it up again. The author did a great job writing at the appropriate age level to make it interesting and comprehensible. It was a very realistic plot as well. The one disappointment for me was the ending. I thought it was too abrupt. It was not satisfying. After all Brian goes through to survive, I felt the author owed the reader a little bit more to the life after rescue. This made me think that maybe the author did this intentionally so the reader could draw their own conclusions and therefore create great classroom discussions. I read this book along side my daughter who had to read it for school. I was amazed at all she took from reading this book. The forecasting she was able to do and the conclusions. I was happy about her interest which kept her focus. Which almost offset my disappointment in the ending.
  • Easy to read, charming & fun!

    5
    By JacktheReaper5328
    Had to revisit this old book from my childhood. I’d remember it differently, however, it was more fun now than it was back then because Brian’s mistakes lead to him being tougher and more patient. Many cases he could’ve easily died: Bear attack, moose attack, starvation, depression/suicide, drowning, poisoning/illness/unclean wound, etc. It was persistent kept them going!
  • It was the best

    5
    By i. lick. the. gam
    I loved this book 😍😇
  • Very intriguing storyline

    5
    By RandomPerson12231
    This book kept getting me to read!
  • Thank you

    5
    By Starkwest
    I loved this book so much!