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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
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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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New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Edition Notes
Newbery Honor Book, 1988
"Puffin books."
Sequel: The river.
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First Sentence
"BRIAN ROBESON stared out the window of the small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below."
Work Description
Brian Robison, a teenage boy struggling through his parents divorce, is flying up north to stay with his dad for the summer. However, his plane crashes and he is forced to survive the Canadian wilderness. Now living in a world completely opposite of his own, he is now able to discover himself in this forsaken and misunderstood beautiful world.
The story is continued in "The River" "Brian's Winter" "Brian's Return" and "The Hunt"
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