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Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor-winning young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. Other novels in the series include The River (1991), Brian's Winter (1996), Brian's Return (1999) and Brian's Hunt (2003).
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Sep 30, 1987 · Hatchet is a story about a young boy (Brian) struggling to survive after his plane crashes in a forest. He was traveling by airplane from the United States to Canada to see his father when the pilot suddenly had a heart attack. Brian lands the plane, but now he’s injured--and all alone with nothing but the hatchet his mother gave him.
A hatchet (from the Old French hachete, a diminutive form of hache, 'axe' of Germanic origin) is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade on one side used to cut and split wood, and a hammerhead on the other side.
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Dec 26, 2006 · Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is, in some way, very realistic. The main character, Brian Robeson is not doing well. His parents are divorced and he is weighed down by a secret. And as he is being sent to visit his Father in Canada his plane goes down. As it does in most survival games…er..books.
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About Hatchet. 13-year-old Brian Robeson learns to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed with his hatchet and resourcefulness.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen was first published in 1987. This gripping coming-of-age and survival novel follows the story of Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy who finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash.
Hatchet is the first of five novels about Brian Robeson’s experiences in the wilderness. Perhaps the most notable of its sequels is Brian’s Winter, which was the third published chronologically but offers an alternate ending to Brian’s rescue at the conclusion of Hatchet.
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Aug 25, 2009 · 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...
