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davidsietsma recommends My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
gabeblaze recommends Scholastic Bookfiles: My Side Of The Mountain By Jean Craighead George (Scholastic Bookfiles) by Beth Levine, "Another boys coming of age that is appropriate compliment to Hatchet."
gabeblaze recommends Julie by Jean Craighead George, "A similar situation handled in a very different way."
snapdragongirl recommends Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, "Hatchet is also a survivalist book for young adults. It is about a boy who crash lands in a forest. His only tool is a hatchet."

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After a plane crash, thirteen year old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

hgcslibrary | Nov 29, 2009 |

For the ages that this placement deals with (5th grade) I am not sure that some of the topics covered in this book would be appropriate. However, on the contrary, I do see many students enjoy the suspense of this book and really getting into the plot. I definitely see this book gearing more towards the boys so I thought about the idea of having a class wide book report but splitting it up to please the sexes. I think that if done and approach in a positive manner, this book can really make a impact! (

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lppeters | Nov 22, 2009 |

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cawilkin | Nov 20, 2009 |

Good book and a good decision of making a book about. (

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mick123 | Nov 19, 2009 |

I like this book because it shows you how the character knows how to take care of himself in the forest all alone. Also because the author doesn't make the kid fearless. (

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tim23 | Nov 19, 2009 |

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Series (with order)

Brian Robeson (1)

Canonical Title

Hatchet

Original publication date

1987

People/Characters

Brian Robeson

Important places

New York, New York, USA

Canada

Important events

Related movies

Awards and honors

Minnesota Book Awards (1988.3 | Winner, 1988)

Newbery Honor (1988)

Iowa Teen Award Nominee (1989-1990)

Iowa Teen Award Winner (1989-1990)

William Allen White Children's Book Award (1990)

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Epigraph

secret, secret, oh the secret.

Dedication

To the students of the Hershey Middle School

First words

Brian Robeson stared out the window of the small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below.

Quotations

He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream. They had taken it all away from him now, they had turned away from him and there was nothing for him now. The plane gone, his family gone, all of it gone. They would not come. He was alone and there was nothing for him.

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Disambiguation notice

This LT work distinguishes Gary Paulsen's original 1988 novel, Hatchet, from later editions that include related readings. Thank you.

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0689826990, Paperback)

Alone

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother has given him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart ever since his parents' divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair -- it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive.

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