Hatchet

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: Hatchet is a very interesting book written by Gary Paulsen. One of the things that kept me reading this book was that it was filled with suspense. The main character is a thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Robeson. You never knew what was going to happen to Brian next. Brian was attacked by a bear, skunk, porcupine, and a moose throughout the story. I always wondered if he was going to be killed or be able to survive the next ordeal. The reader is left wondering if he was going to be found by anyone or not. As I read the book, I tried to figure out how Brian would meet his next challenge. You never knew what was around the next corner for Brian.

I found the book was full of action. Brian had to crash land the plane when the pilot had a heart attack. He had to swim to safety. He survived on his own by using information he learned from reading books and watching the television. Brian is all alone and has to grow up fast if he wants to survive and ever see his parents again. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good book full of suspense and adventure.

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Summary: Who Should Read This Book? Everyone.
Review: 'Hatchet' is one of those rare books that can be read and enjoyed by children and adults. No matter who you are, you're likely to learn some important lessons about yourself.

Thirteen year-old Brian is flying to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. Brian has little time to reflect upon his parents' recent divorce - the pilot suffers a heart attack during the flight and dies. And no one else is aboard the plane. If Brian doesn't find a way to land the plane, he'll die too.

To call 'Hatchet' an "adventure story" would be a gross understatement. It is so much more. In Brian, readers of all ages will see a broad range of emotions: fear, courage, hope, despair. Brian makes several discoveries, but the most important one is an inner discovery. To survive in the wilderness, he must not only find a new way to live, but a new way to think.

'Hatchet' is so well written, I never felt that anything Paulsen wrote was contrived or unbelievable. Everything rings true, which is both rare and welcome. 'Hatchet,' like Lois Lowry's 'Number the Stars,' is one of those books that everyone should read. You might just find a new way to think...and to live.

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Summary: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Review: Mrs. Frisby is a field mouse who is a widow. She is faced with a major dilemma. Her youngest son, Timothy is very sick and moving day is coming soon. She can't move her family out of their winter home which is a cinder block in a farmer's field. Spring is coming early and the farmer will be plowing soon. If Mrs. Frisby stays her family and her home will be crushed by the plow. Timothy is to sick to move. Mrs. Frisby goes to the Rats to ask for help.

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Summary: Review of Hatchet
Review: As you open the cover of this book you get enthralled to the point where you cannot stop reading. The story starts out slow. After reading a chapter you may want to stop. It may seem like the story is going nowhere and isn't very interesting. You shouldn't stop reading. By the second or third chapter you will be totally enthralled, and be glad that you didn't stop reading.
This story begins as Brian is flying over the Canadian wilderness on his way to see his father. When the single engine Cessna suddenly crashes, it leaves him stranded in the forest. Brian has to adapt to his new conditions. He is forced to learn how to survive with little supplies and experience. All Brian has are the cloths on his back, a hatchet his mother gave him, and any supplies he could recover from the wrecked plane.
Brian Robeson is the main, and almost only, character in this book. He is thirteen years old. Brian is dealing with his parent's break-up. He is the kind of person who keeps things inside, thinking about their divorce all the time.
The author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, uses many descriptive words in his writing. When reading his book you can imagine yourself in the book seeing and talking to the characters. By describing every little intricate detail one feels like they are actually in the story. As you read more of the book the deeper you sink into the heart-stopping suspense. The only criticism I would give to this story would be that there wasn't always action going on. It was a little repetitive at times, when the author was talking about every day life. Overall this book was great and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Summary: An amazing story of the epic battle, man versus nature.
Review: Imagine being stranded in the wilderness alone and learning to survive. We all think about it at least once in our life, learning to hunt, getting shelter, and staying sane. In the book, Hatchet, Brian Robeson, age thirteen, is stranded in the Canadian wilderness, after his plane crashes, with only a hatchet and the clothes on his back. Brian was on that plane to his dad's house because of the Secret... This survival-fiction book tells how Brian undergoes a complete character change. When he first arrives he is relatively weak, but eventually Brian has keen, alert, senses, and he is a stronger person. In the book, Brian must deal with insane moose, and making a new friend; fire. Hunting and food gathering is a major part of the book, which makes it seem very realistic, but will Brian ever make it home alive? This book is a Newbery honor book and I believe it is very deserving of that prestigous award. Gary Paulsen's portrayal of someone in that predicament is very accurate. He puts you right in the action and in the struggle. I recommend this book to people of all different ages and backgrounds. You will feel every moment of hope and rejection in this amazing Paulsen novel.

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Summary: The Hatchet
Review: The Hatchet was about a kid who was going to his
dad's house for a few weeks. He travled by airplane.
The pilot had a heart attack. The plane went diving into
a lake and he got stranded in the wilderness with only
a hatchet that his mom gave him for a goodbye gift. He
had to find food and shelter. Will anyone find him?
Will he survive or will he die? That and more are in
a book called the Hatchet.

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: The novel hatchet was about the thirteen years old boy. He was on his way to visit his father, but the pilot had a hard attack. And he couldn't fly by his half because of the gas. And the plane crash to the lake. He was by his self-alone in the wilderness. He went though many problems. He fights with wild animals. He was looking for food in the entire place. Now he understands how animals can help to live. He learns how to survive, how to build shelter. He meet bears, turtle, skunk...
He gets sick in the wilderness, because of the blueberries. He gets many more problems because sometimes he doesn't think what he is doing.
I did not like this book, because the words are really hard. And author put so many information about one thing. And I don't like that kind of stories. I don't believe is true story, I like more true or love stories. I now that what happen with Brian could happen to anyone ell's life.
If I could change something in this novel I will change the word and did not put so many information about everything...Because its boring to read...

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Summary: Hatchet - Josh
Review: My favorite book that I've read is the very well known novel entitled, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. The novel is about a regular boy named Brian Robeson, and he goes to meet his father in Canada, but as he's in the plane heading to his father, something goes terribly wrong; the pilots of the plane gets a sudden heart attack! As the plane goes down in the story, the stakes rise for Brian. That's one example of why this book is so great! Gary Paulsen explains Brian's troubles in simple words, yet he uses lots of those words to describe Brian's troubles well. One other example is, it sparks your mind into reading or makes you start reading Gary Paulsen's nooks. I assure you, give this book to a person that doesn't like reading, and after a week, they'll come to you asking for books written by Gary. In this novel, the question is," How will the main character, Brian, survive?" So it's obvious that this book is an adventure and a "man against nature" conflict novel. As you have probably guessed, Brian suffers from hunger and searches for food and shelter. When Brian finds any kind of food, Gary describes Brian to feel like he just found money []off the street! The third reason why this book is so well thought out is because of the creativity Gary has put into Brian. Brian uses a lot of things in his environment around him in every way; a common stick can be a spear or an arrow. To sum it up, when you start this book, you won't stop reading it until Brian is rescued. I feel that Gary Paulsen gave Brian Robeson life, and that's what
made, Hatchet a great book.

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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I rate this five-stars because the author made you feel like you were experiencing the same things that Brian did. I also liked the amount of detail the author used to describe events. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes non-stop adventure.

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Summary: YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO THIS
Review: Do you like action books. Well do I have a book for you. Hatchet by my favorite author Gary Paulsen. A book about a boy Bryan Robson and his parents are divorced so he has to see his dad. So he takes a private plane to see his dad but the pilot has a heart attack. He tries to call for help but it breaks up. Then he lands by a lake and all he has is a hatchet and the clothes on his back. Will he survive? And would you like to know why his parents got divorced? Well thats for you to find out. This book made me like reading. Hey,it might do the same for you.