Hatchet

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Summary: Gripping Book from the Start
Review: "Hatchet," by Gary Paulsen is a great book! I was hooked from the very beginning and I don't usually like adventure/survival type books. What I liked most about the book is that it is about a boy that was my same age (when I read the book), the forest area reminded me a lot of Island Park, Idaho and so it made it easier to relate to. "Hatchet" reminds me of "Island of the Blue Dolphins," by Scott O'Dell because both of the characters had to learn how to survive by themselves. Any reader above fifth grade will totally love the book...hey, I did!

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen is an adventurous story about a teenager, Brian Robeson, and how he survives over two monthes in the woods. Brian's pilot dies in the plane, so Brian tries to fly the plane and finds a safe place to land. Brian has to try to survive in the woods with many setbacks. For example, Brian is a city boy. He relies on his parents, a store where he can easily get food, and his house. During this experience, he learns from trial and error, common sense, and a little bit of what he learned from watching television. Brian has encountered many wild animals including a moose, a wolf, a bear, and a skunk. Brian goes through so much and so many set backs, it's hard to believe he lived for more then two months in the woods by himself with only his brain and his hatchet. He matures greatly and quickly when he pays more attention to what happens around him. After one month, the police and his parents quit looking for Brian assuming that he is dead. Will Brian survive through the harsh winter, or will he be saved? I would recommend Hatchet because it let's you see what it is like to live in the wild with nature and wild animals. In this adventurous story, you see how Brian is able to survive in realistic events, as well as see how he matures throughout the book.

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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ
Review: THE BOOK HATCHET WAS THE BEST. IT IS ABOUT A BOY NAMED BRIAN ROBESON. HIS PARENTS ARE DIVORCED AND HE LIVES WITH HIS MOM IN FALL AND WINTER AND DAD IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER. BRIAN IS IN A MINI PLANE FLYING TO HIS FATHER. IT IS JUST HIM AND THE PILOT. SUDDENLY THE PILOT HAS A HEART ATTACK AND DIES. NOW BRIAN HAS TO FLY AND LAND THE PLANE. THE REST IS A LITTLE BUMPY. HE CRASH LANDS AND HAS TO SURVIVE IN THE WILDERNESS WITH ONLY HIS HATCHET HIS MOM GAVE HIM AS A PARTING GIFT. THE BOOK HAS A LOT OF ACTION AND A TON OF SUSPENSE. I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO LOVES ACTION AND EXCITEMENT. YOU HAVE TO READ IT

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Summary: Reader from southern California
Review: I think it's incredible how a 13 year old boy could survive in the wildernes of Canada when I can barely survive in my room for 2 hours without a snack. I live in sunny San Diego, California, where it never snows. I can only imagine being in CANADA lost in the forest, surrounded by all that wilderness, and only having a hatchet to survive. Raw fish, berries, turtle eggs, and no fire for the first few days are definitely not my idea of fun. And after that, finding out the fish Brian's been eating have been feeding on the dead pilot's flesh almost made me puke. How about when Brian gets into a fight with a moose that almost breaks most of his ribs? Finally, Brian decides enought of that, he needs to find a way to civilization. Buy this book and soak up the adventure.

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Summary: Review on Hatchet
Review: I strongly recommend this novel Hatchet. It was written by Gary Paulson who wrote many great award winning books, including a great sequel. I would give them both four stars for great survival stories. I found the middle and end of Hatchet very entertaining, but the beginning didn't have nearly as much action. A 13 year-old boy, Brian Robeson was going to see his dad in Canada when the pilot of the two person plane got a heart attack and they crashed. Then he was stranded in the wilderness with only a small hatchet on his belt. A good plot. The writing style of this book was pretty good. Gary Paulson put in alot of action but didn't make it too scary, but he made it very realistic. I asked myself, is this really a realistic fiction? Gary Paulson made it seem like the story really occurred. Now I strongly recommend you to read it yourself to enjoy.

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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!
Review: Really one of the best books i have ever read! First it talks about his mother's divorce and the"secrect"then the plane crashed and he had to survive in the wildness with nothing but a hatchet his mother gave him i think it was a little obvious that he should have gotten the surival kit in the plane in the first place and i think it's really FUNNY how it ends and it's cool the way he describes the plane crash.

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Summary: The Best Book
Review: This book is about a boy who gets cought in a plain crash ,and is lost in a forest. Then he hasto try to surrvive in the wiled.

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Summary: Timeless!
Review: When I was in 4th grade, I did a book report on this novel (which I absolutely loved!). Just recently, I came across it at a garage sale and decided to give it another go. Paulsen is incredible! Everything he does is great; he really heightens his reader's awareness, an important thing to do when you're writing for children. There are a couple scenes I found a bit disturbing (ie. seeing pilot having a heart attack, kid seeing pilots face after it had been eaten away at by fish), so I'd have to say this book is more appropriate for older children. In any case, it's a wonderful read and will have your child wondering if he or she could make it in a similar situation.

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Summary: A wonderful book for the Young Adult Literature world.
Review: Gary Paulsen's Hatchet is a wonderful addition to classrooms. This book would probably serve well in a junior high setting. I read this book when I was in junior high, and again in college for a YAL class. The book is very entertaining and easy to read for the less advanced readers. Paulsen is exceptionally good at introducing more difficult words, and then explaining what those words mean. In this way, he can expand the readers vocabulary without confusing them. The book could also appeal to those with more advanced reading skills, because of it's almost peotic rhythm. The author gives his reader the emotions and background of his characters, and then lets the reader fill in the blanks as to how their own senses would react. I would recommend this book to teachers and parents of students who need to devolope the love of reading.

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Summary: The Movie that goes with the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Review: Hello I have read the book called the Hatchet byGary Paulsen There is a movie out there I watched it in the 7th grade and that was about 6 years ago I'm now reading the new one's calledBrian's Winter and then the River

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