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Book: Hatchet

By: Gary Paulson

Summary:

Hatchet is about a thirteen-year-old boy named Brian from New York City who boards a plane to visit his father in Canada.  During the flight the pilot has a heart attack and Brian is forced to take over and land the plane.  The plane crashes in the Canadian woods where Brian is stranded.  The only thing Brian has to help him survive is his Hatchet his mother gave to him as a gift before he left on the plane. One day the tail of the plane emerges from the water, which reminds Brian of the survival pack on the plane.  Brian builds a raft and eventually retrieves the survival pack from the plane.  In the survival pack he finds food and an emergency transmitter but doesn't think that it works.  Eventually a plane lands and picks him up. 

Sequels to Hatchet:

   -The River

 -Brian's Winter

 -Brian's Return

 -Brian's Hunt

·        This book is one of my favorite books when I was in elementary school.  I didn't like reading but I loved to read books by Gary Paulson.  I think this is because his books were suspenseful. He also uses a lot of detail in his writing, which paints a picture in the readers mind as they read.