Price: $8.99 - $5.41
(as of Aug 08, 2024 14:28:27 UTC – Details)
This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared—and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. 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 given him as a present.
At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills—how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire—and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (December 26, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1416936475
ISBN-13 : 978-1416936473
Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
Lexile measure : 1020L
Grade level : 5 – 9
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.6 x 7.63 inches
Customers say
Customers find the plot great, intense, and shocking. They also describe the book service as awesome and easy. Readers find the storyline exciting to the end, revealing much about Brian’s past, thoughts, and grit. They say the themes are one of survival but also one of growth and deep soul searching. Customers say the book is great for a certain age group and a perfect way to connect on an academic level. They find the writing quality readable, has lots of description, and generates many conversations in their household. Customers also mention the content as nice and teaching survival life skills.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
There are no reviews yet.