Hatchet

About This Book

Free Teaching Resources: Hatchet Lesson Plan, Teaching Imagery with Gary Paulsen Unit Plan,

Winner of the 1988 Newbery Honor

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.

"Dramatic, heart-stopping." — Publishers Weekly

About the Authors or Illustrators

Gary Paulsen: A chance visit to a library on a cold day was the turning point in young Gary Paulsen's life. A librarian gave him a library card and a ... Read More.