Hatchet

Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen.
"After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. "

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1987.

--Follett Library Resources, http://flr.follett.com

Lexile Number: 1020

Reflection : The boys in our media center keep this book checked out! It's a story about survival and Brian must use his untested survival skills to stay alive. Great story by a terrific author.

Lesson Connection : Students could partner Guts: The True Story of Hatchet with this title to find out about Gary Paulsen and his many escapades that inspired his fiction stories.