Book Reports On The Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

The Hatchet is written by Gary Paulsen and was published in 1987. It won the Newbery Honor of young adult novel. This book is a novel about surviving in the Canadian wilderness. This book was actually very fun for me, because it was based on a survival alone with only an hatchet. While reading the book it helped me learn more about nature and conquering fears. The appeal about this book for me was when I was reading the book it felt like I was Brian, I could feel his feelings reading one word after another.

Summary:

It started out with a simple trip to meet Brian's dad, however the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian tries to do something to fly the plane, but it lands in a lake in the Canadian wilderness. He must survive alone

Character Details: The main character in the story is Brian Robeson, his parents are divorced. He knows about his mom's secret about the man with short blond hair. Brian's mom wants a divorce with Brian's dad as she sees another man, however Brian's dad does not want a divorce. Brian knows that his mom is seeing an another man, but he does not tell her that he knows about it.

Plot Details:

Brian who is only thirteen gets on the plane to meet his dad. Suddenly the pilot has a heart attack and dies while that is happening he had to do something tho the plane, so he tries to drive it but it lands on a lake in the forest. There he has to survive alone in the wilderness with a hatchet. During the summer he discovers to make fire and he finds food, shelter, and deals with wild animals and his fears. He becomes woodsman and crafts a bow, arrows and start to live his life like this. Later, a tornado hits by and makes a way to the plane, he finds a survival pack with an emergency transmitter, food and things. He tries to activate the transmitter but he does not know how to use it. There he is rescued by a passing