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Description

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

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Brian Robeson: The main character and survivor in Hatchet. Brian uses his will, ingenuity and learning to survive the difficult environment he finds himself thrust in.

First Sentence

Brain Robeson stared out the window of a small plane at the endless green northern wilderness below.

Series

This is book 1 in the Hatchet series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Gary Paulsen (Author)
 

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