Hatchet

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Summary: A GREAT book!
Review: If you like the outdoors, you will love this book! Even if youdon't, this book still remains absolutely captivating! This is one ofGary Paulson's greatest, and is a must-read. The focus is Brian, a teen-age boy who is trying to get through the anger of his parents' divorce during a plane ride to visist his dad in Canada. But the pilot has a heart attack and leaves Brian stranded in the small plane with no flying skills and he can't reach anyone over the radio. The plane eventually runs out of gas and Brian has to crash land. From then on he has to learn to survrvive in the woods on his own trying to remember what he had learned in school about survival skills. This book is absolutely amazing and I would be lying to say that I haven't read this book several times!

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Summary: Cool book
Review: I liked the excitment at every turn. If Brian made a badmistake, he would be doomed. He had to change from city boy towilderness survivor very quickly. Read this book to see how Brian overcomes so many problems.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I think Hatchet was a very good book because first, thepilothad a heart attack and the plane crashed. Second, Brian had tobuild a shelter. Third, he had to find food such as fish, foolbirds, gut cherries, rasberries, and turtle eggs. Fourth, he had to survive when the moose rams him in the ribs too many times. Fifth, he has to survive a tornado. All this seems too much until he's able to get his survival pack from the wrecked plane in the lake. Find out how this exciting story ends by reading it soon.

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Summary: What An Adventure
Review: Hatchet is a great book for fourth graders. It was veryinteresting because on every page there was a new adventure for BrianRobeson. On a trip to see his dad, the small plane crashed in the L Shaped Lake. Brian made it to shore safely but had to survive in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, which his mom had given him. I recommend this exciting book to everyone.

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Summary: A very popular book for upper elementary/middle school ages
Review: This exciting solo adventure and Newbery Honor book has been one of the most popular titles in our elementary school library for many years. It is similar to "My Side of the Mountain," another award winning book about a boy who survives alone in the woods. The original sequel to "Hatchet," called "The River" was disappointing, but the newer sequel, "Brian's Winter," is almost as popular as "Hatchet." This book grabs the attention of young people, including kids who normally don't like to read. Highly recommended!

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is about Brian Robeson, a 13 year old boy. One day he was flying to see his father. Everything was fine until the pilot had a heart attack. Brian had to land the plane by himself in the L shaped lake. Brian had to swim to the surface of the lake. He learned to hunt, catch fish, fool birds, and rabbits. He was faced with many difficulties such as the moose. The moose gave Brian bad rib injuries. A tornado destroyed everything he had worked so hard making. In the end Brian was rescued. I thought this book was good except for Brian repeating himself too much.

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Summary: Paulsen writes to naturalists
Review: The beginning is very exciting, the "secret" and then the plane crash. I really liked the detail in this story. The animal sounds, experiences, and descriptions really helped me feel Brian's hunger, his pain, and his day to day nature experiences. The ending was a surprise, too. I would recommend that you read it!

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Summary: Hatchet
Review: The book Hatchet is a book for an older age crowd around seventh or eighth grade. In the beginning of the book they express the pilot of the plane the boy is in has a heart attack and dies while the plane crashes into water. Yet it is detailed some children might find this book interesting because of the survival the boy goes through. Apart from the boys wounds from the crash he must learn how to survive out in the wilderness by himself. There are many helpful hints in this story that children could maybe someday need. I would not suggest this book to any children below the grade of junior high.

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Summary: Charlotte's Web, a moving story
Review: I think that this was an overall moving story. This would be a great book for a teacher to read to her class for grades K through 4. The author does a good job in giving human characteristics to the animals in this story. This characterization of animals makes it easier for children to associate with them. This story is good to teach young children about the natural event of death. This book is also good for children to read for entertainment purposes. This is a one of a kind story that a child will never forget.

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Summary: Hatchet, a great survival story
Review: I think that this was an overall exciting book. This would be a good book for a child age 8 to 12 to read by themselves. This book seems to be intended to be read for entertainment purposes. This book would also be good for a teacher to read to her class for grades K through 4. The author does a good job in describing the setting. Through his use of detailed description, you feel like you are in the woods with the young boy.