THE HATCHET
By Gary Paulsen
Upper Fifth Grade Level
Summary: Thirteen- year old Brian Robeson is on a single engine plane on his way to see his father for the first time after his parent’s divorce. The plane crashes and Brian, the sole survivor, is stranded in the Canadian wilderness. He is forced to survive by living off of nature and the hatchet that his mother gave him before he left. Brian learns much about survival from his trials and tribulations in the wilderness, but he learns even more about himself.
Created by Rebecca Pittman