"Hatchet" is written by Gary Paulsen. It takes place in the Canadian wilderness, where Brian Robeson's, who is 13 yrs. Old, plane crashes. Brian shows a lot of determination and strength, to be able to survive in the wilderness, with no one else.

The story starts out with Brian in the city, who lives with his mother, who is divorced. Brian decided to go visit his Dad in Alaska for the summer. His mother gives him a gift before he leaves. It is a beautiful hatchet that fits on his belt so Brian decides to put it there. Brian meets the pilot that will bring him to Alaska and he is a very nice man. Brian and the pilot get ready to leave and then Brian remembers that he saw a man kissing his mom. He decides to not let it bother him. Brian leaves and after an hour or so, the pilot was yelling and screaming that his chest hurts. Brian didn't know what to do and the pilot had a heart attack and died. Now Brian had to fly the plane on his own. Brian instantly picked up the......

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Title: Hatchet
Approximate Word Count: 803
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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