Imagine living out in the wild for several months. What if you were only 13 years old? How about if you didn?t have anything but your clothes and a hatchet? Brian Robeson, in the book the Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, did all those things. Even with his parent?s tough divorce on his mind, Brian had the focus to keep his mind at the task at hand.
Brian?s parents were going through a rough divorce, and Brian was going up to help his father work for the summer. The pilot of the little bush plane Brian was in had a heart attack and steered them off course. Brian then had to take over the controls of the plane, but he didn?t know where he was, and the plane was getting low on gas. Finally the plane ran out of gas and Brian crashed in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. Brian had nobody but his memory of all the outdoor lessons he learned. Brian had got to use his hatchet and his clothes to start fires and hunt animals.
Another great thing about this book is that the author Gary Paulsen uses very good descriptive words. He describes Brian?s surroundings, and how Brian is feeling at the time. Gary Paulsen also makes it feel that Brian is really out in nowhere. I also like how Gary Paulsen brought up past lessons that Brian had learned in science class that helped Brian tremendously in the wild. I believe that it is interesting how the author brings you into the story. The last thing I really like is how Gary Paulsen made Brian go through everything before he came out on top of the forest.
If you?re looking for a survival book, then this is a good one for you. I seriously recommend it for middle and high schoolers. It?s got great descriptive words in it, and I promise you won?t be disappointed. This is a great book and I give it 5 stars.
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