Hatchet

HatchetThis award winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared and a page turning, heart stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Since it was first published in 1987, the story of thirteen year old Brian Robeson's survival following a plane crash has become a modern classic. Stranded in the desolate

This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared--and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.

Since it was first published in 1987, the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's survival following a plane crash has become a modern classic. Stranded in the desolate wilderness, Brian uses his instincts and his hatchet to stay alive for fifty-four harrowing days.

This twentieth-anniversary edition of Hatchet contains a new introduction and sidebar commentary by Gary Paulsen, written especially for this volume. Drew Willis's detailed pen-and-ink illustrations complement the descriptions in the text and add a new dimension to the book. This handsome edition of the Newbery Honor book will be treasured by Hatchet fans as well as by readers encountering Brian's unforgettable story for the first time.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/25/2007
ISBN: 9781416925088
Pages: 188
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.30w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 77 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 367 / Hatchet
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7