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Hatchet / by Gary Paulsen.

by Paulsen, Gary.

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Bradbury Press, c1987.

Divorce -- Juvenile fiction.

Survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Airplane crash survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Wilderness areas -- Canada -- Juvenile fiction.

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet series ; bk. 1.

9781410499196 (hc.)

9781416925088 (20th anniversary ed., Simon and Schuster 2007 hc.)

9781416936473 (1990 Simon & Schuster pbk.)

9781416936466 (2006 Simon Pulse pbk.)

1 v. (various pagings).

[This record reflects various editions.]

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007 edition is 20th anniversary edition of the Newbery Honor Book, with a new introduction and background information by the author. Illustrated by Drew Willis.

Companion book to: Brian's winter and The river.

"The story begins when 13-year-old Brian travels alone with a bush pilot on a flight into Canada to visit his father. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must land the small plane himself. After pulling himself from the wreckage, the real test of his survival skills begins. Brian must figure out how to keep himself alive in an unforgiving environment, with only his brand new hatchet, until rescue comes." -- Youth Services Team, HPL.

On a plane trip to the Canadian oilfields to spend the summer with his dad, 13-year-old Brian Robeson must land the plane he is flying in after the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Stranded alone in the Canadian wilderness and armed only with a hatchet, Brian must use all his resourcefulness to survive.

Ages 12 and up.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

Newbery Honor Book, 1986.

Adventure fiction, Juvenile.

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