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BJ Rose
Feb 14, 2010 rated it it was amazing
In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson was forced to spend 54 days alone in the Canadian wilderness when the bush-plane pilot had a fatal heart attack and crash-landed in a lake, leaving Brian with nothing but his hatchet.

Now a government survivalist organization wants him to do it again, so they can improve the way they teach survival techniques. Things are going fairly smoothly - well, Brian learned a lot in his ordeal - but lightning strikes the government man through their 2-way radio, sendin
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Debbie
Jul 22, 2010 marked it as to-read
My nephew recently read this and wanted me to also, I haven't read any of the other ones so will have to see how it goes. ...more
Jean
Nov 04, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: cildren-s, adventure
The river trip was unbelievable, but it did add a lot of suspense to this great adventure story.
Liz
Jun 09, 2009 rated it it was amazing
a classic that everyone must read. gary paulson is brilliant at outdoors novels. his books are nice and short so you can get into them for a whole day when you need a break from more dense novels without having to sacrifice quality.
Luann
Jan 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: childrens, fiction
Misty
Apr 28, 2008 rated it really liked it
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Jul 29, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult
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Jenny
Jul 28, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: childrens-lit
Poly
Sep 14, 2017 rated it it was ok
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Deborah
May 08, 2022 rated it really liked it
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Rebekah
Sep 24, 2022 marked it as to-read