Hatchet: With Connections (HRW Library) [Hardcover]

Gary Paulsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0030546265 | ISBN-13: 978-0030546266

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 235 pages
• Publisher: Steck-Vaughn Company (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030546265
• ISBN-13: 978-0030546266
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newberry Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for pre teens -, October 13, 2011

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One of the best books ever written to build a positive self image inside pre teens. It's an exciting story, based on an entirely plausible plot line - A little boy being shunted between divorced parents, who finds himself in a 'real world' where he has to literally think creatively to save himself. He does, but the author takes the reader through an experience of internal questioning and change that will transform the reader. That's why the book is so important. The model of an excellent transition from dependent childhood to independent young adulthood. (I have seen the positive results of this book on several young readers - which is why I continue to give copies as a present to those who need to find themselves.)