Adventure

Adventure Fiction Hatchet by Gary Paulsen The Newbery award-winning Hatchet is a great book I read for Miss Andrew's reading class. The adventure book is about Brian Robeson flying to Canada to meet his father. The pilot driving the plane had a heart attack and the plane crashes in the Canadian Wilderness. The book has a phase in which the "Old Brian" before the crash turns into the "New Brian" after the plane crash. The "Old" Brian was used to sirens and city sounds and was very weak and not that productive. The "New" Brian, however, was strong and can get things done. Brian faces the challenge of hunting and starting a fire. The hatchet was his lifeline for survival. He got it from his mom. It also was a tool that could have killed him. Brian saw a search plane but it turned around. Brian has almost committed suicide with his hatchet. But the most important thing on his mind is "ths secret" between his Mom and Dad's divorce. It is called "the secret" because his Mom does not know it. I recommend this book to a friend. I love this book. On a scale from one to ten I rate it a ten. Definitely one of my favorite reads!

By John S.