Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen RL 5.7
Teacher host- Mrs. Cathy Flora, Potter Gray Elementary School
186 pages, Interest Level 5-8th grades
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
What Parents need to know from Common Sense Media
Parents need to know that Gary Paulsen's Hatchet is an intense, fast, exciting read. The main character is a 13-year-old boy whose parents are divorced. He survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness en route to visit his father and must use the hatchet his mother once gave him to stay alive. Many kids report that this is the first school-assigned book they fell in love with.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Approximately 186 pages, depending on the print version
Approximately 186 pages, depending on the print version
Reading Grade Level: 5.7
Reading Grade Level: 5.7
Interest Grade Level: 5th-8th grades
Interest Grade Level: 5th-8th grades
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