Hatchet by Gary Paulsen follows Brian Robeson after a plane crash leaves him alone in the Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet and his own growing resourcefulness. The novel is a classic survival story about fear, problem solving, hunger, weather, and the hard work of staying alive.

• Author: Gary Paulsen
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Category: Middle Grade Fiction / Survival
• Illustrated: No
• ISBN: 9781416936473