Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (1996, Paperback, Reprint)

Good and lightly suspenseful reading for young and old alike. This books deals with real life problems such as divorece and self-reliance and best of all, has a good ending. Recommended for the classroom.

This was a book I bought for my 12 year old grandson, it is a A.R. reading counts book in is school, he very much likes this book, he also likes his other books of this type. I would think any young boy would like this book and any of the others that Gray Paulson has.

I have read a good handful of Gary Paulsen's books, and this is by far one of his best (he's written over 200!). I've read it while in school, and now again as an adult, and it just keeps getting better! The book deals with lots of hard things (survival, divorce, etc.), but does it so well and has such a good coming of age and growing up theme. I will definitely read this with my kids once they hit upper elementary school. I'd give it 6 or 7 stars if I could!

I like the book because it is a very good book that I enjoyed in my younger days and wanted to add it to my book collection. Gary Paulsen is a great author.

Thank you so much! found out recently that my daughter needed this book for required summer reading. Book is in excellent conditiona nd shipping was fast. Thnax

This is the first book in a series of 5. I actually bought books 3 and 4 for my son one day not knowing about the books. I picked one up one day when I was waiting on someone and ended up reading both the books we had in a day. I then went ebay and bought the this one and the other 2 to complete the series.
They are written for kids but I am an adult that reads a lot, and couldn't put them down. It was one of those rare books that when you are done you kind of miss the main character for a while!
Anyway, highly recommended to anyone!

My granddaughter ask me to buy it for her, but I haven't recieved it yet. I'm mad, I;m mad, I'm mad, I'm mad. I;m mad, I'm mad, I'm mad, I'm mad

I bought this book because it was one of two summer proyects of my oldest doughter's school.
She had a test the same week she started classes and she made an A!

This is a good story about a boy lost, and then surviving in the wilderness. I bought it for my sons to read over the summer. They enjoyed reading it and almost(!) wish they could experience a similar trip. The author does a great job in describing the wilderness, and the things that go along with being lost, such as mosquitoes, bears, and learning to cope with emotions inside the boy as well.
We read and enjoyed this book, plus two sequels with different endings. As a Christian, I will tell you this is written from a secular perspective. The boy has to deal with his parent's divorce, and there are a few words that might be of concern. This book deals with growing up, divorce, death, adultery, and being totally alone. My children have never had to deal with divorce, but their dad did; so this gives them a glimpse into what he dealt with. By the way, my daughter didn't like it, she didn't even want to think about being alone, lost and not having anyone to talk to!!
I still think this is a good book for 12 years old and up. White-out will work for the words that you might disagree with.

This is a Great Book. One of my all time favorites. Gary Paulson is a great author and both boys and girls love to read his books. This book was a Good price!