“Hatchet” is a Newbery Award Wining book about a thirteen-year-old boy, Brian Robinson, who traveled to Canada to spend summer with his dad. Brian’s parents got divorced and that broke Brian’s heart. Right before Brian boarded the small plane, his mother gave him a gift, a hatchet, which he stuck behind his belt.
During the flight, the unimaginable happened; the pilot of the plane suffered a heart attack, and since Brian was the only passenger on the plane, he had to figure out the way to land the plane if he wanted to stay alive. Obviously, his mission was nearly impossible, but somehow he managed to land the plane on the lake in an inhabited area of the Canadian wilderness. When Brian realized that he made it alive, he found himself alone, without any food, clothes or shelter. Brian did not want to panic; he thought that he would soon be found; that his parents would be looking for him. All he had to do was to learn how to use his intelligence and skills to find a way to survive, to last just a few more days. But how could he do that without any tools? Suddenly, he remembered about the hatchet, his mother’s gift. With the help of the hatchet and the essential life skills he learned (during the course of time spent in the wilderness), Brian was able to build a shelter and hunting tools, gather woods, start the fire and scare off the wild animals. He found a new appreciation for nature and its power. More importantly though, those experiences turned Brian into a different person; he learned to be patient, courageous, and strong.
The descriptive details made me feel as if I were there with Brian, experiencing his fears, his loneliness, his hunger and his despair. The book held my attention the entire time. Must read!
During the flight, the unimaginable happened; the pilot of the plane suffered a heart attack, and since Brian was the only passenger on the plane, he had to figure out the way to land the plane if he wanted to stay alive. Obviously, his mission was nearly impossible, but somehow he managed to land the plane on the lake in an inhabited area of the Canadian wilderness. When Brian realized that he made it alive, he found himself alone, without any food, clothes or shelter. Brian did not want to panic; he thought that he would soon be found; that his parents would be looking for him. All he had to do was to learn how to use his intelligence and skills to find a way to survive, to last just a few more days. But how could he do that without any tools? Suddenly, he remembered about the hatchet, his mother’s gift. With the help of the hatchet and the essential life skills he learned (during the course of time spent in the wilderness), Brian was able to build a shelter and hunting tools, gather woods, start the fire and scare off the wild animals. He found a new appreciation for nature and its power. More importantly though, those experiences turned Brian into a different person; he learned to be patient, courageous, and strong.
The descriptive details made me feel as if I were there with Brian, experiencing his fears, his loneliness, his hunger and his despair. The book held my attention the entire time. Must read!
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