Hatchet

Author: Gary Paulsen

The internationally best-selling story of survival against the odds. There was a wild crashing sound, a ripping of metal, and the plane blew through the trees, out over the water and down, down to slam into the lake…Brian is a city boy. Not used to living rough. Until his plane crashlands in the Canadian wilderness. All he has is a hatchet – and a desperate will to survi….Read More

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