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Hello, 6th Graders! You are about to embark on a wonderful journey through one of my favorite books, __Hatchet__. Gary Paulsen has put together a masterpiece, and others think so too. Some of __Hatchet's__ awards include: Newberry Honor Book - 1988 ALA Notable Book - 1987 Booklist Editor's Choice Citation - 1988 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - 1989 Georgia Children's Book Awards - 1991 Young Hoosier Book Awards - 1991

Here's a brief overview to get you going: Sitting next to the pilot in a single-engine plane headed for the Canadian wilderness, where he will visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is haunted by thoughts of that divorce and his knowledge of the Secret that caused it. When the plane crashes, Brian is the sole survivor. Left with only the clothes on his back and a hatchet his mother gave him as a parting gift, Brian must face the devastating truth: "Right now I'm all I've got. I have to do something." He must learn to survive.

Let the adventure begin!