Hatchet
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Pros
- I recommend Hatchet by Gary Paulson. A boy is stranded in the Canadian wilderness and has to figure out how to survive. Great story for all ages.
- Hatchet in like 2nd grade
- Hatchet. Not really horror, but it encapsulates some horrifying moments for the main character, who is a little boy. A plane crash, being stranded in the wilderness, starvation and survival, and I think one of the big things was when he...
- Hatchet: smart final girl gets a Shotgun and hunts the killer
- Some of my favorites to re-read are childhood books, like Hatchet, and My Side of the Mountain
Cons
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. the poor kid in that book has to survive on his own in the forest after a plain crash and goes through literal hell. I remember having nightmares of being trapped in a forest after reading this when I was younger.
- Hatchet. Hatchets are for living off the land. Not for backpacking.
- I’ve also avoided some of my childhood favorites like Hatchet, Charlotte’s Web, and Where the Red Fern Grows because characters die.
- Hatchet has a description of the chubby main character realizing that after a few days of not eating, the parts of his stomach that normally sagged over his pant line had tightened and receded.
Sentiment
12 positive (75%) · 1 mixed (6%) · 3 negative (19%)
Trust + time weighted score: +57% · raw score 56%
What redditors said (10 of 16)
I recommend Hatchet by Gary Paulson. A boy is stranded in the Canadian wilderness and has to figure out how to survive. Great story for all ages.
Hatchet in like 2nd grade
Hatchet. Not really horror, but it encapsulates some horrifying moments for the main character, who is a little boy. A plane crash, being stranded in the wilderness, starvation and survival, and I think one of the big things was when he dived into the pond and saw the remains of the pilot.
Hatchet: smart final girl gets a Shotgun and hunts the killer
Some of my favorites to re-read are childhood books, like Hatchet, and My Side of the Mountain
I would not necessarily recommend my top favorites to a beginning reader. But all of the following are great reads that hold broad general appeal: ... Hatchet
If you want a shorter book maybe geared a bit younger, I saw someone else recommend Hatchet, and I fully agree. Its a semi-realistic story about a boy who gets stranded in the woods with nothing but the clothes on his back and his hatchet.
I recommend Hatchet by Gary Paulson. A bot is stranded in the Canadian wilderness and has to figure out how to survive. Great story for all ages.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. the poor kid in that book has to survive on his own in the forest after a plain crash and goes through literal hell. I remember having nightmares of being trapped in a forest after reading this when I was younger.
Other notables: ***Hatchet, The One and Only Ivan, Holes.***
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