Hatchet

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

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Main Author: Paulsen, Gary
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Listening Library, p1992.
Series:Paulsen, Gary. Brian's saga ; 1.
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Summary:After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Item Description:Originally released as sound cassettes in 1992.
Physical Description:3 sound discs (3 hr., 42 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. (CD)
ISBN:0807204773
9780807204771
0807211559
9780807211557
Author Notes:Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

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