Gary Paulsen and Gloria Levine - Hatchet: Teacher Guide Grades 7-8

Pros: Diction, Details, Style, Realism.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: I recommend everyone read Hatchet...kids can comprehend it, and adults can also benefit from it.

Review: In my opinion, simple plot...simple summary, so here it is: A 13-year-old city boy survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness after the pilot, the only other person in the small plane, has a heart attack and dies. The boy ends up learning ...

Pros: just a great story

Cons: some descriptions may be overstated

Review: "Hatchet", by Gary Paulson, is probably one of the greatest books I have read for adolescents. I am an upper elementary school teacher, who loves to read as a personal hobby. I am constantly searching for books to share with my students and...

Pros: One of the most compelling stories I have ever read

Cons: a bit on the short side(of course......it is a middle school book)

The Bottom Line: Hatchet is one of the best books I have ever read in my life. I couldn't put it down the first time or the second time I read it.

Review: I read this book for the first time when I was in middle school about 13 years ago. I am now 26 years old and recently had the chance to read it again. I found that the book was just as incredible and hard to put down as it was before. The book is ...

Pros: adventurous, good moral

Cons: can be a little scary for younger readers

Review: This is an on the edge of your seat book. I love Gary Paulsen and this book did not let me down. The survival of the main character is so real. It focuses on the character Brian Robeson and how he survives in the Canadian wilderness after a plane...

Pros: Great story about surviving in the wilderness.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This story can help teach kids that even when you feel every thing is against you don't give up. Use your instincts.

Review: Brian Robeson is a thirteen year old boy whose parents are getting a divorce. He lives with his mother in the city and his father has visitation rights. He gets on a bush-plane with the only other passenger being the pilot to go visit his father....

Pros: great plot and setting

Cons: sometimes there is un-needed preaching

The Bottom Line: I loved this book and im sure you will too if you are a fan of survival, action, or adventure.

Review: Hatchet is a great book to read especially for someone in middle school. It involves a boy named Brian whose parents get divorced because of the “Secret.” He is going to visit his father in the summer and he takes and airplane to get there. Nobody else ...

Pros: Excellent plot, more self confidence

Cons: None

Review: Everything that this boy goes through is so plausible, and so life changing for him. The book goes through a young boys crash by plane in a lake in the middle of nowhere...and through his self-actualization as a man. He realizes he can do things he...

Pros: This book is so exciting.

Cons: None, absolutely nothing wrong.

The Bottom Line: This book should be read to or by all kids and adults.

Review: This story is a great story. It is thrilling and great book. If you liked survivor the t.v. show then you'll like this book. I believe that everyone should own a copy of this book.


Ok this is about a boy in his teens. His parents are...

Pros: Suspense, Plot, Setting, Characters

Cons: Dry in some areas, Insufficient ending

The Bottom Line: Like survival stories? If you do, then read Hatchet. If you don't, skip this one.

Review: After getting load full of gift certificates for Christmas, it was about of time I go out and spend some free dough. So I went to my local Barnes and Noble without any particular book in mind, and in the Teenage section I stumbled across the book ...

Pros: Interesting survival story that appeals to boys (and girls)

Cons: Silly and unnecessary little subplot

The Bottom Line: An excellent adventure story that would be a great addition to any middle-grader's library.

Review: I've had Hatchet by Gary Paulsen on my "books to be read" bookshelf for the past couple of years. I don't know why I never read it, except that every time I was about ready to, I'd have a new order of books come in and I'd start in on those ones....