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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Episode Summary

Brian Robeson is traveling as a passenger in a single-engine plane to visit his father in Canada. At seven thousand feet in the air, the pilot dies from a massive heart attack, leaving Brian no choice but to take the controls and land the plane in the wilderness where he will have to learn to survive alone.

Episode Notes

Enjoy our presentation of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen and published by Simon and Schuster. Brian Robeson is traveling as a passenger in a single-engine plane to visit his father in Canada. At seven thousand feet in the air, the pilot dies from a massive heart attack, leaving Brian no choice but to take the controls and land the plane in the wilderness where he will have to learn to survive alone.

Hatchet is a recipient of the John Newbery medal and the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book award.

Hatchet is recommended for ages 11 and up for mature themes and some violence. Please see common sense media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Hatchet_Reviews

This title is available as an ebook and audio book on Libby by Overdrive.

Ebook - https://bit.ly/Hatchet_LibbyEbook

Audiobook - https://bit.ly/Hatchet_LibbyAudio

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340