Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Adventure, survival, problem-solving, lost in the wilderness
1987, Bradbury Press
13-year-old Brian is the sole passenger on a bush plane heading to Canada when the pilot has a fatal heart attack mid-flight and they crash land in the remote wilderness. With the plane at the bottom of a lake, Brian has no tools or civilization to help him but a singular hatchet. Over the following months awaiting rescue, he faces down animals, tornadoes, and starvation. His trusty hatchet remains his sole companion as Brian plays the ultimate game of survival.
Rated 11+ for danger, harsh conditions, animal attack, killing of animals by necessity, death by heart attack, mentions of divorce and infidelity, hopelessness and suicidal thoughts, gore and injury, and heavy themes of survival and isolation.
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