At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills\u2014how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire\u2014and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents.<\/p>\n
This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared\u2014and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor.\u00a0Hatchet\u00a0<\/i>has also been nominated as one of America\u2019s best-loved novels by PBS\u2019s\u00a0The Great American Read.<\/i><\/p>\n
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