It's cool. This kid gets lost in the woods and he has this hatchet. He compares a lot of stuff to television. He got lost in the woods because the pilot gets a heart attack and dies. So the kid decides to fly the plane until it runs out of gas. His plane almost sinks. Well it did, but not while the kid was there.
2006-09-17 02:20:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Sure, HATCHET by Gary Paulsen has become a classic for upper elementary students-3-5 grades.
Gary Paulsen has gone on to write sequels and prequels about the main character Brian as well.
If you like HATCHET, then try reading:
Brian's Return
Brian's Winter
The River
Brian's Hunt
If you like Gary Paulsen's writing, then try reading:
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Father Water, Mother Woods
My Life in Dog Years
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
The Quilt
Alida's Song
Soldier's Heart
Nightjohn
Sarny
Mr. Tucket
Call Me Francis Tucket
Tucket's Ride
Tucket's Gold
Tucket's Home
Tucket's Travels
Captive!
Curse of the Ruins
Danger on Midnight River
Escape from Fire Mountain
Canoe Days
The Beet Fields
The White Fox Chronicles
The Transall Saga
The Rifle
The Tent
Dogteam
The Car
A Christmas Sonata
The Monument
The Haymeadow
Woodsong
The Night the White Deer Died
Canyons
The Winter Room
The Voyage of the Frog
The Island
The Crossing
The Amazing Life of Birds
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day
The Glass Cafe
The Boy Who Owned the School
The Schernoff Discoveries
Harris and Me
Happy reading....
2006-09-17 02:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, great book!! Did you know there's at least one sequel? I think 2 actually. In "The River" the kid goes back to the woods, but I forget why--maybe to show someone how he lived or something, but then the adult he's with gets hurt really bad. And in "Brian's Winter" (or something like that) the author is kinda responding to a bunch of fans who wanted to know what would have happened if Brian hadn't gotten rescued when he did and had to stay through the winter. I like all the stories by Gary Paulsen!
2006-09-17 10:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by OneSongGlory 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a good book to read to kids in grade 2 or 3. I've know many teachers who love this book and read it every single year.
Really that was your only question? Did we hear of that book? Really?
(shrug)
2006-09-17 09:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes I've heard of it but never read it. MY brother got hold of a book and was blabbing for monnths about how great it was but every time we checked the library there wasn't one. Have YOU heard of Piratica? By Tanith Lee?
2006-09-17 09:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I read this book in school, but it's been a few years back. I thought it was a pretty good book.
2006-09-17 09:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by ganstagolfer_89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read it. It was okay, not my kind of book, though. The beginning was really weird, where he'd just spout random words.
2006-09-17 09:22:42 · answer #6 · answered by kopaka32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, by Gary Paulson...read it in 5th grade...thought it was actually pretty boring..I mean I didn't hate it, just wasn't my favorite book.
2006-09-17 15:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by nickollete15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great movie, Even better book!
2006-09-17 09:22:31 · answer #8 · answered by reptileguy56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i believe it was written by gary paulsen and bit the big one. I think it sucked more than my side of the mountain.
2006-09-17 09:23:00 · answer #9 · answered by kmm4864990 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i've read the book, but i haven't seen the movie.
2006-09-17 09:27:57 · answer #10 · answered by mychemicalbritt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋