Hatchet 30th Anniversary Edition

Author(s): Gary Paulsen

Junior/Middle Fiction

This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared--and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.   Since it was first published in 1987, the story of thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson's survival following a plane crash has become a modern classic. Stranded in the desolate wilderness, Brian uses his instincts and his hatchet to stay alive for fifty-four harrowing days.   This twentieth-anniversary edition of Hatchet contains a new introduction and sidebar commentary by Gary Paulsen, written especially for this volume. Drew Willis's detailed pen-and-ink illustrations complement the descriptions in the text and add a new dimension to the book. This handsome edition of the Newbery Honor book will be treasured by Hatchet fans as well as by readers encountering Brian's unforgettable story for the first time.


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The internationally best-selling story of survival against the odds, now with a striking new cover look to celebrate its 30th anniversary

Heart-stopping...somewhere beyond adventure. Publishers Weekly

Gary Paulsen has received great acclaim and many awards for his novels written for young people. HATCHET, and its sequel, THE RETURN, are among his best-known works. He has sailed the Pacific and competed in the gruelling 1,049 mile Iditarod dog-sled race across Alaska. He lives with his family in New Mexico, USA.

General Fields

  • : 9781509838790
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Campbell Books Ltd
  • : 0.12
  • : June 2016
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Gary Paulsen
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 813.5/4
  • : Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
  • : 160
  • : YFB