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Book Review By Arielle Austin
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

HATCHET is about a young boy who is stuck in the wilderness. He is on his way to visit his father in an airplane when the pilot dies from a heart attack and can no longer control the plane. Then he crashes into the Canadian wilderness and must fight for his life.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - planewreck - surviving elements in wilderness
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 0 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Setting
Forest? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
City? Yes
City: - New York

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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