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Book Review By Ahmad Abdelrahman
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Hatchet is about a boy named Brian whose parents are divorced. While on a trip to visit his father, Brian's plane crashes in the wilderness, leaving him alone to survive only with the hatchet given to him by his mother. Injured, hungry, and without shelter, Brian must face the darkness of the forest, swarms of insects, and an angry moose. How will Brian survive on his own?


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

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena

Setting
Forest? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane

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