Summary Of Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

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This book is called “Hatchet”, by Gary Paulsen. Brian’s mom gave him the hatchet to use it in the Canadian woods with his dad, because they are divorced. The unfortunate thing that happened to Brian occurred when he was flying to his dad. Brian’s parents are divorced. Brian knew that his mother was meeting another man, but he didn’t tell his father. Brian spent his time with his mother, so he got on the plane to his father. On the plane, the pilot taught Brian how to fly. After a few minutes, the pilot died by a heart attack. Brian was crashed with the plane in the L shaped lake and survived. The only tool he got was the hatchet. After a few days, he got the fire, enough skills to hunt food using spears, and arrows. Brian also made a small

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