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Join Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy, in the wilderness of Northern Canada as he faces the ultimate test of survival after a plane crash. Explore the themes of courage, resilience, and self-discovery in this gripping tale of human determination. Follow Brian's journey as he navigates the harsh realities of nature and confronts his innermost fears to stay alive. Do you have what it takes to endure in the wild? Test your survival skills and find out if you could survive like Brian in the novel "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen.
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HATCHET BY GARY PAULSEN
Characters • Brian Robeson, a 13 year old boy, is on his way to his dad’s oil field in Canada. • The pilot is flying Brian to his dad’s in a small twin engine plane.
Northern Canada • Brian is flying from Hampton, New York, to the oil fields in northern Canada.
Imagine being stranded. You are completely alone, in the wilderness. The sights, sounds, smells—everything—is new and unfamiliar. You have no food. You have no water. You have no way to contact the outside world.
You are alone, with just your courage. You’re not even sure you have courage! What will you do? Will you make it? • Do YOU have what it takes to survive? • Freewrite in your “field journal”
Just How Tough Are You? • In the novel Hatchet, Brian must learn to survive without any plan or formal training. Would you be able to do this? To learn if you have what it takes to be a survivor, take the Survival Quiz by clicking here: http://www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/quiz-questions.html