Hatchet ( novel ) - Wikipedia Hatchet ( novel ) For other uses, see Hatchet ( disambiguation ). Hatchet First edition cover Author Gary Paulsen Original title Hatchet Country United States Language English Series Brian 's Saga Genre Young adult novel Publisher Kevin Lain Publication date 30 September 1987 Media type Hardcover and Paperback and Ebook Pages 195 p. ( first edition, hardback ) 186 p. ( second edition, paperback ) ISBN 0 - 02 - 770130 - 1 ( first edition, hardback ) OCLC 15366056 Dewey Decimal ( Fic ) 19 LC Class PZ7. P2843 June 1987 Followed by The River Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor - winning young - adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. Contents 1 Plot 2 Legacy 3 Awards and nominations 4 Bibliography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Plot Brian Robeson is a thirteen - year - old son of divorced parents. As he travels from Hampton, New York on a Cessna 406 bush plane to visit his father in the oil fields in Northern Canada for the summer, the pilot suffers a massive heart attack and dies. Brian tries to land the plane, but ends up crash - landing into a lake in the forest. He must learn to survive on his own with nothing but his hatchet -- a gift his mother gave him shortly before his plane departed. Throughout the summer, Brian learns how to survive in the vast wilderness with only his hatchet. He discovers how to make fire with the hatchet and eats whatever food he can find, such as rabbits, birds, turtle eggs, fish, berries, and fruit. He deals with various threats of nature, including mosquitos, quail, a porcupine, bear, skunk, moose, wolves, and even a tornado. Over time, Brian develops his survival skills and becomes a fine woodsman. He crafts a bow, arrows, and a fishing spear to aid in his hunting. He also fashions a shelter out of the underside of a rock overhang. During his time alone, Brian struggles with memories of home and the bittersweet memory of his mother, whom Brian had caught cheating on his father prior to their divorce. When a sudden tornado hits the area, it draws the tail of the plane toward the shore of the lake. This triggered his thoughts that there may be a survival pack of some sorts on the plane. Brian makes a raft from a few broken off tree tops to get to the plane. When Brian is cutting his way into the tail of the plane, he drops his hatchet in the lake and dives in to get it. Once inside the plane, Brian finds a survival pack that includes additional food, an emergency transmitter, and a. 22 rifle. Back on shore, Brian activates the transmitter, but not knowing how to use it, he thinks it is broken and throws it aside. However, his distress call is heard by a passing airplane, and he is rescued. Brian spends the remainder of the summer with his father but does not disclose his mother 's affair. Legacy A film adaptation titled A Cry in the Wild was released in 1990. Paulsen continued the story of Brian Robeson with four more novels, beginning with The River in 1991. Awards and nominations Hatchet was a recipient of the 1988 Newbery Honor. Bibliography Paulsen, Gary ( 1999 ). Hatchet. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416936473. Notes Children and Young Adult Literature portal Salvner, Gary M. ( 2011 ). `` Lessons and Lives : Why Young Adult Literature Matters ''. The ALAN Review. 28 ( 3 ) : 9. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Sturm, Brian W. ( Winter 2009 ). `` The Structure of Power in Young Adult Problem Novels ''. Young Adult Library Services. 7 ( 2 ) : 39 -- 47. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Unwin, Cynthia G. ( 1999 ). `` Survival as a Bridge to Resistant Readers : Applications of Gary Paulsen 's Hatchet to an Integrated Curriculum ''. The ALAN Review. 26 ( 3 ) : 9 -- 12. access - date = requires url = ( help ) References Jump up ^ Greasley, Philip A. ( 30 May 2001 ). Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1 : The Authors. Indiana University Press. p. 403. ISBN 0 - 253 - 10841 - 1. ^ Jump up to : Paulsen, Gary ( 1999 ). Hatchet. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4169 - 3647 - 3. Jump up ^ Wilson, Staci Layne ( 2007 ). Animal Movies Guide. Running Free Press. p. 282. Jump up ^ `` Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922 - Present ''. Association for Library Service to Children. The American Library Association. Retrieved May 4, 2015. External links For the sequels, Brian 's Saga in Gary Paulsen 's website. For notes, ( 1 ) Awards Preceded by On My Honor Winner of the William Allen White Children 's Book Award Succeeded by Beauty Works by Gary Paulsen Brian 's saga Hatchet The River Brian 's Winter Brian 's Return Brian 's Hunt Murphy series Murphy Murphy 's Gold Murphy 's Herd Murphy 's War Murphy 's Stand Murphy 's Ambush Murphy 's Trail Culpepper Adventures The Case of the Dirty Bird Dunc 's Doll Culpepper 's Cannon Dunc Gets Tweaked Dunc 's Halloween Dunc Breaks the Record The Tucket Adventures Mr. Tucket Call Me Francis Tucket Tucket 's Ride Tucket 's Gold Tucket 's Home World of Adventure The Legend of Red Horse Cavern Rodomonte 's Revenge Escape from Fire Mountain The Rock Jockeys Hook ' Em Snotty ! Danger on Midnight River The Gorgon Slayer Captive ! Project - A Perfect World The Treasure of El Patron Skydive ! The Seventh Crystal The Creature of Black Water Lake Time Benders Grizzly Thunder Valley Curse of the Ruins Flight of the Hawk Other novels Dogsong The Winter Room Canyons The Cookcamp Harris and Me Nightjohn The Car The Tent Sarny The Transall Saga Alida 's Song Soldier 's Heart The White Fox Chronicles The Glass Cafe Woods Runner Non-fiction Woodsong Winterdance : The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod My Life in Dog Years Guts : The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books How Angel Peterson Got His Name Films A Cry in the Wild Nightjohn Snow Dogs This article about a young adult novel of the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article 's talk page. 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Question: where was brian going in the book hatchet
Answer: Northern Canada