num_pages: 208
description: From back Gary Paulsen writes with the intensity and power of Robert Cormier, and the grace and style of Paula Fox - a winning combination of qualities. - The Christian Science Monitor
language: English
title: Hatchet
titlecomplete: Hatchet
characters: Brian Robeson
genres: Middle Grade, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Survival
ratings_count: 378123
places: Canada
series: Brian's Saga
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Young Hoosier Book Award
category: 6-8, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Buckeye Children's Book Award
category: 6-8, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Golden Archer Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Minnesota Book Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Bluestem Book Award, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Virginia Reader's Choice
category: Middle, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: YA, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: The Trumpet Club