Hatchet

Author BACKGROUND/Name

• Born May 17, 1939
• At the age of 14, Gary ran away and joined a carnival.

Authors purpose

• Entertane
• Teach

Summary

• Brian,a thirteen year old boy was going to visit his dad for the first time since his parents divorced. But when the pilot has a heart attack and the plane goes down into the water... Will he survive?

main character description

• Brave
• Smart
• Lucky

Setting

• Island
• Forest

Tone/mood

• Scary
• Killer
• Sad
• Exitcing

Problem

• Brian is stuck with nothing but a hatchet and he has to survive wild animals like moose, and bears

Resolution

• A plane comes and rescues him.

Intristing facts

• Gary ran away and joined a carnival at the age of 14
• Author of over 400 wilderness-themed short stories, books, plays, and magazine articles
• Parents were drunks

Was published in
1988

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