TY - BOOK AU - Paulsen,Gary AU - Willis,Drew TI - Hatchet T2 - Hatchet series SN - 9781416936466 PY - 1987/// CY - New York PB - Bradbury Press KW - Divorce KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Survival KW - Airplane crash survival KW - Wilderness survival KW - Wilderness areas KW - Canada KW - Adventure fiction, Juvenile KW - local KW - Robinsonades KW - gsafd N1 - [This record reflects various editions.]; Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers 2007 edition is 20th anniversary edition of the Newbery Honor Book, with a new introduction and background information by the author. Illustrated by Drew Willis; Companion book to: Brian's winter and The river; Ages 12 and up N2 - "The story begins when 13-year-old Brian travels alone with a bush pilot on a flight into Canada to visit his father. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must land the small plane himself. After pulling himself from the wreckage, the real test of his survival skills begins. Brian must figure out how to keep himself alive in an unforgiving environment, with only his brand new hatchet, until rescue comes." -- Youth Services Team, HPL; On a plane trip to the Canadian oilfields to spend the summer with his dad, 13-year-old Brian Robeson must land the plane he is flying in after the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Stranded alone in the Canadian wilderness and armed only with a hatchet, Brian must use all his resourcefulness to survive ER -