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  2. Hatchet Full Book Summary. Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old from New York City, boards a plan headed from Hampton, New York to the Canadian north woods to visit his father. His parents' recent divorce weighs heavily on him, as does "The Secret" that his mother is having an affair.

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  3. Chapter 1. A thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Robeson is flying in a small plane over the Canadian wilderness, with only a quiet middle-aged pilot for company. Brian is consumed with thoughts of his parents’ divorce and the way it has torn his life apart, and he is unable to stop thinking about it even when flying over the beautiful landscape.

  4. Hatchet tells the story of 13-year-old Brian Robeson and his successful attempt to survive alone in the wilderness. When the novel begins, Brian's parents have recently divorced, an event that Brian finds painful.

  5. Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor-winning young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. [1] It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. Other novels in the series include The River (1991), Brian's Winter (1996), Brian's Return (1999) and Brian's Hunt (2003). [ 2 ]

  6. Gary Paulsen's ‘Hatchet’ tells the story of Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy still finding it hard to believe his parents have become estranged, now thrown into another turbulence when he crash-lands in a wilderness.

  7. This gripping coming-of-age and survival novel follows the story of Brian Robeson, a 13-year-old boy who finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash. The plot revolves around Brian's struggle for survival as he contends with the harsh realities of nature, relying on his wits and the titular hatchet he salvages from the ...

  8. Plot Overview and Setting. The story begins with Brian Robeson boarding a small plane to visit his father in the Canadian oil fields. However, the pilot suffers a heart attack mid-flight, leading to a crash landing in a remote forest.

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