HATCHET

Author: Gary Paulsen
Reader: Peter England
ISBN-13: 978 1 874703 14 3
ISBN-10: 1 874703 14 0
Publication date: 15th Jul 2005
Product Code: CRF014
Format: Complete and unabridged 4 CDs in reinforced library packaging
Playing Time: 4 hours 45 minutes
Special Features: Original music by
Leigh Odlin
Age Group: 12+
Price: £25.95 + VAT

Summary:

Gary Paulsen's most acclaimed work tells the story of 13 year old Brian Robeson. After his parents' divorce, Brian is travelling to the Canadian oil fields to visit his father. But, during the flight, the pilot of the two-seater plane suffers a fatal heart attack. Somehow Brian must land the plane and then survive in the wilderness with just his wits and a hatchet, a present from his mother.

Recipient of the Newberry Honor, this gripping story unsentimentally presents the reality of nature, its cruelty and its beauty.