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A Gary Paulsen Collection Tracker; Dogsong; Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–14 · Grades 5–9 · 462 pages · 1987

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Hatchet: After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

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Ages 10–14 · Grades 5–9

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