Book Hatchet by Paulsen

I really liked Hatchet, however I never knew there were sequels! I am going to have to look for them sometime. Sounds like I missed out on some good books.
 
Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, and a whole bunch of Jim Kjelgaard books kept me entertained for much of my childhood. I still have most of them as well. Should I ever have kids, I'll definitely be reading these books to them.

I also didn't know there were sequels to Hatchet. Sweet! Think I'm gonna have to pick them up some time.
 
For those that haven't read them, the order the Hatchet sequels were written, is not totally the order the story goes in.

Here is the order that Paulsen recommends reading them in:

1. Hatchet (1987) (new editions have an alternate ending that takes you into Brain's Winter, in which instead of being rescued when he was, Brian stays in the wilderness for the winter.

2. Brian's Winter (1996) Also published under the name Hatchet:Winter)

3. The River (1991) written before Brian's Winter, it will not mention the events of Brian's Winter. (Also published under the name Hatchet:The Return or The Return)

4. Brian's Return (1999) (Also published under Hatchet:The Call)

5. Brian's Hunt (2003)
 
I read the entire series with one of my daughters after seeing it recommended on here a couple of years ago. Excellent series and after reading it with my girl I read it again by myself.

Hatchet is required reading at most elementary schools and you should be able to find the entire series at your local library.
 
Whats the book about 2 kids stuck out in the wilderness with a few supplys, a riffle and 5 bullets after their plane/pilot gets swept downstream?

I can see the cover of it in my head, but cant recall the name.
 
I read that book when i was about 10 it made a huge impression on me. Oddly enough just last week my nephew was reading it and asked me if i ever had. I just finished reading it again. Such a great story, and educational too. It's basicaly a survival manual turned into a narrative. :)

My Side of the Mountain, Farmer Boy and the Laura Engals Wilder series also had a profound influence on my youth.
 
I read a number of Paulsen's books but my son checked one out about the history of a particular blackpowder rifle that was built and then all the problems that it caused. Seemed anti gun to me. Kind of surprised me from that author. Depressing book. Stay away from that one. I enjoyed the others. Great way to introduce a young man to the survival mindset. Nothing like living like a natural human comfortable with their surroundings. We need more of that.
 
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