Hatchet

Brian is thirteen years old. He lives with his mom in New York, (Brian's parents are recently divorced) but is going on a trip to Northern Canada to visit his father. Brian is the only passenger on a flight from New York to Northern Canada, which has only one pilot. Part way into the flight, while over Canada, the pilot suffers from a fatal heart attack. Brian miraculously manages to crash land the plane in a remote lake, also miraculously surviving the incident with little to no injuries. Brian swims to shore, where there is no sign of civilization. Alone in the wilderness, Brian must face many obstacles alone in order to survive - let alone finding food, and shelter.

Hatchet is a book people have always told me I should read - but I have obviously not gotten around to it until now. Hatchet was a fun book to read - it was super easy and it was exciting. I would recommend this book to people younger that A.S. students, but an A.S. student could still enjoy it. The plot line was basically just one problem after another, and then a little bit about Brian's life at home. The characters were relatively believable - besides the fact that Brian was a little bit to craft for a thirteen year old.