AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:Gary Paulsen
PUBLISHER:Bradbury Press PUBLICATION
DATE: 1986
GENRE: Realist Fiction READING
LEVEL: 5
BRIEF OVERVIEW:A 13 year old boy was on his
way to visit his dad when the plane is was in crashed in the wilderness. He is
all alone except for his clothing and a hatchet. Now he must survive with only
the hatchet until, hopefully, he is rescued.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Use student journals to foreshadow what
will happen in the following chapters.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kaity Ward, Valdosta State University
LABELS: Fiction, Realistic Fiction
