Book Review

Hatchet: The Return by Gary Paulsen

This story is a sequel to Gary Paulsen's award winning novel Hatchet. In the story Hatchet, Brian takes a plane trip to Canada and the pilot has a heart attack and the plane crashes. Brian finds himself all alone with only his hatchet to help him find his way out of the wilderness... which he does. In the sequel, which is set one year later. Brian is approached by a psychologist to relive his experience. But this time he is given the luxuries of shelter and sleeping equipment. Brian becomes frustrated and this causes him to make a bad decision which leaves him with nothing but items in his pocket.
Out of nowhere, lightening strikes and hits the psychologist which causes him to become comatose. Brian and the psychologist are taken on a multitude of adventures such as being attacked by thousands of hungry mosquitoes while rafting through the rapid waters. This tests Brian's survival skills.
This story is full of adventure, excitement and survival techniques.