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  • I think this book is an interesting book to read if you have the chance.

  • I like this story because I got to think about if I was in this kind of situation what would I do? Also the funny thing is that earlier my mom kept nagging me to read it and I liked it after all! This book is short, interesting, and makes you feel like you're in his boots. It also makes you feel ... Continue

    I like this story because I got to think about if I was in this kind of situation what would I do? Also the funny thing is that earlier my mom kept nagging me to read it and I liked it after all! This book is short, interesting, and makes you feel like you're in his boots. It also makes you feel like when you're in the front of a fire or when you're fishing in the rain. It even teaches you skills about fire making, hunting, carving, and using the things around you that you might not know. Overall, I think this book is an interesting book to read if you have the chance.

    

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  • Besides "The Little Prince", this is the book that i have reread the most often. I passed along a copy to my godson a few years ago too. Being in the woods, surviving on your own, learning to trust yourself, communing with animals, this is definitely one of my favorite books. I think i should rea ... Continue

    Besides "The Little Prince", this is the book that i have reread the most often. I passed along a copy to my godson a few years ago too. Being in the woods, surviving on your own, learning to trust yourself, communing with animals, this is definitely one of my favorite books. I think i should read it again soon too.

    

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• ― Beeridgett said on Mar 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • This book has a fabulous opening chapter. If one is not drawn to the story by the excitement read in the first 12 pages, I imagine he will not ever find excitement in the written word. Awesome!

    The story is very compelling. I found the ending a bit disappointing. It felt as though time w ... Continue

    This book has a fabulous opening chapter. If one is not drawn to the story by the excitement read in the first 12 pages, I imagine he will not ever find excitement in the written word. Awesome!

    The story is very compelling. I found the ending a bit disappointing. It felt as though time was up and the ending was imposed. Beforehand, however, this is a must-read.

    

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• ― Batona said on Mar 27, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother has given him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart ever since his parents' divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self-pity, or despair -- it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive.

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