I also read this book when I was a kid and again as an adult. There is series of books about the same boy. The author has several young adult books about hunting and out door adventures.
What got me into this
I'd like to suggest a book for your kids if you're interested in getting them into bushcraft, survival, or just the plain 'ole outdoors. That book would The Hatchet by Gary Paulson. They also made a crappy movie too but the book was better. It's about a boy who's trip over the mountains of Canada takes a turn for the worst when the pilot of the bush plane he's in suffers a heart attack and the plane goes down in a lake. Having only, you guessed it, a hatchet, he has to learn to survive and eventually thrive in the wilds.
I read this when I was about 10 and fell in love with the entire genre immediately. That love for the outdoors is still with me to this day. Anyway, a kids book, but a good one and one of my favorites. Cheers.
I read this when I was about 10 and fell in love with the entire genre immediately. That love for the outdoors is still with me to this day. Anyway, a kids book, but a good one and one of my favorites. Cheers.
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I didn't know there was a series of books! I'm going to have to look into that! Thanks kindly Grandpa Grumpy, that made my day, no joke. I loved that book.I also read this book when I was a kid and again as an adult. There is series of books about the same boy. The author has several young adult books about hunting and out door adventures.
Looking into this a little bit and found out that apparently The Hatchet is now a banned book in some areas due to the hardships the character had to face... what an absolute crock of shit.
I believe the next in the series is titled "The River". If I remember correctly another is " Brian's Hunt". I have read several of his books, but they are not all about the same boy and I get them confused.I didn't know there was a series of books! I'm going to have to look into that! Thanks kindly Grandpa Grumpy, that made my day, no joke. I loved that book.I also read this book when I was a kid and again as an adult. There is series of books about the same boy. The author has several young adult books about hunting and out door adventures.
Thanks Grandpa Grumpy. I'll take a look. Sorry about the above outburst, probably would have deleted that later if I could have. I do seem to remember The River now that you mention it.I believe the next in the series is titled "The River". If I remember correctly another is " Brian's Hunt". I have read several of his books, but they are not all about the same boy and I get them confused.I didn't know there was a series of books! I'm going to have to look into that! Thanks kindly Grandpa Grumpy, that made my day, no joke. I loved that book.I also read this book when I was a kid and again as an adult. There is series of books about the same boy. The author has several young adult books about hunting and out door adventures.
That is one of my favorite books of all time have read many times!!!
I also like this book. I was more partial to "My Side of the Mountain" only because my dad gave it to me and said it was one of his favorite books at my age(9-10). Definitely comparable I think. A young boy runs away from home in New York and learns to survive on his own in the Catskills.
i had not heard of the books,but now i will look into it,Thanks
Sounds like some great reads I’ll have to check them out
This is another book that got me intrested in the outdoors.I also like this book. I was more partial to "My Side of the Mountain" only because my dad gave it to me and said it was one of his favorite books at my age(9-10). Definitely comparable I think. A young boy runs away from home in New York and learns to survive on his own in the Catskills.
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