spends the remainder of the summer with his father but does not disclose his mother's affair. Sequel novels Paulsen continued the story of Brian Robeson with four more novels, beginning with The River in 1991. Film adaptation A film adaptation titled A Cry in the Wild was released in 1990. Reception Hatchet was a recipient of the 1988 Newbery Honor. In 2012 it was ranked number 23 on a list of the top 100 children's novels published by School Library Journal. Bibliography Notes References External links For the sequels, Brian's Saga in Gary Paulsen's website. For notes, 1986 American novels Novels by Gary Paulsen Newbery Honor-winning works American young adult novels American novels adapted into films Novels about survival skills Novels set in Canada 1986 children's books American adventure novels