content: The Hatchet is about a teennager named Brain. It was in the summer when Brain was going to see his dad because his parents are seperated. When Brain was going on his trip he got a hatchet as a gift from his mother. When Brain was at the airport he got on a plan and got to sit with the pilot. When Brain took off the pilot asked him if he wanted to stir the plan but Brain was afraid but still he did it anyway. After awhile the pilot had a heart attact and he thought that it was something that he ate that morning but it wasn't. The pilot was knock out cold, Brian knew he had to fly the plane. Brain tried to call for help but didn't know where he was. The next thing he knows is he is waking up on the shore. If you want to know what happens to Brian and how he survives, read the Hatchet. It was a great book.