by Gary Paulsen
20th Anniversary Edition.
Thirteen year old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddently, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present - and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart 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.
Recommended for readers ages 10-14 years.
Softcover.
Simon & Schuster.
Gary Paulsen was one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers, author of three Newbery Honor titles.