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Summary: Young boy learns to survive when he finds himself suddenly thrust into the wilderness with nothing but a Hatchet.
Things I liked:
* He makes mistakes, it's not all sunshine and roses and this gives the story an ongoing sense of peril.
* It's short and compelling. I think I read this in about two days and definitely had stretches when I couldn't put it down. I think there's something about survival stories that makes them very easy to identify. I find myself asking myself, 'what would I ...more
Things I liked:
* He makes mistakes, it's not all sunshine and roses and this gives the story an ongoing sense of peril.
* It's short and compelling. I think I read this in about two days and definitely had stretches when I couldn't put it down. I think there's something about survival stories that makes them very easy to identify. I find myself asking myself, 'what would I ...more

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