--- product_id: 298901475 title: "Hatchet" price: "NT$1174" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/298901475-hatchet store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Hatchet **Price:** NT$1174 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hatchet - **How much does it cost?** NT$1174 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/298901475-hatchet) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared--and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother's infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present. At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills--how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire--and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents. Review: Food for Resilient Anti-Readers! - This book was recommended to me by a teacher at my son's school. He is an extremely reluctant reader and I don't think he's finished a book since the Biff & Chip books he was forced to read with me & his Father in the infants! I was advised to get a short book that can grip his attention and that he has a hope of finishing. It came today (have already posted positive seller feedback) and I have read it myself already. Literally didn't put it down for a few hours. Now everyone is waiting for their dinner but I had to post this review first. Great book. I can see it grabbing the attention of both boys and girls. My son is going into secondary school shortly and needs to read over the summer. I have just handed this to him and I will provide and update as to whether or not it's managed to capture his imagination. This is my last resort. Nothing else has worked! There has been so many positive comments from the teachers at school about this book that I think only the most resilient of anti-readers will resist it. Review: Exciting Canadian young teen adventure - Despite the title making it sound like an 18+ horror, this is in fact a beautifully written adventure story about 13 year old Brian Robeson. He is flying north across the Canadian wilderness to visit his father, when the pilot has a heart attack and dies - throwing the small 2-seater plane way off course in the process. Brian survives the crash and has to learn how to survive on his own, with only the hatchet that his mother gifted to him for help. Author Gary Paulsen's own adventurous life more than qualifies him to pen such a gripping story. As a teacher, in Europe, I take advantage of the fact that his books are still relatively unknown outside of North America, and study it with my students - it's refreshing to find a book where half the class don't announce, 'I've read this' - and they always love it! EXCITING TIP: If you loved this book then head straight for 'Brian's Winter' - it'd be a slight spoiler if I told you what it's about...but it's a VERY clever little 'what if...' sequel idea from Paulsen! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 215,903 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 317 in Children's Fiction on Maturing 457 in Children's Books on New Experiences 4,011 in Fiction About Family for Children | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 26,348 Reviews | ## Images ![Hatchet - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CCsU8HiTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Food for Resilient Anti-Readers! *by S***S on 15 July 2017* This book was recommended to me by a teacher at my son's school. He is an extremely reluctant reader and I don't think he's finished a book since the Biff & Chip books he was forced to read with me & his Father in the infants! I was advised to get a short book that can grip his attention and that he has a hope of finishing. It came today (have already posted positive seller feedback) and I have read it myself already. Literally didn't put it down for a few hours. Now everyone is waiting for their dinner but I had to post this review first. Great book. I can see it grabbing the attention of both boys and girls. My son is going into secondary school shortly and needs to read over the summer. I have just handed this to him and I will provide and update as to whether or not it's managed to capture his imagination. This is my last resort. Nothing else has worked! There has been so many positive comments from the teachers at school about this book that I think only the most resilient of anti-readers will resist it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exciting Canadian young teen adventure *by G***R on 5 January 2014* Despite the title making it sound like an 18+ horror, this is in fact a beautifully written adventure story about 13 year old Brian Robeson. He is flying north across the Canadian wilderness to visit his father, when the pilot has a heart attack and dies - throwing the small 2-seater plane way off course in the process. Brian survives the crash and has to learn how to survive on his own, with only the hatchet that his mother gifted to him for help. Author Gary Paulsen's own adventurous life more than qualifies him to pen such a gripping story. As a teacher, in Europe, I take advantage of the fact that his books are still relatively unknown outside of North America, and study it with my students - it's refreshing to find a book where half the class don't announce, 'I've read this' - and they always love it! EXCITING TIP: If you loved this book then head straight for 'Brian's Winter' - it'd be a slight spoiler if I told you what it's about...but it's a VERY clever little 'what if...' sequel idea from Paulsen! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compelling Survival Adventure *by S***Y on 15 April 2010* Imagine you are a child on a plane flight in a small plane across the Canadian Wilderness, when the pilot suddenly has a massive and extremely lethal heart attack, leaving you alone. Imagine the sum total of your flight experience is the few minutes when you held the plane straight and level earlier in the flight. That is the position Brian finds himself in at the start of this novel. Surviving a crash landing, this city boy, with no survival training and nothing but a hatchet and the clothes he is wearing to help him, must learn how to survive in a wild and unforgiving place. This is a compelling survival story, well written, gritty and realistic. It captivated me despite being well over its target age range, and it will be equally captivating to a young adult audience. Thoroughly recommended. ## Frequently Bought Together - Hatchet - Holes (Holes Series) - Where the Red Fern Grows --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/298901475-hatchet](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/298901475-hatchet) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-05-26*