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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is a young adult novel of adventure and survival published in 1986. It tells the harrowing story of 13-year-old Brian Robeson, who finds himself stranded in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash. Hatchet remains a popular work among young readers, celebrated for its gripping depiction of self-discovery.
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Brian's Winter
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions know, he was rescued at the end of the Summer. But what if Brian hadn't been rescued? What if he had been left to face his deadliest enemy....
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Wonderful survival tale!
- By Susan on 07-20-09
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Brian's Winter
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Series: Hatchet, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-11-08
- Language: English
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Brian's Return
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone in the wilderness by finding solutions to extraordinary challenges....
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A great addition to the hatchet
- By Anonymous User on 05-30-20
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Brian's Return
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Series: Hatchet, Book 4
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-09-12
- Language: English
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Hatchet
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Newbery Award-winner Gary Paulsen's best-known book comes to audio in this breathless, heart-gripping drama about a boy pitted against the wilderness with only a hatchet and a will to live...
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Outstanding!
- By Raquel Aceves-Mittman on 02-14-12
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Hatchet
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Series: Hatchet, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-31-03
- Language: English
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The River
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet....
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Terrific!!
- By BriannaC on 05-29-17
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The River
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Series: Hatchet, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-09-12
- Language: English
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Winterdance
- The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod - the 1,180-mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness - in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination....
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Great story, rough language
- By Steven Kibe on 10-22-19
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Winterdance
- The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-29-19
- Language: English
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Harris and Me
- A Summer Remembered
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
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“I’m 11-years-old, from the city, and my parents are mean alcoholics. One day the deputy takes me away to live with some distant relatives on their sprawling farm in the country"....
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Teenage city boy sent to a farm
- By Wayne on 11-27-17
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Harris and Me
- A Summer Remembered
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 02-12-14
- Language: English
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Field Trip
- By: Gary Paulsen, Jim Paulsen
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain, John H. Mayer
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Ben has been invited to try out for a special hockey academy. But Dad wants Ben to catch up to the school field trip instead....
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The end
- By Lax_28 on 01-02-24
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Field Trip
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain, John H. Mayer
- Series: Road Trip, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
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The Haymeadow
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep....
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Music in book
- By Matthew on 01-11-21
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The Haymeadow
- Narrated by: Richard Thomas
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-08-19
- Language: English
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Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
- Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Gary Paulsen
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen brings his love of the sport to readers on a personal level in this intimate essay about the life of a litter of pups born to pull sleds....
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I Love Gary Paulsen
- By Deziderata on 09-22-12
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Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
- Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs
- Narrated by: Gary Paulsen
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 02-20-11
- Language: English
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Brian's Hunt
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness....
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Was great but too much gore.
- By Anonymous User on 05-31-20
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Brian's Hunt
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Series: Hatchet, Book 5
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-12-11
- Language: English
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Mr. Tucket
- The Tucket Adventures, Book 1
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: John Randolph Jones
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
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It is 1848, and Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family....
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AMAZING!!
- By Jolee on 08-17-20
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Mr. Tucket
- The Tucket Adventures, Book 1
- Narrated by: John Randolph Jones
- Series: The Tucket Adventures, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-31-14
- Language: English
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The Legend of Bass Reeves
- Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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Among all the lawmen of the frontier, one man stands out as a true hero: Bass Reeves....
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Real hero of the Wild West
- By Michael Wood on 02-11-15
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The Legend of Bass Reeves
- Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-20-11
- Language: English
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How to Train Your Dad
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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From the legendary author of Hatchet, a laugh-out-loud middle-grade romp about a boy, his free-thinking dad, and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down....
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Amusing
- By KatieBelle14 on 10-27-21
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How to Train Your Dad
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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The Island
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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When his family packs up and moves from the city to a small town deep in the Wisconsin countryside, 15-year-old Wil Neuton makes an exhilarating discovery....
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Good story...a little philosophical
- By Roseclan on 10-17-22
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The Island
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-12-14
- Language: English
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The Transall Saga
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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Thirteen-year-old Mark Harrison has a week to hike across the desert....
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A sequel is much needed!
- By Ye hao on 09-05-15
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The Transall Saga
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-25-14
- Language: English
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Nightjohn
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Michele-Denise Woods
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Life on the Waller plantation is harsh and bleak. Twelve-year-old Sarny knows that it won’t be long before she will be forced to leave Mammy....
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Excellent book!
- By T. Perkins on 11-24-14
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Nightjohn
- Narrated by: Michele-Denise Woods
- Series: Nightjohn, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-23-13
- Language: English
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The Crossing
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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An orphan in a Mexican border town meets an American army sergeant - and hopes the sergeant will help him cross the border to a better life in the United States....
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All too sad, and all to familiar
- By Sher from Provo on 01-19-16
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The Crossing
- Narrated by: Mark Hammer
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-23-13
- Language: English
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Lawn Boy Returns
- Lawn Boy, Book 2
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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The summer I was 12, mowing lawns with Grandpa’s old riding mower turned into big business....
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Great Children's book
- By Tessie on 11-22-11
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Lawn Boy Returns
- Lawn Boy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Series: Lawn Boy, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-20-10
- Language: English
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Father Water, Mother Woods
- Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, taking listeners through the seasons. In Paulsen’s north country, every expedition is a major one, and often hilarious....
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So True
- By J. C. Howard on 04-29-15
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Father Water, Mother Woods
- Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-14-12
- Language: English
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Northwind
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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This stunning book from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness....
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Narrorator hates Gary Paulsen
- By Lainesta on 06-20-22
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Northwind
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-11-22
- Language: English
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