“I knew as a school librarian that this was a home run book, a book that would turn kids into readers for life,” she said. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, was getting her master’s in library science when the novel was assigned in a literature class. Unlike Boone, Darla Magaña and Mara Alpert first read “Hatchet” and Paulsen’s other work as adults. It is recommended on the California Department of Education‘s reading list as well as dozens of websites aimed at finding books that kids really want to read, whether or not it’s assigned. “Hatchet” teaches important lessons on resilience and resourcefulness under the guise of an irresistible adventure.
That might have to do with its dual appeal to kids and the adults who tend to their reading. They have a vivid imagination.” Palacios called it a “survival story for the ages.” People are always thinking that, kids especially. But haven’t we all thought: ‘What could happen to us?’. “It’s just so iconic and yet relatable,” said Maureen Palacios, owner of Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose, “because people of course haven’t had that experience. When the boy is finally rescued, he’s transformed into a more patient, mature and understanding person. In the span of 54 days, Brain slowly learns how to survive - how to make a fire, how to hunt and fish and forage, how to build a shelter.
As Boone put it: “Brian is thrown from a safe and secure world into another almost instantly.”
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