To be honest, I am disappointed that this book is regarded so highly. Although it is well-written and I am sure that my almost-10-year-old will love the adventure story when his 4th grade class reads it this year, I do not believe that it is appropriate for him to be reading about the character's "secret" - the fact that he knows about his mother's marital infidelity that led to his parents' divorce. This is adult content, not suitable for children of this age. Also, the graphic detail at the beginning of the book (describing how the main character gets stranded) is scary...

THIS BOOK MADE ME WANT TO RIP IT UP! IT'S THE STUPIDEST BOOK EVER! ALL THAT HAPPENS IS THAT HE CRASHES IN THE PLANE AND WANDERS AROUND. SOON TEHRE'S A HAPPY ENDING! I DIDN'T EVEN FINISH THE BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS SO STUPID! I RATED IT "OFF FOR 2+" BECAUSE NOBODY WILL WANT TO READ SUCH A STUPID BOOK!!!!!!!!

I do not recomment this book for children younger than 6th or 7th grade. Content not suitable for young readers: adultery/mother's affair, profanity and use of God's name in vain. My 10 yr old daughter had this book as an assignment and I pulled her out of it. I was appalled her teacher made this a required reading for 4th grade. My daughter hated the part of the book she read and was happy not to have to read it.

I did not like the book and i dont like kids shouldn't be reading hatchet. this is a terribly role modeling experience for children. btw were awesome

relly good book go brian!

i thought it waz boring i guess it i;s realyy if u like to read or not

I put it down once i reqad up to chapter7 because it was SO boring.