I strongly recommend this novel Hatchet. It was written by Gary Paulson who wrote many great award winning books, including a great sequel. I would give them both four stars for great survival stories. I found the middle and end of Hatchet very entertaining, but the beginning didn't have nearly as much action. A 13 year-old boy, Brian Robeson was going to see his dad in Canada when the pilot of the two person plane got a heart attack and they crashed. Then he was stranded in the wilderness with only a small hatchet on his belt. A good plot. The writing style of this book was pretty good. Gary Paulson put in alot of action but didn't make it too scary, but he made it very realistic. I asked myself, is this really a realistic fiction? Gary Paulson made it seem like the story really occurred. Now I strongly recommend you to read it yourself to enjoy.