Hatchet book cover5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() “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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