Hatchet‚ a novel from Gary Paulsen‚ is the story about a 13-year-old boy named Brian Robeson‚ who went flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. But when the plane crashes into a lake‚ he has to learn how to fend for himself for 42 days. Brian is the main character in this whole story. the side characters are his mom‚ the pilot‚ and the dad. The mom is one of the most basic characters in the book‚ but she is the one who is hiding the "Secret" from Brian.
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slave’s life. The main character Sarny is a slave child who’s real mom is a breeder‚ she was taken away from her when she was young so she was raised by another slave - Mammy. There are some different stories in the book about how slaves were treated‚ they were treated horridly. Nobody then or even now a day deserves to be treated the way they were. Because of Sarny something really bad occurs that gets others she cares about involved. The story “Nightjohn” by Gary Paulsen is about a group of slaves
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In the passage Seventh Grade by Gary Paulsen there are many ways that Terasa and Mr.Bueller help victor become more confident in himself and excited about his seventh grade year.In this passage Teresa is Victor’s crush and Mr.Bueller is his french teacher.Victor receives various information and it gives him confidence and excitement that he will have a great seventh grade year. Teresa gives victor confidence every time she smiles and says hey‚but what really gives him confidence is when every students
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I am currently reading the book‚ Harris and me by Gary Paulsen‚ I think a possible theme could be is always look at the bright side of things. It says “ I had done this many time - been put in new places -and I had devised a method that worked”. I think that his parent is not very good parents but he hasn’t really talked about them and if his parent was a good parent then he/she would take care of him and keep him at home and care for him. I think that I would be shy if I stayed with at a new person’s
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Commentary for “Soldier’s Heart” Author‚ Gary Paulsen The book Soldier’s Heart‚ is based on a true story about a fifteen-year-old boy in Minnesota named‚ Charley Goddard‚ who lies about his age to join the First Volunteers of Minnesota to fight in the Civil War. Some of the events and time sequences are not completely factual‚ but the essential elements of the books story are true. Charley Goddard is a fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the farming community of Winona‚ Minnesota‚ in 1861‚
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Hatchet. The idea was fresh and new to me. However‚ it was somehow terrifying‚ too. When I looked at the word‚ ’Hatchet’‚ a scary scene of a man with crazy face and a dangerous looking hatchet. However‚ unexpectedly‚ the story was somehow beautiful‚ with every details alive. The very beginning of the adventure comes up with a boy named Brian. In a small bushplane Brian takes a flight with a pilot to his father‚ who is a mechanical engineer. In his heart‚ Brian suffers from the pain of the word
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The book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a good book that should be read by kids that are interested in stories about challenges. It should mostly be read by middle school students. It takes place in El Paso Texas‚ a dry and hot area near canyons. Brennan Cole‚ an older boy in highschool goes camping in the canyons and finds a skull and takes it home. The skull is getting to Brennan and is bothering him so he decides to do something about it and goes to Mr. Homesley‚ his biology teacher‚ for
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Soldier’s Heart Essay Fifteen year old Charley is excited about going to war and “being a man.” In Soldier’s’ Heart by Gary Paulsen‚ Charley begs his mom for acceptance about fighting for the Union She lets him because the word has it that it will be a quick and easy war for the Union. Charley‚ still a boy is anxious about fighting for the Union‚ oblivious to what is ahead of him. Charley changes from a young foolish boy‚ to a man with a soldier’s heart in the course of this book. “It’s better
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A thirteen year old boy named Brian who crashes and lands in the Canadian and has to survive on his own. Brian didn’t know what to do when he crashed. Brian accomplished a lot of things after he like‚ how to make his own shelter( (pg.130)‚ how to kill a rabbit with his own bow (pg.138) and many other things. Brian went threw a lot things like‚ he cut himself because‚ he saw a plane had fly away‚ so he let the fire go out that was burning and didn’t even eat he also tried to kill himself by cutting
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Paulsen‚ Gary. Soldier’s Heart. Dell Publishing‚ September 8‚ 1998. Print. The novel I read is titled Soldier’s Heart written by Gary Paulsen.The book consisted of 128 pages which seemed to be a fairly easy read in my opinion. Soldier’s Heart is a historical war novel that is based on a true story of a boy who joins the Union Army. Gary Paulsen writes about his main character that takes you on an adventure from Winona‚ Minnesota all the way to the battle fields of Gettysburg where the novel ends
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