Hatchet by Gary Paulson

So I just finished this book I started reading a day or two ago. It's REALLY GOOD! It's about a 13 year old boy whose parents got divorced. So he gets to visit his father during the summer and stays with his mother during the school year. The
school year just ended and he's going to visit his father. As they are flying over the Canadian woods, the pilot has a heart attack! So Ryan Robeson has to fly the plane! He crashes into a big lake and he has to survive until someone finds him.

I really enjoyed this book because it's very adventurous and it has him adapting to the woods. He starts to become part of it. It changes the way he thinks. For example, he doesn't hunt for the color of a bird, he searches for the outline. He sees, hears, and tastes stuff differently. He'll never take stuff for granted. For example, he stares down grocery aisles at food that other people just take for granted.

A person who favors the outdoor setting, and who likes a lot of adventure, action, and thinking would enjoy this book very much!