Hatchet
A plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wild with only a hatchet.
2,770-word summary · 12 min read
adventure + coming of age
4 books tagged both “adventure” and “coming of age”.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy earns two hounds and hunts raccoons in the Ozarks with love and loss.
2,990-word summary · 13 min read
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins finds Flint's map, sails with Squire Trelawney's crew that hides pirates, and learns Long John Silver is both cook, friend, and mutineer.
2,179-word summary · 10 min read
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn fakes his death, floats the Mississippi with the runaway Jim, and tears up the letter that would betray him. Twain's river classic, its cons and…
2,605-word summary · 12 min read