Interesting question for all you prepper families out there: Could your teen survive on his own, if the unthinkable happened? "Hatchet," a fictional story by Gary Paulsen for readers 11-13 shows one boy that did. Based on the author's true experiences with wilderness survival, 13 year old Brian must survive alone in the Canadian woods after a plane crash, his only tool a hatchet that his mother insisted he hang on his belt before his charter plane takes off for the north woods. Incredibly well written, even adults will enjoy this account. Two sequels continue Brian's saga. i certainly learned a lot! Available on Amazon in both paperback and kindle.