Turning Points In Hatchet

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A turning point is a problem in a persons life that they have to solve. The book
Hatchet by Gary Palsen is an Adventure Genre. Brian crashed and he is stranded in the Canadian forest. “But there was a tiny bit of speed left and when he pulled on the wheel the nose came up and he saw in front the blue of the lake and at that instant the plane hit the ooks that were chosen are Middle School Loneliness,Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, and Eleven by Sandra Cineros.these three people had turning points in their life that they had to fix.trees.” Brian adapted by hunting for food and building his own shelter.This helped Brian become a smarter and braver.
The turning point in Middle School Loneliness is that the boys father got a new job in another city

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