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Amazon.com: Hatchet: 9781416936473: Paulsen, Gary: Books

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Luke Winkie (@luke_winkie) on X

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The first novel I ever loved was the survival classic Hatchet, but recently I’ve learned that a *lot* of women despise this book, and see it is as something they were forced to read in school to entice the idiot illiterate boys in their English class. I dove into that tension!

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Luke Winkie (@luke_winkie) on X

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This story also includes quotes from my 7th grade English teacher who changed my life. One of my favorite ever interviews…

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Luke Winkie (@luke_winkie) on X

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Also here are my ultimate thoughts on this whole dynamic. Boy books are important!

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Slate Magazine – 6 Nov 26

It’s One of the Most Frequently Taught Novels in American English Classes. It...

Has Hatchet stuck around in the kids’ book canon because, plain and simple, boys are bad at reading?

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