{"id":6280,"date":"2025-06-16T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T02:53:31","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-267-hatchet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-267-hatchet\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 267 &#8211; Hatchet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-267-hatchet\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alone-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Alone by Megan Freeman\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alone-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alone-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alone.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alonewoods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alonewoods-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Alone in the Woods by Rebecca Behrens\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alonewoods-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alonewoods-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/alonewoods.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ashscabin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ashscabin-150x211.jpg\" alt=\"Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang\" width=\"150\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ashscabin-150x211.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ashscabin-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ashscabin.jpg 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781534467576\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Alone<\/em> by Megan Freeman<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781728231013\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Alone in the Woods<\/em> by Rebecca Behrens<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250754066\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ash&#8217;s Cabin<\/em> by Jen Wang<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/benotfar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/benotfar-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/benotfar-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/benotfar-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/benotfar.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/goneto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/goneto-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gone to the Woods by Gary Paulsen\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/goneto-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/goneto-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/goneto.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/huntingbystars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/huntingbystars-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Hunting by Stars by Cherie DiMaline\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/huntingbystars-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/huntingbystars-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/huntingbystars.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062561633\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Be Not Far From Me<\/em> by Mindy McGinnis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250866554\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gone to the Woods<\/em> by Gary Paulsen<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781419753473\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Hunting by Stars<\/em> by Cherie DiMaline<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/onewrongstep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/onewrongstep-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"One Wrong Step by Jennifer Nielsen\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/onewrongstep-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/onewrongstep-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/onewrongstep.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paradise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paradise-150x218.jpg\" alt=\"Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paradise-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paradise-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/paradise.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilotdown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilotdown-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Pilot Down Presumed Dead by Marjorie Phleger\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilotdown-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilotdown-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilotdown.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781338275865\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>One Wrong Step<\/em> by Jennifer Nielsen<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780316493857\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Paradise on Fire<\/em> by Jewell Parker Rhodes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780982327104\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Pilot Down Presumed Dead<\/em> by Marjorie Phleger<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smallgame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smallgame-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Small Game by Blair Braverman\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smallgame-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smallgame-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smallgame.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/woodsong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/woodsong-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Woodsong by Gary Paulsen \" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/woodsong-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/woodsong-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/woodsong.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yellowjackets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/yellowjackets-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Yellowjackets Season 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063066182\"><em>Small Game<\/em> by Blair Braverman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781416939399\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Woodsong<\/em> by Gary Paulsen<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZvCEXH\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yellowjackets (TV show)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2577,2373,639,875,2574,2575,2576,2572,2573,48,30,2169],"class_list":["post-6280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-blair-braverman","tag-cherie-dimaline","tag-gary-paulsen","tag-hatchet","tag-jennifer-nielsen","tag-jewell-parker-rhodes","tag-marjorie-phleger","tag-megan-freeman","tag-mindy-mcginnis","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-yellowjackets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6280"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6295,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280\/revisions\/6295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}