Hatchet

Exposition:  After spending the school year with his mom in New York City, Brian plans to visit his dad for summer vacation in Canada.
Conflict:  Brian gets stranded in the Canadian woods after his pilot suffers a heart attack and he is forced to land the plane into a lake.
Rising Action:  After becoming injured from the crash, he needs to find food, encounters several wild animals, and tries to find shelter to survive.
Climax:  A tornado sweeps over the forest, moves the plane's tail up to the surface of the water, and reminds Brian of the safety kit the plane carried aboard.
Falling Action:  Brian uses his hatchet to break into the airplane to find food, the safety kit, and to his luck, an emergency transmitter.
Resolution:  After he calls out for help, he is rescued by another plane and is safely taken home.

Literary Qualities
1. Character - The author does a tremendous job in turning this character seem like a real boy because he lets us know what he is feeling and going through in great detail.
2. Plot - The problem of the story is so well-designed that it makes us interested in the book, the character, and its finally. 

Paulsen, G. (1999). Hatchet. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc.