NMLP P-009713 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen · Bradbury Press · 1987

US Bradbury Press is the true first. The no-Newbery-seal jacket plus the complete number line ending in 1 mark the true first printing; later printings/jackets add the silver Newbery Honor seal.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009713 for "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009713, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).