i too have the book and enjoy it. Gary Paulsen is also, or atleast was a hunter in his younger days and many of the books he writes, are experiences from those days. Anti NRA, Anti Hunting? No, Just a book. He has a lot of excellent books out there. His book "Hatchet" Is a book our class read in 6th grade and i have that book to thank. Its the one that got me into reading. In the book Hatchet, The kid survives a small airplane crash. Does this mean this book it anti Airplane?