Mark Twain wrote: Fleas can be taught nearly everything that a Congressman can.
Category: Suspense
Average Rating: 4.0
While camping with her family on a remote island, five-year-old Anna awakes in the night to the sound of her mother screaming. A rogue black bear, three hundred pounds of fury, is attacking the family's campsite -- and pouncing on her parents as prey.
At her dying mother's faint urging, Anna manages to get her brother into the family's canoe and paddle away. But when the canoe runs aground on the edge of the woods, the sister and brother must battle hunger, the elements, and a wilderness alive with danger. Lost and completely alone, they find that their only hope resides in Anna's heartbreaking love for her family, and her struggle to be brave when nothing in her world seems safe anymore.
This is a story with a small narrator and a big heart. Cameron gracefully plumbs Anna's young perspective on family, responsibility, and hope, charting both a tragically premature loss of innocence and a startling evolution as Anna reasons through the impossible situations that confront her.
Lean and confident, and told in the innocent and honest voice of a five-year-old, THE BEAR is a transporting tale of loss -- but also a poignant and surprisingly funny adventure about love and the raw instincts that enable us to survive.
Rating: 4
This is one of those books that is significantly better in audio. Cassandra Morris is a perfect choice to read this audiobook. Her youthful voice is ideal as Anna and her performance is unfailingly professional.
Despite the horrific topic of this novel, there's very little violence actually described in this story. It's told as seen through the eyes and perceptions of a 5 year old girl. Claire Cameron captures this perspective quite realistically. This is a very worthwhile listen.
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