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The Bear
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Publisher's Summary
A powerful suspense story narrated by a young girl who must fend for herself and her little brother after a brutal bear attack.
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.
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- Kelly Miller
- 03-14-14
Amazing perspective....
Where does The Bear rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The Bear is about an A-....I am very happy I purchased it and listened to it. I highly recommend the book -- it is written from the little girl's perspective. I cried a couple of times and laughed out loud as well. Excellent book.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked it because it made me laugh and cry.
What about Cassandra Morris’s performance did you like?
Her voice and delivery.
Any additional comments?
The story is told from a little girl's perspective. I don't believe I have ever listened to a book told from a 4 year old's viewpoint. Interesting, enlightening and poignant.
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- Pamela M.
- 10-10-14
A Child's Survival Story.
The story is a childs tale of survival after her parents are killed by a bear on a camping trip. The story puts you in the mind of a child for its written from a child's perspective. The book is also read by a child which I did find hard to follow at times. As with five year olds their train of thought jumps all over the place, so does the story. I really had to hang on to each sentence which was a bit donting.
There were several parts of the story which threw me for a loop, like how throughout the entire book the child called the bear "a big black dog". What 5 year old who carries her favorite stuffed teddy bear everywhere doesn't know what a bear looks like? Yet she knew of Jesus and that he was a carpenter, what plants were ediable and how to canoe.
It was a gripping tale and I am glad I bought it. People magazine had recommended it and it had been on my list of reads for a year or more. It was somewhat enjoyable, but not a favorite and I would never reread it.
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- Debbie
- 03-30-14
Good story, but.....
I really liked this story & it's written well, but I could only listen to the narrator for short spurts as the 4-year old voice got pretty annoying after a short period of time. I think I might have enjoyed reading this one more than listening. But, if you listen to a sample of the narration & that doesn't bother you, I'd recommend it. The story is very good.
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- LC walker
- 09-13-21
Beautiful and Compelling
I loved this story! The narrator was excellent, I laughed, cried and just loved. I was moved by the perspective of the main character and charmed by the descriptions.
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- Sharon Forrest
- 02-20-17
Very poor listening experience
I couldn't even finish listening to this book due to the writing style and narration.
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- DTN
- 12-11-16
Good (only) for knowing workings of 6 yr old mind
Otherwise, skip it. particularly if you want to delve into the bear story. Painful drivel.
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- H.M.
- 12-13-15
Great narration
This is a great story made fantastic by the narration. Definitely worth a listen or read.
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- bebe
- 03-18-14
Terrifying story of bear attack in desolate place
I could not stop listening until it was finished. This book starts out fast and furious and continues to the thrilling ending. The two main people characters are a young girl and her toddler bother. The writer has captured the personality of children. The are lovable, kind, selfish, happy, and crying, depending on the circumstances. This is true of all children. Their parents are killed in a bear attack, but the parents' last actions were to make sure the children survived. The attack is terrifying! The children's initial escape from the attack site is harrowing. The sinister stalking by the third main character, the Bear, is spine chilling. This is simply a great book about trying to survive in horrible circumstances.
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- A Novel
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A hurricane is building, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's 14 and pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pitbull's new litter, dying one by one in the dirt. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting.
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Good but I wish I hadn't read it.
- By Jeanie on 01-26-21
By: Jesmyn Ward
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Lemons
- By: Melissa Savage
- Narrated by: Tara Sands
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama always told her: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But Lem can't possibly make lemonade out of her new life in Willow Creek, California - the Bigfoot Capital of the World - where she's forced to live with a grandfather she's never met after her mother passes away. Then she meets 11-year-old Tobin Sky, the CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who is the sole Bigfoot investigator for their small town.
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Great book please read
- By joanne herzog on 07-28-18
By: Melissa Savage
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The Good Dream
- By: Donna VanLiere
- Narrated by: Donna VanLiere
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Tennessee, 1950: a time and place that straddles the past and present. Ivorie Walker is considered an old maid by the town (though she’s only in her early 30s), and she takes that label with good humor and a grain of salt. Ever since her parents passed away, she has hidden her loneliness behind a fierce independence and a claim of not needing anyone. But when she realizes that someone has been stealing vegetables from her garden - a feral, dirty-faced boy who disappears into the hills - something about him haunts Ivorie.
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Authentic Southern Jewel that will Surprise You
- By Debbie on 05-17-13
By: Donna VanLiere
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Ninth Ward
- By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed novelist Jewell Parker Rhodes is an American Book Award winner. Rhodes’ Ninth Ward is a stunning tale set against the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. Orphaned 12-year-old Lanesha lives with Mama Ya-Ya, the midwife who birthed her, in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. Although Lanesha is different—able to see ghosts like that of her dead mother—she never feels unloved, an empowerment that helps her survive the devastating storm.
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The only thing worse than narrator is story itself
- By Erin on 02-13-13
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The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland
- By: Rebekah Crane
- Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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According to sixteen-year-old Zander Osborne, nowhere is an actual place - and she's just fine there. But her parents insist that she get out of her head - and her home state - and attend Camp Padua, a summer camp for at-risk teens. Zander does not fit in - or so she thinks. She has only one word for her fellow campers: crazy.
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I recommend this book.
- By Cynthia Shepp on 03-28-17
By: Rebekah Crane
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
- By: Leslie Connor
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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From Leslie Connor, the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard.
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I tell you what, I think this...
- By Amazon Customer on 11-20-18
By: Leslie Connor
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Beholding Bee
- By: Kimberly Newton Fusco
- Narrated by: Ariadne Meyers
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Bee is an orphan who lives with a carnival and sleeps in the back of a truck. Every day she endures taunts for the birthmark on her face, though she prefers to think of it as a precious diamond. Then one day a scruffy dog shows up, as unwanted as she, and Bee realizes she must find a home for them both. She discovers a cozy house with gingerbread trim that reminds her of frosting, where two mysterious women, Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Potter, take her in. Whoever these women are, they matter. They matter to Bee.
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Heroine steals your heart
- By Mauve_48 on 06-03-15
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Bob
- By: Wendy Mass, Rebecca Stead
- Narrated by: Rob Dircks, Nora Hunter
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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It's been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy's grandmother in Australia. Now that she's back, Livy has the feeling she's forgotten something really, really important about Gran's house. It turns out she's right. Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn't forget Livy, or her promise. He's been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can't remember who-or what-he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home.
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Sweet, Quirky Story Set in Australia
- By SKS on 02-21-19
By: Wendy Mass, and others
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Blackbird
- By: Jennifer Lauck
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lauck
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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With the startling emotional immediacy of a fractured family photo album, Jennifer Lauck's incandescent memoir is the story of an ordinary girl growing up at the turn of the 1970's and the truly extraordinary circumstances of a childhood lost.
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moving
- By Tom on 04-09-05
By: Jennifer Lauck
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere
- By: Julie T. Lamana
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when Hurricane Katrina hits the Lower Nines of New Orleans, Armani realizes that being ten means being brave, watching loved ones die, and mustering all her strength to help her family weather the storm.
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Three Cheers for Armani!
- By Gillian on 12-18-16
By: Julie T. Lamana
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Solito
- A Memoir
- By: Javier Zamora
- Narrated by: Javier Zamora
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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Trip. My parents started using that word about a year ago—“one day, you’ll take a trip to be with us. Like an adventure.” Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
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Touched
- By Elena on 09-13-22
By: Javier Zamora
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Monkey Beach
- A Novel
- By: Eden Robinson
- Narrated by: Noelle Kayser
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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As she races along Canada's Douglas Channel in her speedboat - heading toward the place where her younger brother Jimmy, presumed drowned, was last seen - 20-year-old Lisamarie Hill recalls her younger days. A volatile and precocious Native girl growing up in Kitamaat, the Haisla Indian reservation located 500 miles north of Vancouver, Lisa came of age standing with her feet firmly planted in two different worlds.
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Great read/listen
- By Stefany Mathias on 12-27-18
By: Eden Robinson