Bearstone
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The two characters change as the boy begins to understand and accept the responsibilities of manhood, and the man takes on the unfamiliar role of mentor. By the end of the book, the two have bonded in a reciprocal relationship, having learned to trust, love, and respect each other. The theme stresses the idea that facing troubles, instead of avoiding them, makes people stronger. Like the requirements of wilderness survival, the author is spare with details, giving readers only enough to clarify the characters' inner thoughts. The book is well written and interesting to read for upper elementary and middle school audiences.
This is a wonderful book for many ages. Bearstone is absolutely wonderful, refreshing, metaphoric and magical. The quality of Will Hobbs' characters and their sensitivities are extremely well written. I do not feel anyone I am in my sixties gets too old for a wonderful story about growing up.
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It is very well written and even for an adult is an enjoyable story. One person found this helpful. It was very good and I loved it!! I usually don't like to read either!!! You should definitely buy this book! Works as well as can be expected. Would do business with them again. I use this book in my 7th grade classroom each year. The students tend to enjoy it until the book begins talking about mining.
They do not really get the concept, and the book doesn't describe it in vivid detail. Other than that, the characters are likable and they change throughout the story, so it allows for multiple references to character traits and dynamic characters. Also, it is about a Native American teenager, so it helps meet standards dealing with multicultural literature.
To me it's pretty boring until the end where you understand what's going on. So it doesn't make much sense until the end. I read this back in fourth grade really good book.
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They spend a couple days in the mine, and when they don't get a thing, Cloyd asks if he can go exploring. He goes to climb the pyramid and on the way back he sees a bear. He thinks it's a brown bear, but soon learns that there is no such thing. A bear hunter named Rusty hears of this encounter with the bear and decides to go after it, realizing it is really a grizzly bear. Cloyd has to try to stop him from killing the bear. If you are wondering what happens next, you will have to read the book on your own.
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I really like adventure books, and this author does a great job of making every event very clear. He does a great job of explaining the characters indirectly through other characters. This is known as indirect characterization.
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You learn a lot about Cloyd from Walter talking and vice versa. I could actually visualize the actions in this book as they happened.
One of the most important things this book shows is that some things are best kept a secret. This book provides a great theme with a great hook that keeps you wanting to read more. Your feelings are always changing when this book is being read. The mood changes a lot. For example, when Cloyd and Walter are arguing in the beginning, you get a mad feeling, and when the bear is seen, you feel a bit frightened. I would definitely recommend this book to any guy who likes action and adventure books. Without a doubt, this is one of the best books I have ever read. I would give it five stars because I thought it was awesome.
The only bad thing about this book is the beginning is kind of slow. All the action is at the end.
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Overall, this is a great book. The pain, revenge, and love in this book showed the ups and downs of being a young troubled teen. I really like where you see Cloyd transition from boy and almost to man in this tale. The pain and loneliness feels real as you read along in the book. The native America culture in this book is very interesting as it plays out, though I really wish there was more of it.
Cloyd, a boy who once lived with his grandma is taken in by Eaglewing, a group home because he's disobedient and runs away very often, too often. He wanted to tell him this is the heart of the mountains, up here in the light where you can see forever. I usually don't like to read either!!! Price may vary by retailer. May 17, Ardit rated it liked it. Sep 17, Tommy Marsh rated it it was amazing.
Overall it was a very good book to see the change you can make in life, and also the suffering you can overcome. Thank you Will Hobbs for a good book about a chance to change. Feb 03, Deyanne rated it really liked it. This is a unique bildungsroman novel. The protagonist, a troubled thirteen year old Ute Indian, is sent to live with a grieving widowed elderly man who at heart is a miner but who has farmed for the last forty years of his life. It doesn't seem like this novel would hold much appeal for middle school boys because the challenges of a displaced Native Indian boy may be difficult to understand.
However, there is plenty of action. What appealed most to me was the sensitive handling and honoring of d This is a unique bildungsroman novel. What appealed most to me was the sensitive handling and honoring of different cultures. Despite the differences in age and backgrounds, gentleness, patience and love prevailed.
There were characters and events that I would like to have seen expanded, yet this is a good read for preteens. As my husband says, "Any book with a bear in it is a good book! I also am not big into this genre. Nov 10, Anna rated it liked it Shelves: Jul 02, SFrick rated it it was amazing Shelves: Its hard to bare in mind while reading a book for YA, that Geez, I was that stupid, foolish, childish, brave and adventurous.
Bearstone by Hobbs, was excellent. This will be a great read aloud for 4th graders. And of course the narrator is phenomenal. I truly enjoy George Guidall. Apr 21, Evan R. Aug 26, MizziQ rated it liked it. Not too bad but not something to get excited over. I like that the main character had indian something around that This kid isn't doing well with his family and so he gets sent to a man who owns a farm and wants to put it back together again, fix it up. It was pretty cool to read about the man and the boy bonding.
Definitely a coming of age book. I think I might see if the 2nd one has anything to offer because I liked the premise but I'm not so impress Another "Meh" book. I think I might see if the 2nd one has anything to offer because I liked the premise but I'm not so impressed with this one. The author did a good job of entertwining real emotion though. Not quite a tearjerker though. So I'll see what else the author has to offer but don't expect a hayday from this book. Take it for what it is and move on.
Another book that brought me through a power outage. I didn't notice before now but I've read 2 other books by Mr. One of which I loved. His stories are SO varied and different. If you didn't like this one as much as you thought you wanted to check out his other stuff. This might just not be for you, but he's a good writer. Crossing the Wire was one of my favorites. May 30, Becca Kirkman rated it really liked it. This was a really quick moving read. It is about a Native American boy who is in trouble, and sent to live with old rancher man. There are so many different themes of revenge, love, understanding, and connecting to your ancestors This was a really quick moving read.
There are so many different themes of revenge, love, understanding, and connecting to your ancestors. It is a great book. I think this would be a great book for boys to read. The quote I like best was, "He wished the old man could have stood here with him. He wanted to tell him this is the heart of the mountains, up here in the light where you can see forever. He's run away from a group home for Native American boys, and is now being sent to work for Walter Landis, an old rancher on an isolated Colorado farm.
In a cave above the ranch, Cloyd finds a turquoise carving of a bear.
Knowing that his people, the Utes, have a special relationship with bears, he keeps the small stone, hoping it will bring him strength. A terrible blow-up with Walter ends in near disaster, but the old man offers Cloyd one last chance: Among the high peaks that harbor Colorado's last grizzlies, Cloyd's courage and loyalty will be tested to the limit.
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Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of many popular adventure stories for young readers, including Bearstone and Beardance. His picture book, Beardream, illustrated by Jill Kastner, is a companion to these novels. A graduate of Stanford University and former language arts teacher, he lives in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean.