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Emory's Gift
Emory's Gift: A Novel | W. Bruce Cameron
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After 13-year-old Charlie Hall's mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to be extinct in northern Idaho. And this very unusual bear will change Charlie's life forever. Deeply moving, and interwoven with hope and joy, Emory's Gift is not only heartwarming and charming coming of age story, but also a page-turning insightful look at how faith, trust, and unconditional love can heal a broken family and bridge the gaps that divide us.
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Melkyl
Emory's Gift: A Novel | W. Bruce Cameron
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This was a good YA coming of age story. In it, a boy who has recently lost his mother and has a difficult relationship with his father has a unique experience with a grizzly bear. The story has religious undertones, so if that isn‘t your thing you should shy away from this one. Overall, I enjoyed this one.

Alpha hi I‘m wondering what religious undertones you see 5y
Alpha I feel like maybe I‘m missing them is why I‘m asking. 5y
Melkyl @Alpha It has been a couple of months since I read this book, so let me see if I remember what I meant. I am not sure if you are finished, but if I remember that there were references towards the end of the book of the bear being a messenger of some sort. It could be something in relation to his mother passing away. I know it wasn‘t overt, but I also know I remember that I knew that they were there. I am sorry I am not being specific. 5y
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