Dreaming the Bear
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By Mimi Thebo (, Bath, England)
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13 reviews
""When I get up, there’s nobody home. Even Mum has gone out. The note says, ‘I have to check my emails. I’ll snowmobile to the meltline and be back soon. XX Mummy’.
And I think, ‘Good. I can feed my bear…’""
Darcy’s life was never exactly simple, but it was about to become a lot more complicated.
Recovering from a distressing illness in her parents’ cabin surrounded by looming pine trees, Darcy spends most of her days alone, warming herself by the log fire. That is, until she ventures into the woods hours before a heavy snowstorm, and finds herself face-to-face with a grizzly bear. Their encounter takes a surprising turn when it flourishes into a warm and caring companionship.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the snowy Yellowstone National Park in Montana, Mimi Thebo’s poetic tale inspires compassion and friendship, sensitively focusing on how the seemingly impossible can become the achievable.
Reviews
I think it was good but they could of put a bit ,ore excitement into the beginning.
What happens when a lonely, unhappy, sickly girl meets a hibernating bear?
This tale of unexpected hope and friendship which takes place in the winter in Yellowstone Park, is sure to have you hooked from the beginning.
The ending left me a little heart-broken but I suppose they had to include more realistic elements in the story too.
A good story, but it made me a bit sad. I liked Darcey the best. I would recommend this book to other people.
I enjoyed reading this book. It made me laugh!! My favourite character is Tony Infante.
Another great book by Mimi Thebo that becomes more intruiging as time goes on. Several unexpected plot twists (or, at the very least, trobe subversions) that spiced up the read! Bittersweet ending.
I really liked this book it tells you about a girl called Darcy who has pneumonia and she lives with her mum dad and Jem her big brother.I would recommend ages 12+
It was really good but at the beginning it was hard to understand.
I think I would recommend this book to someone who is brave and can stand the thought of people dying. My favourite character is Jem, because he is strong even though his sister is suffering with a bad illness.
Although the main character was flawed I couldn't help but like her. The bear was my favourite though - by far!
As the other two books I have read, not enough detail
About a girl who makes friends with a bear and then has to leave because she gets altitude sickness. Her bond between the bear is great but should never have been made. Can she face what she has to do to the bear?
one word amazing!
This is the best book in the entire world
