Bearstone

Will Hobbs

Jun 2008 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A Dramatic Tale of Grizzlies and Gold
Fourteen-year-old Cloyd Atcitty has been skipping school for years. 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: they'll ride together into the mountains to reopen Walter's abandoned gold mine. Among the high peaks that harbor Colorado's last grizzlies, Cloyd's courage and loyalty will be tested to the limit.

Ratings and reviews

Wow!!!! I finally found it!! I read this book, borrowed from the St. Louis public library during a summer with my Aunt and Uncle when I was 11, and fell in love with it. I read it a few times elsewhere, back in my younger years, and recently remembered the title that I'd forgotten, but I never forgot the book! I'll have to reread this now that I'm 33, and see if it's as amazing as I remember! I loved the coming of age tale, of a boy and man whom both taught one another, and learned from one another! Heartbreaking and loving, I am looking forward to delving into this lovely book again!

I liked the emotion and conflicts in the book but it was boring due to not enough detail. I don't know why my engish teacher made us read it because it was not a very well written book.

i like this book because. this book is an out doors type of book and this is my hobbie during my free time . i would like to recommend this book to my dad because he likes this kind of stuff and i am like him

About the author

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. Seven of his novels have been chosen by the American Library Association as Best Books for Young Adults. A graduate of Stanford University and former language arts teacher, he lives in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. Longtime backpackers and river runners, they have spent many years exploring the mountain and canyon settings of Will's stories.
To learn more about the author and his books, visit Will's Web site at www.WillHobbsAuthor.com.