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Publisher Description
Growing up without parents and without schooling, 14-year-old Cloyd is trouble-trouble to himself and everyone else. Sent by his tribe to a home for Indian boys, he is alone and half-wild in remote Utah canyons. As his feeling of isolation turns to desperation, he runs away to find even more trouble. When Cloyd is found and taken to live with an old rancher, he begins to explore the countryside. High in the majestic Colorado mountains, he finds a small carved turquoise bear in an Indian burial cave. Secretly renaming himself Lone Bear, Cloyd calls upon his ancient ancestors to give him the courage to accept an old man's love and friendship. Bearstone is an IRA/CBC Teachers Choice Book, and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of Social Studies. It also won the Mountain & Plains Booksellers Association Children's Book Award. Veteran narrator George Guidall masterfully grasps Will Hobbs' award-winning story.
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"This is one of the Big Read books we are currently reading at school. It is a coming of age story about an American Indian boy named Cloyd who is sent from the remote Utah canyons to Colorado and eventually to work for an old rancher. I recognized the area of Colorado this book was set in, and also appreciated the reference to the presumed last Grizzly Bear which was displayed in a museum in Denver (formerly displayed in Canon City I think). Besides my connection to it geographically I enjoyed the story of a young man learning about what is means to forgive and repent."
— Jean (4 out of 5 stars)
Bearstone Listener Reviews
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" I am kindof between two stars and three stars. We read it in class... don't get me started. "
— Tayli, 2/16/2014 -
" Cloyd is placed into another house. The man is old and loves the memories of his wife. Through their adventures to the mine and learning to care about people, the story makes a full circle with peach trees. "
— Beth, 1/26/2014 -
" I enjoyed this story about a troubled youth learning about life. I liked the characters and the fact that they weren't one dimensional. "
— Catherine, 12/28/2013 -
" Read to my 11 yo son. He loved it. "
— Garret, 12/28/2013 -
" I read this book in junior high, or maybe my first year of high school. It's still "with" me. "
— Marissa, 12/22/2013 -
" Good coming of age story set in western America "
— Mary, 12/16/2013 -
" Really liked this one. Read it aloud to my boys. I liked how unconditional love and hard work were able to change a troubled boys heart and teach him to love and trust again. Also a story of forgiveness. "
— Nicole, 11/30/2013 -
" this book was about a boy who wants to go to a mountain "
— Alexander, 10/26/2013 -
" Middle to young high school readers will appreciate this adventure, in which the protagonist must struggle with his own identity as he struggles to master nature and thwart those who do not appreciate nature as he does. "
— Sandra, 7/4/2013 -
" I had to read it for seventh grade and I remember absolutely hating it. Truthfully, I don't even remember what it's about anymore, but I can't even think of it without rolling my eyes. "
— Lizzi, 6/29/2013 -
" ugh! i didn't like it! "
— Natalie, 1/6/2013 -
" Good book with good morals "
— Raymond, 9/25/2012 -
" I had to read this for English. It was terrible! "
— Rachel, 7/27/2012 -
" Easy read for boys. Not quite as popular as Where the Red Fern Grows with my students. "
— Sara, 4/29/2012 -
" Okay, but predictable and not as innovative or interesting as his other books. "
— Lindsey, 2/7/2012 -
" It was alright. I got the book in school free, so that's really the only reason I read it. I don't think I would ever buy it though. It's not the best, but it might be your thing, so who knows. "
— Megan, 6/26/2011 -
" omg 7-1 finally finished it! :) lol it was good i guess. "
— Katie, 1/1/2011 -
" Oh my gosh, my sone read this book to my husband and I, and the three of us were bawling our eyes out at the end of the story...this is a great kids book! "
— Angela, 11/1/2010 -
" It looks like to some people it would be boring but honestly is a really moving story "
— Felicity, 10/16/2010 -
" I had to read this for English. It was terrible! "
— Rachel, 10/5/2010 -
" this book was about a boy who wants to go to a mountain "
— Alexander, 8/25/2010 -
" I am kindof between two stars and three stars. We read it in class... don't get me started. "
— Tayli, 4/3/2010 -
" omg 7-1 finally finished it! :) lol it was good i guess. "
— iluvcatz, 3/18/2010 -
" Really liked this one. Read it aloud to my boys. I liked how unconditional love and hard work were able to change a troubled boys heart and teach him to love and trust again. Also a story of forgiveness. "
— Nicole, 3/1/2010 -
" his book is really good! <br/>it makes you think about your life, <br/>and if you mess up and DIDN'T do anything about it. <br/>that is what i think of the book. "
— Phil, 9/21/2009 -
" Middle to young high school readers will appreciate this adventure, in which the protagonist must struggle with his own identity as he struggles to master nature and thwart those who do not appreciate nature as he does. "
— Sandra, 9/1/2009 -
" I read this book in junior high, or maybe my first year of high school. It's still "with" me. "
— Gentapineda, 7/6/2009 -
" This book is the suckiest book on the market if you want to be bored out of your mind then read it { this is for school}like when cloyd found the bearstone and then the oldman makes a big dinner [it sucks:] "
— Mark, 3/18/2009 -
" It was alright. I got the book in school free, so that's really the only reason I read it. I don't think I would ever buy it though. It's not the best, but it might be your thing, so who knows. "
— Megan, 11/12/2008 -
" Good coming of age story set in western America "
— Mary, 6/26/2008
About Will Hobbs
Will Hobbs is the author of many outdoor adventure novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as a few picture book stories. Several of his novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, and Ghost Canoe, his first mystery, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. The ALA’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Twentieth Century includes two of Will’s titles: Far North and Downriver. A graduate of Stanford University and a former reading and language arts teacher, he lives with his wife in Durango, Colorado.
About George Guidall
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.