Thirteen-year-old Josh McGuire knows an orphaned bear cub he's found will be given to researchers if the game warden tracks it to his dog house. Instead, he runs away with the cub to the mountains, vowing to protect it until hunting laws are changed. But the Montana wilderness is a dangerous place, and saving the cub's life may cost Josh his own. Rescue Josh McGuire has won the International Reading Association Award and Western Writers of America Spur Award. Its popular author Ben Mikaelsen lives in Montana with his wife and Buffy, a 600-pound black bear.
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"This Book is about a 12 year old kid who's dad shoots a black bear and orphans its cub. Josh runs away untill they change hunting laws. And the cub will go to the game commision and run test and then kill it." — Marcus (5 out of 5 stars)
"This Book is about a 12 year old kid who's dad shoots a black bear and orphans its cub. Josh runs away untill they change hunting laws. And the cub will go to the game commision and run test and then kill it."
" Adventure story, well written and faced paced for grades 4 and up. "
" I am not going to spoil anything about this book! But I do recomend it to anyone who likes adventures! "
" Best young-adult adventure EVER! I'm sure this will be coming soon to a theater near you. Read it before Hollywood destroys it. I read this aloud to my students every year, and they all loved it. "
" this book is kind of weird but i love the fact the josh has the courage to defy his father, save the bear cub, and elude the whole world while doing it. i love josh!!!(not really) (: "
" When the child knows what's right and wrong better than the adults, it can be a great learning story for middle grades. "
" Its about a boy who cares about animals and wants to run away to save a bear cub, his father is drunk, and his brother is dead. Its a sad but adventurous book! "
" i think this is a good mystery book for all ages. "
" I thought that this book was good. It was a little sad at some parts, but it was a good story. I think some people would like reading this book, but not everyone. "
" this book is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood "
" A little heavy-handed with the father's alcohol abuse, but another good Mikaelson (and a convincing argument not to run away from home in a snowstorm) "
" This was the best book I have EVER read. Personally it's tied with the Twilight Saga "
Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state readers’ choice awards, including Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. His articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. He lives near Bozeman, Montana.
Ed Sala has narrated dozens of audio books throughout his career. His readings include Harlan Coben’s Tell No One, Stephen Sears’ Gettysburg, and Cormac MacCarthy’s Outer Dark.
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