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9. A bunch of awful non-finishers and one good one: The Bear by Claire Cameron

Reply to Goblinmonger (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 12:20 PM

Mar 2014

An unusual and frightening story written from a 5 year-old's perspective.

While camping on a Canadian lake, the parents are attacked and killed by a bear. The 5 year-old girl, Anna must somehow save herself and her 3 year-old brother Stick.

Based on an actual occurrence (minus the kids), the author manages to bring spot-on believability to the difficult task of getting into a child's mind.

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