Billy and the Bearman Author:David A Poulsen Twelve year-old Billy Gavin and seventeen year-old John "Bearman" Ridell, two boys from seemingly different backgrounds, discover that they in fact have a great deal in common - they are both runaways. When the news of a downed plane and a missing rodeo cowboy in the woods and mountains reaches them, Bearman becomes obsessed with the thought of ... more »finding a lost man. The boys find themselves faced with the greatest challenge of their lives.« less