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Emory's Gift
Emory's Gift
Author: W. Bruce Cameron
After 13-year-old Charlie Hall’s mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school. — But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless.  In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780765327819
ISBN-10: 0765327813
Publication Date: 8/30/2011
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Forge Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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LynniePennie avatar reviewed Emory's Gift on + 169 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Emory's Gift is a wonderfully whimsical coming of age story about a young boy named Charlie Hall who has recently lost his mother to cancer, has no idea how to communicate with his father and who is just starting junior high with no friends. In his adventures in the woods of rural Idaho behind his home he runs into a very special bear. The bear and him actually communicate by writing.

In this story Emory's Gift to Charlie is helping him forgive himself and others, improve his relationship with his father, make new friends and find his first love. This story is really charming and captivating at the same time. It kept me totally engrossed until the very last page.

I had never read any of the author W. Bruce Cameron's other work before I read this. I love the way he tells such an inspirational coming of age story that many author's have wrote before, yet, he tells it in such an original way. It's almost like a fairy tale, yet it's realistic at the same time. I found myself thinking, "yes, this could actually happen" when Emory writes his message to Charlie. It really touched the child still in me and I think many will find this book very inspirational. It's such a new take on a coming of age story.

Bottom line: I absolutely loved this book.
DieHard avatar reviewed Emory's Gift on
Helpful Score: 4
If you mixed together "My Dog Skip", "ET", and the adolescent angst of "Sandlot", you might end up with "Emory's Gift". This quirky, humorous, and tender story of a young boy and his bear is a gift to readers. Having lost his mother to cancer, his dad to grief, and enduring the normal agonies of navigating Jr. High School, Charlie meets a bear that is more than just a bear. I imagine if Bill Bryson wrote a novel it might be something like this. A wonderful story for all ages.
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Helpful Score: 1
I am a huge fan of W. Bruce Cameron and his books "A Dog's Purpose" and "A Dog's Journey". While I liked this book, it didn't affect me in the same was as those 2 books did. I felt more like this was a young adult novel. It was still a page turner (I read it in 3 days) and I will continue to read everything this author writes.
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