Shana R. (LynniePennie) reviewed on 10/30/2011 + 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.

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