Bruce -
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.
