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Moon Bear - Gill Lewis

English
2017-01-31
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Both torn from their homes in Laos, a boy and a moon bear cub form a deep bond in this โ€œmoving and memorableโ€ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale of impossible odds and resilient hope, based on true and tragic conditions in Eastern Asia.Twelve-year-old Tam, on a dare, ventures into a moon bear den in the mountains of Northern Laos. His goal is to steal the cub and sell it, making a fortune for his family. ... Full description

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Both torn from their homes in Laos, a boy and a moon bear cub form a deep bond in this โ€œmoving and memorableโ€ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) tale of impossible odds and resilient hope, based on true and tragic conditions in Eastern Asia.

Twelve-year-old Tam, on a dare, ventures into a moon bear den in the mountains of Northern Laos. His goal is to steal the cub and sell it, making a fortune for his family. But the mother bearโ€™s unexpected return upends Tamโ€™s plan, and he barely escapes with his life. Then his life implodes anyway: his entire mountain village is forced to relocate to make room for a new highway. Lured by the promise of electricity, running water, and a television, Tamโ€™s people move to an overcrowded village, where Tamโ€™s father is killed by a stray landmine.

Now the family breadwinner, Tam is forced to work hundreds of miles away in the city of Laos, at a moon bear farm where bile from bear gall bladders is used for medicine. It is a cruel, miserable place, and when a familiar faceโ€”the very cub heโ€™d seen in the den in Vietnamโ€”is sold to the bear farm, Tam knows he must save this moon bear, no matter what it takes.

Deeply and powerfully moving, Moon Bear is an unforgettable story of compassion, hope, and bravery against overwhelming odds, and brings to light the real-life, heartwrenching plight of Asiaโ€™s endangered moon bears.

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Author Gill Lewis
Publisher Atheneum Books
Release year 2017
Cover type Softcover
EAN 9781481400954
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