Status
Available
Local notes
PB Hob
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
HarperColl (1991), 160 pages
Description
A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whose caring ways help the boy become a man.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1992)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1992)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1993)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1992)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 1991)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1992)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1993)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 1996)
Reading the West Book Award (Winner — Children's — 1990)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1990)
Teacher Favorites Award (1989-1993)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
160 p.; 5.25 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member laf
I listened to a book called Bearstone by Will Hobbs. It was OK, I guess....
It's about a boy who stays with an old man and finds a carved stone in the shape of a bear in a Native American cliff tomb! I think the main intent is that revenge is bad. I think that because when he cut down the old man's
I don't really recommend this book. It put me to sleep.
It's about a boy who stays with an old man and finds a carved stone in the shape of a bear in a Native American cliff tomb! I think the main intent is that revenge is bad. I think that because when he cut down the old man's
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plum trees, he got to go home. Plus, he said so.I don't really recommend this book. It put me to sleep.
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Pages
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