Janet P. - reviewed on 8/15/2016 + 19 more book reviews

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An engaging story based on a real life bear attack on Bates Island on Lake Opeongo in Algonquin Park, northeast of Toronto. The real life incident didn't include children, but this story is told by a five year old girl that witnessed the bear attack her parents, and her dying mother's plea for her to take her nearly three year old brother in the canoe to leave the island for safety.
Intense and heart wrenching, as the children are on their own in the wilderness until their rescue and the aftermath of coming to terms with what happened to their parents.

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