A Daring Rescue...or a Deadly Risk? Ever since Josh's older brother died, his father has been drinking too much and taking his anger out on Josh. But when he orphans a bear cub on a hunting trip, it's more than Josh can stand. Josh insists on bringing the defenseless cub home-only to find out he must surrender it to game officials. Knowing the cub will be given to researchers, Josh makes a defiant choice. Taking only his brother's motorcycle, the cub, and his dog, Josh runs away to the mountains, vowing to stay until the hunting laws are changed. But the mountains hold unexpected menace, and Josh's bid for Justice soon becomes a battle to survive.
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Yet another book where the medium is definitely not the message:
Ben Mikaelsen, Rescue Josh McGuire (Hyperion, 1991) This is a book that comes desperately close to greatness, but manages to shoot itself in the foot at every turn. Ben Mikaelsen has a message to impart, by god, and such things as plot and characterization will not get in his way. That way, of course, lies madness. Josh McGuire's father, on a hunting trip, shoots a bear that turn out to be a nursing mother. Josh rescues the cub, and the two of them take it home, but his father informs him that... more info
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Even though our school made us read this, it was a really great book. I finished it in two days because it was so interesting.
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In Bozeman Montana, life has been really hard for 13-year-old Josh McGuire lately. Ever since his older brother died in a car accident his father has been drinking excessively, and taking his anger out on him. But when he orphans a baby bear cub one day, it's more than Josh can stand! Josh insists on rescuing the bear cub, and he gives it the name Pokey and takes it home. He finds out how to take care of it from his friend Otis. But soon Josh finds out that he will have to give the bear to game officials,... more info
