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GIVEAWAY & REVIEW: Emory’s Gift by W. Bruce Cameron

August 15, 2011 By Mary 34 Comments

Description

After 13-year-old Charlie Hall’s mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school.
But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless.  In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to be extinct in northern Idaho.

About the Author

W. Bruce Cameron is the New York Times bestselling author of A Dog’s Purpose and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was turned into the hit ABC series. He has twice received the National Society of Newspaper Columnist’s award for Best Humor Columnist and his weekly nationally syndicated column is published in more than fifty newspapers. He lives in California.

Details

  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (August 30, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765327813
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765327819

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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Much like A Dog’s Purpose, Emory’s Gift explores reincarnation.   Shortly after 13-year-old Charlie’s mom dies from cancer, he is walking in the woods near his home in Idaho and comes face to face with a cougar.  Just when the cougar is ready to pounce, it backs off and Charlie finds himself staring down a grizzly bear.  Instead of being attacked, Charlie finds himself making a connection with the bear, which follows him home.  The bear sticks around and starts to communicate with Charlie.  The story unfolds around their relationship and what happens is nothing short of a leap of faith.  The bear has a simple message of faith to deliver which of course causes a commotion  in the small town.

The message of this story, while a bit religious, is something that will fill you with hope.  It left me feeling very happy and hopeful.  There is a lot of quiet humor in the book as well and the portrayal of Charlie as a teen is just perfect.  The page turning moment hit me around page 200.  The story just clicked and I became so caught up, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.  This is a good clean read and is probably suitable for older teens. 

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Comments

  1. Darlene says

    August 15, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    +1 Thanks for the giveaway!

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  2. Darlene says

    August 15, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    +1 for tweeting:

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  3. holdenj says

    August 15, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    Looks like a sweet story! Thanks!
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  4. Bethie says

    August 15, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway. The kids and I went to Six Flags last week and they had bears there. My little guy wanted to take one home. They looked so cute.

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  5. ann says

    August 16, 2011 at 1:19 am

    what a good sounding book.

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    Reply
  6. Laura Ann Dunks says

    August 16, 2011 at 2:03 am

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway.

    I tweeted this http://twitter.com/#!/redtoffee/status/103285490152783872

    And entered on facebook – Laura Ann Dunks

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  7. Carrie at In the Hammock Blog says

    August 16, 2011 at 2:57 am

    This book looks great! thank you!

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  8. holdenj says

    August 16, 2011 at 11:28 am

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  9. Bethie says

    August 17, 2011 at 1:28 am

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  10. holdenj says

    August 17, 2011 at 11:39 am

    Daily entry 8/17. Thanks!
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  11. marybaker112 says

    August 17, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    This book has GOT to be good. I signed up for his newsletter and just read about judging the chili cookoff. I laughed my a** off!! (Actually, I only thought I did. It’s all still there! ALL of it…)

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  12. Mary (BookHounds) says

    August 17, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    @mary You won’t be disappointed with Cameron’s newsletter. He just did one about squirrels and dogs that really had me howling. I wish he would post something weekly instead of monthly.

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  13. Jessica (Peace Love Books) says

    August 17, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Thanks for this giveaway!!

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    August 18, 2011 at 1:22 am

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  17. Mary says

    August 19, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Daily entry 8/19

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    August 20, 2011 at 11:26 am

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    August 22, 2011 at 2:07 am

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    August 23, 2011 at 1:57 am

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  23. kimyunalesca says

    August 23, 2011 at 10:32 am

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts and posting the giveaway ^_^

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  34. Mary (BookHounds) says

    September 1, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    KIM — kimyunalesca

    Be sure to stop by her blog IN TIMES LIKE THESE here

    I have sent her an email and if there is no response within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen.

    Thanks to everyone who entered!

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