A Constellation of Minor Bears, Jen Ferguson
A Constellation of Minor Bears, Jen Ferguson
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A Constellation of Minor Bears

Author: Jen Ferguson

Narrator: Julie Lumsden, Jesse Nobess, Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Heartdrum

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

A USA Today BestsellerAward-winning author Jen Ferguson has written a powerful story about teens grappling with balancing resentment with enduring friendship—and how to move forward with a life that’s not what they’d imagined.          Before that awful Saturday, Molly used to be inseparable from her brother, Hank, and his best friend, Tray. The indoor climbing accident that left Hank with a traumatic brain injury filled Molly with anger.While she knows the accident wasn’t Tray’s fault, she will never forgive him for being there and failing to stop the damage. But she can’t forgive herself for not being there either.Determined to go on the trio’s postgraduation hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, even without Hank, Molly packs her bag. But when her parents put Tray in charge of looking out for her, she is stuck backpacking with the person who incites her easy anger.Despite all her planning, the trail she’ll walk has a few more twists and turns ahead. . . .Discover the evocative storytelling and emotion from the author of The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, winner of the Governor General's Award, a Stonewall Award honor book, and a Morris Award finalist, as well as Those Pink Mountain Nights, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

About Jen Ferguson

Jen Ferguson is Michif/Métis and white, an activist, an intersectional feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD in English and creative writing. Visit her online at jenfergusonwrites.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on October 09, 2024

A queer coming of age summer hiking story featuring a group of mixed race Indigenous teens who have planned a trip to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. This had great fat and disability rep and was full of a relatable cast of authentic characters. Good on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Cheri......more

Goodreads review by Jen (Fae_Princess_in_Space) on September 27, 2024

I really liked this book and finished it in a day - I couldn’t put it down! As with a lot of YA coming-of-age novels it deals with that difficult crossover into adulthood as well as heavier topics such as grief, guilt and belonging. There were so many philosophical threads to this book - the way the......more

Goodreads review by MarshTW on April 15, 2025

A Constellation of Minor Bears is everything I wanted it to be and more. Molly is making Hank's accident all about herself and shows how people can be very self-centered when someone becomes disabled later in life. However, you normally see authors tackle this with a character who is too busy blamin......more

Goodreads review by Leah on October 31, 2024

Thank you to HarperCollins, Heartdrum, and Jenny Lu for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I received a gorgeous hard copy of this book from the publisher, and let me tell you, this book will be gracing my shelves. You know how you just hear about or see a book and can’t......more