The Great Bear, David A. Robertson
The Great Bear, David A. Robertson
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The Great Bear
The Misewa Saga, Book Two

Author: David A. Robertson

Narrator: Brefny Caribou

Unabridged: 7 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Puffin Canada

Published: 09/28/2021


Synopsis

In this second book in the Narnia-inspired Indigenous middle-grade fantasy series, Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa, travelling back in time.

Back at home after their first adventure in the Barren Grounds, Eli and Morgan each struggle with personal issues: Eli is being bullied at school, and tries to hide it from Morgan, while Morgan has to make an important decision about her birth mother. They turn to the place where they know they can learn the most, and make the journey to Misewa to visit their animal friends. This time they travel back in time and meet a young fisher that might just be their lost friend. But they discover that the village is once again in peril, and they must dig deep within themselves to find the strength to protect their beloved friends. Can they carry this strength back home to face their own challenges?

About The Author

DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award. The Barren Grounds, the first book in the middle-grade The Misewa Saga series, received a starred review from Kirkus and was a Kirkus and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, as well as a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection, and is shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Award. A sought-after speaker and educator, Dave is a member of the Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg. For more information, visit his website: www.darobertson.ca and follow him on Twitter: @DaveAlexRoberts 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mrs on August 15, 2021

Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC! Wow! The Great Bear by @DaveAlexRoberts is excellent! Basically read this is a 24 hr period as it was so hard to put down. I didn't know where this was going to go based on where the previous book ended and I sure couldn't have guessed this! An amazing adventur......more

Goodreads review by Katy O. on November 24, 2022

Just as powerful as the first in the series!......more

Goodreads review by Cathie (ClassyLibrarian) on October 02, 2021

Last year, after finishing book one, I asked when book two would be released. The happy day came and now, here I am, asking “when is book three coming out?” You just can’t end a book like that!!!! This series is just so good. The writing, character development…and now she has holes in her mocassins b......more

Goodreads review by claresgotbooksagain on March 18, 2024

David Alexander Robertson when I FIND YOU!!!!!!! WHEN I FIND YOU!!!!!!!......more

Goodreads review by Nicole - on April 11, 2022

David A Robertson has done it again with The Great Bear. It was so wonderful to journey again with Morgan and Eli and I totally did not predict where this story went. What I loved was that we got to learn more about Morgan and Eli and make a stronger connection with these two. David has a wonderful......more


Quotes

A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of the Year 2021

“A cliffhanger ending compels a return to this absorbing Indigenous fantasy.” —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

". . . a fantastical feast." Winnipeg Free Press


Awards

  • First Nations Communities Read Award
  • M. Jerry Weiss Award - Upper Middle-Grade Novel
  • Silver Birch Award for Fiction