SuitabookInherited stories and cultural identity
Baron is a member of the Mohawk Bear Clan, and the Bearwalker legend has been passed down by his ancestors.
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Joseph Bruchac - Author
Sally Wern Comport - Author
This is a supernatural adventure rooted in a Mohawk Bear Clan legend. It offers a meeting between cultural inheritance and immediate danger, with Baron forced to respond when a frightening story appears to become real.
As a member of the Mohawk Bear Clan, Baron has always been fascinated by bears — their gentle strength and untamed power. But the Bearwalker legend, passed down by his ancestors, tells of a different kind of creature — a terrible mix of human and animal that looks like a bear but is really a bloodthirsty monster. The tale never seemed to be more than a scary story. Until now.During a class camping trip deep in the Adirondacks, Baron comes face-to-face with an evil being that is all too real. Although he knows how the story ends in the legend, Baron must overcome this Bearwalker on his own terms.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a supernatural adventure rooted in a Mohawk Bear Clan legend. It offers a meeting between cultural inheritance and immediate danger, with Baron forced to respond when a frightening story appears to become real.
Baron is a member of the Mohawk Bear Clan, and the Bearwalker legend has been passed down by his ancestors.
Baron encounters the Bearwalker after previously believing the tale was only a scary story, then must overcome it on his own terms.
The book involves a bloodthirsty monster, an evil human-animal creature and a frightening face-to-face encounter.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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