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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
The audience didn't appreciate the seemingly exaggerated relationship between the girl and the bear.
A heartwarming tale of love, grief and true stubbornness for the greater good. Such a lovely little tale of making small differences for the greater good of the planet
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A beautiful story - the imagery was stunning, really easy to read (as it’s a middle grade book) and just such an beautiful message and a stunning book to read full of so much emotion!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Last Bear is an informative, inspiring and reflective book which relies the messages to do something to save environment starting from the smallest thing no matter how young you are. I love the characters in this book especially April, Bear and her dad, the writing style is easy to follow especially with shorter pages for each chapter. The story started by interesting introduction of April and her dad, and what they're doing and are going to do next. Some facts about bears, climate change, and Bear Island were poured in between the story so it's not an info dumping. Even though the relationship of a human girl with a wild polar bear seemed more impossible (as the author stated in her Author's Note), I found this part is a hopeful one, since nobody knows what will happen next and how everything evolves including the human-animal relationships. I love the ending, it made me cry of course, and I love how hopeful the last paragraph of this book is. Definitely a lovely read to start your reading year!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No