The water bears

Resource Information

The work The water bears represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The water bears

Statement of responsibility

Kim Baker

Creator

• Baker, Kimberly

Author

• Baker, Kimberly

Subject

• Islands -- Juvenile fiction
• Bears -- Juvenile fiction
• Wishes -- Juvenile fiction
• Hispanic American boys -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Last year, he survived a bear attack. And this year, he finds an unusual bear statue that just might grant wishes. Newt's best friend, Ethan, notices a wishbone on the statue and decides to make a wish. When it comes true, Newt thinks it's a coincidence. Even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not convinced. But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his home on eccentric Murphy Island, he wants to go to middle school on the mainland, where his warm extended family lives. There, he's not the only Latinx kid, he won't have to drive the former taco truck--a gift from his parents--and he won't have to perform in the talent show. Most importantly, on the mainland, he never has bad dreams about the attack. Newt is almost ready to make a secret wish when everything changes. Tackling themes of survival and self-acceptance, Newt's story illuminates the magic in our world, where reality is often uncertain but always full of salvageable wonders."--Jacket

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

juvenile