Tyson is determined to hunt an elk -- even if it means sneaking his grandpa out of a nursing home -- in a debut novel sparked with dry wit and wilderness adventure.

Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck Grandpa Gene, who's a lot more fun than Tyson's ex-best friend, Brighton. These days, Bright just wants to be seen with the cool jocks who make fun of Tyson's Taylor Swift obsession and dorky ways. So when Grandpa Gene has to move to a nursing home that can manage his kidney disease, Tyson feels like he's losing his only friend. Not only that, but Tyson was counting on Grandpa Gene to take him on his first big hunt. So in defiance of Mom and Dad's strict orders, and despite reports of a scary, stalking, man-eating grizzly named Sandy, the two sneak off to the Grand Tetons. Yes, there will be action, like shooting and dressing a six-hundred-pound elk. Is Tyson tough enough? There will be heart-pounding suspense: is Grandpa Gene too sick to handle the hunt, miles away from help? And, oh yes, there will be bears. . . .

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/22/2014
ISBN: 9780763665210
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.70w x 1.00d
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2014
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 119
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 52
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 518
School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 101
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 73
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 165909 / There Will Be Bears
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6