Books like Great Bear Lake by Erin Hunter
In *Great Bear Lake*, young black bear Lusa escapes the zoo to find her place in the wild, where she encounters grizzly cub Toklo and a mysterious changeling named Ujurak. Separated from her family, polar bear cub Kallik follows her intuition along a path tread by many bears before her. The four cubs eventually meet at the sacred Great Bear Lake, a place of peace and healing that celebrates the longest day. Yet beneath its calm surface lies danger, and only by embracing their differences and working together can the young bears hope to survive the harsh realities of the wild.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Erin Hunter
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