Book Title – The Last Bear
Author – Hannan Gold
Publisher – Harper Collins
Recommended Age Group – 9 + years
The Last Bear, beautifully penned down by Hannah Gold, an enthusiastic and talented author, describes the life of a lonely bear on a deserted island of the Artic. The genre of the book is Realistic Fiction and is based on a realistic turn of events. There are two protagonists in this book. Firstly, a young girl named April who lost her mother and is trying to find a friend. She is curious and inquisitive which is how she stumbled upon Bear, the second protagonist. He suffered of loneliness and hunger because of a plastic chain on his paw, preventing him to hunt for himself. The central idea of the book is Global Warming as the icecaps are melting, leaving polar bears stranded on rocks.
