This came about after Sadie met up with an 8 yr. Much to the chagrin of Sadie and Andrew, they discover that a family is living in the old shack in the woods and are on the look out for Patches and her cubs. There are people out there that either want to kill the bear or have it caught and put into captivity somewhere. She has great concerns about the life of Patches. Andrew's friend, Sadie, whose dad is helping with the research, tries to help as much as she can too.

Andrew's mother is doing research on bears for the DNR. How can Patches be saved? She and her bear cub yearlings are hibernating for the winter season in a cave.

Does it bring back memories? The gift of giving, friendship and loyalty. It was well written and the story is something that kids can relate to.Īll the wonderful things that involve the holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I could feel empathy with the characters and thought the story covered the problems and confusion that all kids go through. Fighting for what she believes in and never giving up. A nice story about a girl questioning life's reasons, God, friendship, faith. I could just imagine what the gravy looked like with all the different food colors added - olives on their fingertips, playing as if they were finger puppets. A short book to just relax with and enjoy a fun romp through Sadie's mind. Picked it up to read because the cover and title made it look like a fun, easy read. The girl in the woods says everything will be great if they find the bear. Frankie is her enemy or is she? Does she want to be friends? Sadie likes Andrew, she has a crush on him. The girl swears her to secrecy or she will expose Patch. Her family is living in a shack in the woods. While she is out there, she runs into a young girl. Jim thinks Patch is a problem to be taken care of, but Sadie thinks of her as a pet.

She knows Frankie's dad, Jim, wants to get rid of Patch, so she has to be careful and cover her tracks.

Flickering Hope by Naomi Kinsman