Books with title Brutus the Bear

A looming threat. A reporter on the edge. Lainey starts her day like any other, preparing to host the midday news on a local TV station. When her younger sister calls, spouting off about an imminent terror attack, she’s skeptical. Midge might be a top-notch computer hacker, but that doesn’t mean she’s a reliable source. An entire country thrown into chaos. Keith takes his dog for a run and heads into work, expecting an uneventful eight-hour shift behind a video camera. When his ex-girlfriend busts into the boss’s office with news of not only a massive blackout, but potential nuclear bombs, he doesn’t believe it. A glimpse at her sister’s information changes everything. Could you chase the story despite the risks? Lainey and Keith are thrown together in a race-against-time to uncover the truth and broadcast the facts to the American people. They’ll have to trust each other, their instincts, and their wits to survive. The attack is only the beginning.Bear the Brunt is book one in Nuclear Survival: Western Strength, a post-apocalyptic thriller trilogy following ordinary people struggling to survive when a nuclear attack on the United States plunges the nation into chaos.

In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's eighth book of the Lighthouse Family series, the family meets a bear who has just woken up from hibernation! After a long winter cooped up in the lighthouse, Whistler and Lila are excited to go outside and explore. In the forest, they see some frosty vapor rising from a hole in the roots of a tree. They investigate and discover that it is a hibernating bear. The mouse children wait patiently for the bear to wake up and when he does, they invite him for breakfast at the lighthouse. But their new friend might not be quite done hibernating. Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie & Pearl, and Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Visit her at CynthiaRylant.com.

After a long winter cooped up in the lighthouse, Whistler and Lila are excited to go outside and explore. In the forest, they see some frosty vapor rising from a hole in the roots of a tree. They investigate and discover that it’s a hibernating bear. The mouse children wait patiently for the bear to wake up, and when he does, they invite him for breakfast at the lighthouse. But their new friend might not be quite done hibernating....

William Faulkner’s short story “The Bear” was first published in the May 9, 1942 issue of The Saturday Evening Post and is considered one of the best short stories of the twentieth century.The piece is a coming-of-age tale that weaves together themes of family, race, and the taming of the wilderness, as the young main character learns to hunt and track the huge bear known as Old Ben. “Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid. Ain’t nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid.”This short work is part of Applewood’s American Roots series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers and thinkers.

Penny just wanted to be like everyone else, just a normal college student, but she had never been normal. For as long as she could remember Penny had the ability to see the souls of dead people who hadn't had their bodies discovered yet. But she's not the only one with a secret. And to top it off someone or something is killing people around her little college town and now its after her as its latest prize.Follow Penny and her friends as they try and discover what is lurking in the forest around Aspen.

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the eighth book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family meets a bear who has just woken up from hibernation!After a long winter cooped up in the lighthouse, Whistler and Lila are excited to go outside and explore. In the forest, they see some frosty vapor rising from a hole in the roots of a tree. They investigate and discover that it is a hibernating bear. The mouse children wait patiently for the bear to wake up and when he does, they invite him for breakfast at the lighthouse. But their new friend might not be quite done hibernating…

A looming threat. A reporter on the edge. Lainey starts her day like any other, preparing to host the midday news on a local TV station. When her younger sister calls, spouting off about an imminent terror attack, she’s skeptical. Midge might be a top-notch computer hacker, but that doesn’t mean she’s a reliable source. An entire country thrown into chaos. Keith takes his dog for a run and heads into work, expecting an uneventful eight-hour shift behind a video camera. When his ex-girlfriend busts into the boss’s office with news of not only a massive blackout, but potential nuclear bombs, he doesn’t believe it. A glimpse at her sister’s information changes everything. Could you chase the story despite the risks? Lainey and Keith are thrown together in a race-against-time to uncover the truth and broadcast the facts to the American people. They’ll have to trust each other, their instincts, and their wits to survive. The attack is only the beginning.Bear the Brunt is book one in Nuclear Survival: Western Strength, a post-apocalyptic thriller trilogy following ordinary people struggling to survive when a nuclear attack on the United States plunges the nation into chaos.

From the beloved creator of The Snowman comes an enchanting big book featuring 124 beautiful pastel illustration panels. A huge, snowy white bear arrives mysteriously one cold winter night and crawls into bed with Tilly. The next morning, Tilly sets about making her polar bear friend welcome and excitedly reports her progress in "civilizing" him to her bemused parents. They are sure Tilly has an imaginary friend. But is he imaginary? Whether or not, his story is irresistible.

Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant brings the peaceful sounds, sights, and characters of the coast vividly to life in the eighth book of the Lighthouse Family series, in which the family meets a bear who has just woken up from hibernation!After a long winter cooped up in the lighthouse, Whistler and Lila are excited to go outside and explore. In the forest, they see some frosty vapor rising from a hole in the roots of a tree. They investigate and discover that it is a hibernating bear. The mouse children wait patiently for the bear to wake up and when he does, they invite him for breakfast at the lighthouse. But their new friend might not be quite done hibernating…