NIGHT OF THE BLACK BEAR, Skurzynski, Gloria and Alane Ferguson — $4.99 pb
160 pgs. 2007 Elementary, middle school.
A teenage girl is attacked by a bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Can the Landons figure out why before officials have to close the ParK? Jack and Ashley search for answers with their new friends Yonah Firekiller, a 16-year-old Cherokee boy, and 14-year-old Merle chapman, whose family once lived on park land. Tensions mount when Merle is caughtin a lie—a lie that leads straight to the heart-pounding conclusion.

Contemporary, mountains

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