<DIV><DIV><P>After 13-year-old Charlie Hall's mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school.</P><P>But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless.  In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to be extinct in northern Idaho. </P><P>And this very unusual bear will change Charlie's life forever. </P><P>Deeply moving, and interwoven with hope and joy, <I>Emory's Gift </I>is not only heartwarming and charming coming of age story, but also a page-turning insightful look at how faith, trust, and unconditional love can heal a broken family and bridge the gaps that divide us.<I></I></P></DIV></DIV>