The story is narrated almost entirely by a five-year-old girl, who survives an attack by a rogue black bear after her father stuffs her and her two-year-old brother into an ice chest to keep them safe (the parents are not so lucky). The bear attack is based upon an actual incident that took place in Canada in 1991 (but in real life, no children were involved). Not for the faint of heart.
16. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
Wow. This book was excellent. It's about teens with cancer, something that has been written about many times, but this book is very philosophical, and at times goes between hilarious and tear-jerking. Highly recommended.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
