Product Description A boy and a bear meet, become friends and have the adventure of their lives! From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. The fourth thrilling adventure set in a fictional Sri Lanka is jam-packed with peril, thieves and a terrifying bear! Nuwan works at the library, delivering books. One day, he accidentally takes away a very valuable key that’s been hidden inside one of the books, and in the process thwarts the plans of some very dangerous thieves. On the run, he hides in a cave, only to discover in the middle of the night that he is sharing it with a big, hairy, terrifying bear! After some hair-raising moments, he and the bear reach an understanding and they travel on together, evading the bad guys and hoping the key will unlock the answers to the mystery so that they can stop running and return home… Cover and inside illustrations by David Dean. Other Details Author: Nizrana Farook Reviews 4 friendship, belonging, justice, family, bears, key, treasure, mountain, rainforest, forest, environment, care, climbing, wildlife, monk Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 1st Aug 2023 Twelve-year-old Nuwan feels overshadowed by his older brother and overlooked by his parents. When Nuwans brother is unwell, he decides to take a job delivering library books to the elderly monk who lives in the Kings City. Nuwan secretly hopes to see the Key of Nissanka, a treasure recently found at the library, as its being handed over to royal officials. However, when he picks up the books from the library, he accidentally takes a book that contains the real key. Nuwan doesnt realise the head librarian, Mrs Weerasinghe, has swapped the real key for a fake one. Unable to persuade his parents to let him take the books to the Kings City, Nuwan sneaks away. After he leaves, he sees Mrs Weerasinghe and her husband pursuing him and realises he has the real key. Nuwans challenge is to get to the Kings City in time for the official presentation of the key and expose the librarians deception. The adventure challenges Nuwans physical capacities as well as his self-perceptions. Along the way, he meets a supposedly aggressive sloth bear, Karadi, who lives in a local cave. Nuwan finds the bear an unexpected ally and puts the key around its neck to keep it from the Weerasinghes. Nuwans friend, Sani, joins him, and they persuade Karadi to follow them to the Kings City. However, its a difficult journey as they have to evade the librarian and her husband while facing the difficulties of their environment. There are further encounters with the Weerasinghes, who want the bear killed to retrieve the key. Will the newfound friends make it in time?