num_pages: 208
description: Once upon a time... In New York City a young secretive street tough who calls himself Bear lands on the doorstep of two teenaged sisters. On the one hand Rose is delighted with his surprising knowledge of literature poetry and music; on the other hand Blanche is afraid of his apparent connections to drugs murder and a hidden treasure. Even as Blanche learns to trust him her fears that Bear's friendship threatens their family prove terrifyingly true.Originally published in hardcover in 1997 as Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale Bethlehem Books released The Shadow of the Bear: Snow White and Rose Red Retold in paperback in 2002.
language: English
title: The Shadow of the Bear
publisher: Chesterton Press