02082cam a2200325 4500 436685725 TxAuBib 20200930120000.0 200720s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2020016404 9781982128296 HRD 26.00 1982128291 HRD 26.00 TxAuBib Gould-Bourn, James. Bear necessity [BOOK] : a novel / James Gould-Bourn. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2020. 312 pages ; 23 cm. "Originally published in Great Britain in 2020 by Trapeze Books"--Title page verso. Danny's life is falling apart. He's become a single father to eleven-year-old Will--who hasn't spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash a year earlier--and Danny has just been fired from his construction job. To make matters worse, he's behind on the rent and his nasty landlord is threatening to break his legs if he doesn't pay soon. Danny needs money, and fast. After observing local street performers in a nearby park, Danny spends his last few dollars on a tattered panda costume, impulsively deciding to become a dancing bear. While performing one day, Danny spots his son in the park, and chases off the older boys who are taunting him. Will opens up for the first time since his mother's death, unaware that the man in the panda costume is his father. Afraid of disclosing his true identity, Danny comforts his son. But will Danny lose Will's trust once he reveals who he is? And will he be able to dance his way out of debt, or be beaten up before he has a chance? 20200930. Single fathers Fiction. Fathers and sons Fiction. Grief Fiction. Selective mutism Fiction. Widowers Fiction. Street entertainers Fiction. Mothers Death Fiction. Domestic fiction.