Great Bear Lake (novel)

Great Bear Lake

The cover of Great Bear Lake
Author	Erin Hunter (Cherith Baldry)
Cover artist	Wayne McLoughlin
Language	English
Series	Seekers
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	10 February 2009
Publication place	United Kingdom, United States
Pages	320
ISBN	0060871253
Preceded by	The Quest Begins
Followed by	Smoke Mountain

Great Bear Lake is the second novel in the Seekers series written by Erin Hunter, which is a pseudonym used by authors Cherith Baldry, Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland and editor Victoria Holmes. This specific novel was written by Cherith Baldry. The novel follows the adventures of three bears, Toklo, Kallik, and Lusa. Each bear finds the other by coincidence and form a bond. The declining environment and racism among the bears are two of the themes present in the novel. The novel was released in the US on 10 February 2009 and has also been released in the UK, Canada and translated into Russian. Critical reception was positive with reviewers praising the realistic behavior of the bears and the honest approach to various themes.