Title Bear Boy: The True Story of a Boy, Two Bears, and the Fight to be Free
Author Justin Barker
Genre non fiction, memoir
Topics activism, animal rights
Lenght 240p
Publication info June 22, 2021 by Brutus & Ursula LLC
Rating ★★★★★ (5 of 5)
"Who will you
stand up for?"
"This was about justice, standing up for the voiceless, and helping people see that animals were more than food or entertainment. They had their own unique lives and deserved the same decency and respect that we all yearn for."
Justin Barker had an amazing resilience and sense of what is really important from such a young age, I can't do anything if not envy the early wisdom of this former kid.
I've been vegan for almost 8 years, after being vegetarian for 4. You can see how this book was calling me, and it pushed me to become an activist for animal rights after wasting one year thinking about it. I regret not doing this sooner.
Justin was not only the kid I wish I was, but also what I hope the future generations will be: caring, smart, compassionate, full of hope and dreams for a better world, and with an outstanding amount of willingness to go to any length to see the change, the justice, this world deserves.
I could go on praising this book and author for pages, but a long review would take away the actual pleasure of discovering this little hero and his incredible achievement, and I'm pretty sure you'd be mad at me for keeping you from putting your hands on a copy sooner. What I can still say is that I will recommend it to anyone who'd listen, already aware of this important topic or not. This little treasure gave me chills, watery eyes, a wild fire burning in my chest. I can say without any doubt that this book made it to the short list of my all time favourites, the books that have meant more to me, and that I will go back whenever I need to be pumped up when I feel down, or when I need to feel understood, or simply to remind myself of the incredible things anyone can do, for a better world.
This book was more than a simply memoir to me, it's a reminder and a light in the dark, it's hope condensed in ink.
"What is important to you? Who will you stand up for? How will you make the world a better place?"
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