They Stole Our Hearts
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2021

They Stole Our Hearts

By Daniel Kraus, Rovina Cai (Illustrator)

Part of the The Teddies Saga series

Teddy bears seek answers and a home, facing fear and secrets in a world that rejects them.

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240 pages
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Buddy, Sunny, and Sugar find refuge with a child, but when discovered, they're cast out into a hostile world. Their quest for answers leads them to a mysterious teddy bear society. Will they conform or uncover the truth behind their abandonment? As they navigate this strange new world, the teddies must decide if they will accept the unsettling rules of their newfound community or embark on a daring adventure to uncover the secrets of their past. Can they find the answers they seek, or will they remain lost forever?

From the publisher

The heart-pounding sequel to They Threw Us Away, about a group of teddy bears looking for a place to call home…and answers to life’s biggest questions. The teddies–clever Buddy, brave Sunny, sweet Sugar, and wise Reginald–have managed to find a child. Life with Darling is far better than any they’ve known. But something’s not right–the promised bliss of Forever Sleep hasn’t come. And they are kept a secret from Darling’s mother, hidden underneath the child’s bed in the dusty darkness. Then the inevitable happens: Mama discovers the teddies. And like all adults they’ve met thus far, she responds with fear and anger. The teddies must watch as one of their friends is destroyed. The remaining trio barely escape, thrust back into a world that does not want them. Disillusioned and lost, the teddies embark on a journey back to the factory where they were created. En route, they find a civilization of discarded teddy bears. The comfort of a town of teddies has its allure…but the need for answers weighs heavy. And there’s something definitely off about these new teddies. Will our heroes accept their strange rules? Or must they dig deep for one more grand adventure to finally learn why they were thrown away?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
240
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
660L
Themes & topics
Books about bearsBooks about social themesBooks about adventure and adventurersBooks about toys, dolls and puppetsBooks about survival stories
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.3
F&P level
~P
Publication
Published
January 11, 2022
First published
September 14, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250224422

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