Girl Who Speaks Bear (the)

The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson (Illustrated by Kathrin Honesta) 

They call her Yanka the Bear because she is so big and strong, but she has always wondered where she truly came from after being found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby. When Yanka has to flee her house to look for answers, a journey far beyond her imagination begins, leading her from icy rivers to smouldering mountains.

Interwoven with traditional stories of bears, princesses, and dragons, this CILIP Carnegie Medal-shortlisted novel is a gorgeously lyrical and enchanting adventure about identity, bravery, and finding where you belong.