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Touching Spirit Bear
Hardcover
Series: Spirit Bear, Book 1
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9780380977444
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: Jan 9 2001
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Awards: Beehive Awards, Black-Eyed Susan Award, Charlotte Award, Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Golden Archer Award, Golden Sower Award, Iowa Teen Award, Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nautilus Award, Nevada Young Readers' Award, Nutmeg Book Award, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Sequoyah Book Awards, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Spur Awards, Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Texas Lone Star Reading List, Young Reader's Choice Award
In his Nautilus Award-winning classic Touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life.
After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given another option: attend Circle Justice, an alternative program that sends juvenile offenders to a remote Alaskan Island to focus on changing their ways. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go.
While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption--from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself.
Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots of his anger without absolving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities. Touching Spirit Bear is a poignant testimonial to the power of a pain that can destroy, or lead to healing.
A strong choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.
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