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Touching Spirit Bear

Name: Touching Spirit Bear
Brand: HarperCollins
SKU: 9780380977444
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Contributors:

Ben Mikaelsen

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Genre:

Children 9-12 Fiction - Books

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Young Adult Fiction

Book Subcategory:

Social Themes

Book Topic:

Physical & Emotional Abuse

Series:

Spirit Bear #1

Award:

2002 Spur Awards Finalist - Children-Y/A Fiction Award, 2003 Nevada Young Readers' Award Winner - Young Adult Award, 2004 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award, 2004 Iowa Teen Award Nominee - Young Adult Award, 2004 Charlotte Award Nominee - Young Adult Award, Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Grades 6-9 Award, 2004 Golden Sower Award Winner - Young Adult Award, Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult Award, 2002 Nautilus Award Winner - Young Adult Award, 2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8 Award, 2004 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Intermediate/Grades 7-9 Award, 2006 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Teen Award, Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12 Award, 2004 Golden Archer Award Winner - Middle/Junior High Award, Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award, 2003 Beehive Awards Winner - Young Adult Award, 2002 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Winner - Juvenile Award, 2004 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Winner - Grades 6-8 Award, 2004 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Young Adult Award

Audience:

Ages 9-12

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The product is eligible for a complimentary return within 30 days from the date of purchase. Furthermore, individual items are shipped within 24 hours of receiving the order.

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Release Date:

2001-01-09

ISBN 13:

9780380977444

Weight:

0.7 lbs

Size:

8.30 x 5.80 x 1.10 inches

Pages:

256

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product description

Description

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.

About the Author
Mikaelsen, Ben: -

Ben Mikaelsen is the winner of the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. His novels have been nominated for and won many state reader's choice awards. These novels include Red Midnight, Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Tree Girl. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben lives near Bozeman, Montana, with his 700-pound black bear, Buffy.