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Touching Spirit Bear Paperback - 2005
by Ben Mikaelsen
Mikaelsen's award-winning tale of a juvenile offender's banishment at the hands of Native American Circle Justice now includes a reading group guide and questions, and an interview with the author.
Summary
Within Cole Matthews lie anger, rage and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Alex Driscal in the, parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Alex may have permanent brain damage'and Cole is in the Biggest trouble of his life.Cole is offered Circle Justice: a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal offender, the victim and the, community. With prison as his only alternative, Cole plays along. He says he wants to repent, but in his heart Cole blames his alcoholic mom his, abusive dad, wimpy Alex — everyone but himself — for his situation.Cole receives a one-year banishment to a remote Alaskan island. There, he is mauled by Mysterious white bear of Native American legend. Hideously injured, Cole waits for his death His thoughts shift from from Anger to humility. To survive, he must stop blaming others and take responsibility for his life. Rescuers arrive to save Cole's but it is the attack of the Spirit Bear that may save his soul.Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots without absolving solving 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...
First line
COLE MATTHEWS KNELT defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind.
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Will the attack of the Spirit Bear destroy Cole's life or save his soul?
Cole Matthews has been fighting, stealing, and raising hell for years. So his punishment for beating Peter Driscal senseless is harsh. Given a choice between prison and Native American Circle Justice, Cole chooses Circle Justice: He'll spend one year in complete isolation on a remote Alaskan island. In the first days of his banishment, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and nearly dies. Now there's no one left to save Cole, but Cole himself.
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- Title Touching Spirit Bear
- Author Ben Mikaelsen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-01-04
- ISBN 9780060734008 / 0060734000
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 6.8 x 4.26 x 0.87 in (17.27 x 10.82 x 2.21 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 730
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: Alaska
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Child abuse, Indians of North America - Alaska
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00040702
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Ingram Children's Advance, 01/01/2005, Page 58
- Kliatt, 01/01/2005, Page 16
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