T.O.H.P. Burnham Free Library (Essex)

Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen

Label
Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Touching Spirit Bear
Oclc number
49388825
Responsibility statement
Ben Mikaelsen
Summary
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and is sent to a remote Alaskan island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can destroy and may also heal
Target audience
pre adolescent
Content
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