Ben Mikaelsen

Touching Spirit Bear

Touching Spirit Bear (rack)

kelsey

this is another book i read in intermediate school. and idk how i'd feel about it now, but i loved it. spirit bear was awesome and the story was cool

I thought it was pretty good for a school book, I would recommend it for the life lessons and morals. This book shows that people can change. If they want to. 

Emma M

Wes Michaud

** spoiler alert **
           i really enjoyed this book i it was a class book i read last year and i liked it so much that i read it again some of the scenes are a bit graphic like when cole is mauled by the spirit bear so maby not for kid under 6th grade but it's a grate book eather way

Jeni Enjaian

A review from my old blog...

I found myself utterly disappointed by this book. The ultimate lesson that Cole, the main character, learned from his time on the island... a punishment for his aggressive acts... could have been told with much less gore.

The first third of the book deals with Cole navigating through his sentence as part of the Circle of Justice, an alternative sentencing program, to a year alone on an island. Cole decides to rebel and try to escape but ends up getting mauled by a bear. That's where the gratuitousness comes in. Mikaelson tells about the mauling in very detailed form.

I pushed through the book and the last half wasn't as bad. Cole ended up learning a very important lesson but I couldn't enjoy this as much because of the first third.

I definitely don't recommend this book.

Aleeya Metro

ella mitchell

italy.

vanessa

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

Gracie Marsden

Tasha Ells

Emma Mahoney

Laura Anne

Liz Walton

Vishka Vatanchi

Mackenzie shelton 

lauren carla

Charmaine

Dakota Balsor

Libby G

Mahalee PArtner

Pravesh Narayan

Chelsea Hunter

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 he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.

Rebecca Lynn Steele

Touching Spirit Bear

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