Touching Spirit Bear (Spirit Bear 1)

Touching Spirit Bear (Spirit Bear 1) 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.