Mikaelsen, Ben. _Touching spirit bear_.HarperCollins, 2000
Cole is an angry kid, full of rage and always in trouble until one day
he beats up a fellow student close to death. He agrees to a "Circle
of Justice" where a whole group of people will decide on what is
best for him. That, for him, is to be banished on a deserted
Alaskan island for a year where he will be alone to think - and
struggle to survive. He isn't there very long when he decides to
take on a giant bear with only a knife - he is nearly killed. He ends
up in the hospital for many months and eventually has to decide
and accept his punishment and how he could maybe help the boy
he beat near to death. This 240 page book offers so much to the
reader. It starts out like Hatchet, a survival story (although much
more cruel and vivid), then deals with a young man accepting
responsibility for what he has done and whether he can ever make
things right. Although harsh at times, this is a very provocative
book which hopefully will be read by many students. It has an eye-
catching cover too.
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Frederick Muller
Halsted Middle School Library
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