Touching Spirit Bear
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 sur...
| Main Author: | Mikaelsen, Ben, 1952- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scholastic,
[2002]
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| Physical Description: |
241 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: |
http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/mikaelsen.htm |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market"--Page 4 of cover. Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 2001. 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. |
| Physical Description: |
241 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0439401887 9780439401883 0439401844 9780439401845 |