Touching Spirit Bear

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ben Mikaelsen, Mikaelsen Ben
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2002
• EAN: 9780380805600
• ISBN: 978-0-380-80560-0
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 132 mm x 194 mm x 15 mm
• Serien: Spirit Bear; Spirit Bear
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Bears, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Violence, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General