Mikaelsen, Ben, 1952-

Touching Spirit Bear / Ben Mikaelsen. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic, [2002], c2001. - 241 p. ; 20 cm.

"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market"--P. [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.

ISBN: 038080560X : US $5.95 / $8.95 CAN 0439401887 9780439401883 0439401844 (pbk.) 9780439401845

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--Fiction.
Anger--Fiction.
Forgiveness--Fiction.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Tlingit Indians--Fiction.
Indians of North America--Alaska--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Alaska--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.M5926 / To 2002