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Ben mikaelsens touching spirit bear is a wonderful novel about a teen, cole, whose struggles with anger led to him being put in a juvenile detention center. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 289 pages and is available in paperback format. 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. Ben mikaelsen has had an unusual background and some extraordinary life experiences, and this shows in his books. The main characters of this young adult, realistic fiction story are edwin, cole matthews. Pdf touching spirit bear book by ben mikaelsen free.
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