Touching spirit bear book and author's purpose

Ghost of spirit bear author research author ben mikaelsen. Scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. The author of toucing spirit bear is ben mikaelsen. He taught me to be gentle and that i, too, am part of the circle. Touching spirit bear is a novel by ben mikaelsen in which cole matthews must. Touching spirit bear is a book that is about a boy named cole that was evil and mean. In this lesson, we will examine some of the symbols that are used in ben mikaelsons touching spirit bear. This lesson explains the story structure of ben mikaelsens novel touching spirit bear.

The author makes reference to supposedly tlingit traditions, but theyre not based on anything. At the beginning of the novel, cole matthews, a fifteenyearold juvenile delinquent from minneapolis, minnesota, arrives on a barren island near the city of drake in southeastern alaska in handcuffs. Cole matthews, the main character, goes on a journey of selfdiscovery and ends up creating a totem pole to explain what he. Dedication thisbookisdedicatedtobuffy, asevenhundredpoundblackbearwho hasbecomemyownspiritbear. Touching spirit bear ben mikaelsen read online free books. Touching spirit bear reads like an intelligent adult novel.

He has no intention of keeping the contract he signed in the circle justice. Cole is always angry, at his parents, at other people, and about how much he hates his life. In this lesson, we will discuss how these themes play into the story. Ben mikaelsen raised a 7580 pound black bear, which helped him write both touching spirit bear and its sequel, ghost of spirit bear. The book touches on a lot of themes, including isolation, violence, and personal transformation. Japanese proverb contents epigraph part one touching spirit bear chapter 1. Touching spirit bear, along with his oth award winning author dynamic speaker inspiring leader. The spirit bear approached cole with a slow lazy stride. What is the authors purpose to touching spirit bear. Hes unrepentant and even though he is facing serious jail time, his kindly parole officer, a man named garvey, gets him into this native american justice program called circle justice. Ben mikaelsens touching spirit bear is a complex and meaningful work that tells the story of a boy named cole who has done some really damaging things. Cite your book in modern language association 8th edition format for free. Award winning childrens author, ben mikaelsen travels the world speaking and sharing his strong antibullying message.

We will learn about its nonchronological narrative and then explore backstory, exposition, climax, and. The author of touching spirit bear is ben mikaelsen. Hetaughtmetobegentleand thati,too,ampartof thecircle. Theres a book in with the supplies to study if you want to. Touching spirit bear ben mikaelsen dedication this book is dedicated to buffy, a sevenhundredpound black bear who has become my own spirit bear. Ben mikaelsen has had an unusual background and some extraordinary life experiences, and this shows in his books. In his napra nautilus awardwinning novel touching spirit bear, author ben mikaelson delivers a poignant comingofage story of a boy who must overcome the. This is a long way of explaining that touching spirit bear is the book i wished i. Touching spirit bear, published in 2001, is an account of a young boys experience with violence, forgiveness, and nature as he is banished to a remote alaskan island as punishment for a violent crime. This is a novel about a juvenile delinquent who participates in the tlingit indian. In touching spirit bear what is the purpose of the. Cole matthews is a teenage delinquent whos in big trouble for beating up a kid named peter driscal. The author explores different means to achieve justice in this novel.