Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen
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Author: Ben MikaelsenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2001-01-31
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 256
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Good book, but sort of... misses the point, really
Summary: 3 Stars
I must admit I enjoyed reading this book. We read it in English class and it was a good read. However, I must admit I dunno why it got the YRCA nod.
The book centers around an angry teen named Cole Matthews. He has robbed an electronics store and after boasting about it, a kid has told people about it. He bashes his head in on the sidewalk, and that leads to the dicison between his parents and his parole officer whether he should sit in a jail cell or go to CIrcle Justice, which is banishment on an Alaskan Tlingit island. Anyways, Cole is alone there. After trying to escape he has multiple encounters with this "spirit bear", one that turns out pretty nasty. He ends up getting injured in the attack.
Now the book was well written. There were some cool bits, some good dialogue, the characters were strong. So why is it only three stars? Because despite being well written, there were some flaws in the logic. Some of the descriptions were a tad too repetitive. Did the violent storm bit need to be THAT long with THAT many descriptions? Some parts were not very believable, either. Like the Cole and Peter scene towards the end. Can Peter forgive Cole THAT easily?
Anyways this is an OK book, but just be aware of the flaws.
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