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Mar 11, 2008 | 352 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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Mar 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780739363140 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
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Mar 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780739363157 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
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Within Cole Matthews lies anger, rage, and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Peter Driscal in the parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Peter may have permanent brain damage–and Cole is in the biggest trouble of his life. Cole receives a one-year banishment to a remote Alaskan island. There, he is mauled by a mysterious white bear of Native American legend. Hideously injured, Cole waits for death. His thoughts shift from anger to humility. To survive, he must stop blaming others and take responsibility for his life. Rescuers arrive to save Cole’s body, but it is the attack of the Spirit Bear that may save his soul.
Ben Mikaelsen won the International Reading Association Award, the Western Writers of America Spur Award, and many state reader’s choice awards. Ben and his wife, Melanie, live in a log cabin near Bozeman, Montana, with a 700-pound black bear they have… More about Ben Mikaelsen
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