Touching Spirit Bear
Readers rate it 3.7 (18 on Hardcover)
308 pages · Released Jan 3, 2018 · Thorndike Press Large Print
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Touching Spirit Bear is a powerful coming-of-age novel about a violent teen sent to a remote island for rehabilitation, centered on themes of forgiveness, healing, and restorative justice. The story contains depictions of child abuse, Cole's violent behavior, and a brutal animal attack that requires mature emotional readiness to process. Despite dark content, the book offers profound positive messages about accountability, empathy, and personal transformation, making it suitable for mature middle-grade readers and early teens willing to engage with difficult material.
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This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of a violent teen named Cole Matthews and offers a poignant testimony that pain can both hurt and heal. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of a violent teen named Cole Matthews and offers a poignant testimony that pain can both hurt and heal.
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- Child abuse
- Indians of North America
- Forgiveness
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Juvenile delinquents
- Anger
- Tlingit Indians
- Rehabilitation
- Children's fiction
- Bears, fiction
- Animals, fiction
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ISBN 9781432850401 · Thorndike Press Large Print