... Read it and decide for yourself. It was not my intention to read this sequel to Touching Spirit Bear, which I really liked. I was satisfied with how that story had "ended". This book was checked out FOR me and I thought, 'Okay, maybe I'll get around to it...' Well, now I'm really glad I finally...
This is the sequel to 'Touching Spirit Bear' in which a teenager was 'banished' to Alaska, as part of a Native American tribal practice, to serve out a sentence for beating up a fellow student. While there, he learned about anger management, responsibility, accountability and making restitution. In ...
I checked this book out from my library after someone at one of my author talks raved about it. I enjoyed it so much that I bought my own copy today--I'm certain that I'll reread it. It contains one of the best passages demonstrating the use of description of setting to convey emotion--what MFA'ers ...
"Touching Spirit Bear" is a wonderful coming of age/redemptive story of a 15-year-old boy whose anger issues flare up out of control. Cole has had more than several "last chances" to turn his behavior around. Coming from the home of an abusive father and a mother who seems to turn a blind eye, Col...
Gabriela is a very bright Indio peasant living in Guatemala. She is the top Spanish speaker at her village school. She is a content well adjusted child who is going to have her quinceanera. She has earned the name Tree Girl for her love of climbing trees. However, war is coming to Guatemala. Th...
Petey was diagnosed as an "idiot" when he was born. After selling off almost everything they had, his parents made the heart-wrenching decision to institutionalize Petey. Petey was misdiagnosed and instead of being mentally retarded, he was born with cerebral palsy. Even though he was ignored and t...
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