01055cam a2200265 4500 335151370 ER5 20100914120000.0 020306s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780380977444 0380977443 ER5 Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear / Mikaelsen, Ben. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. 241 p. ; 22 cm. After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge SpiritBear changes his life. JUVENILE DELINQUENTS REHABILITATION. ANGER. FORGIVENESS. CHILD ABUSE. TLINGIT INDIANS. INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA ALASKA.