num_pages: 241
description: Touching Spirit Bear is a 2001 young adult novel written by the American author, Ben Mikaelsen. The book is about a troubled Minneapolis teen named Cole who completely changes after spending a year on a isolated southwestern Alaska island. It was followed by a sequel, called Ghost of Spirit Bear which illustrates Cole's return to Minneapolis, where his past has returned to haunt him.
language: English
title: Touching Spirit Bear
titlecomplete: Touching Spirit Bear
characters: Peter Driscal, Cole  Matthews, Garvey, Edwin
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Survival, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Read For School, School, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 31836
places: Alaska
series: Spirit Bear
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Sunshine State Young Readers Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Scholastic