The author

Ben Mikaelsen was born on the 8th of December in the year 1952.
He is a writer of children's literature.
He owned a black bear for 26 years. He wrote many novels, such as Touching Spirit Bear.
He has won some prizes, like the International Reading Association award.
He died on the 1st of September in 2010

My opinion about the book

In my opinion, it is quite a good book to read. This is because there is both anger and forgiveness. The book discribes how a boy feels after a bad life, and how experience can take away anger. The book gets better just before the spirit bear attack, because it grows more exciting than before.

What is a spirit bear?

The official name of the spirit bear is Kermode bear. It is a subspecies of the American black bear. They are not albinos. They live in the central and north coast of British Columbia. They are not related to polar bears either. Although they have a spirit like appearance due to the cream or white coloured coats. They also appear in Canadian Mythology.

Word list

Bouts: A period of time spent doing something, such as drinking.
Tousled: To disarrange or rumple

Scrawny: An insulting way to say someone is weak and skinny.

Content: Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.

Reluctantly: Exhibiting or marked by unwillingness:
Log: A usually large section of a trunk or limb of a fallen or felled tree.
Probation officer: An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents.

Frenzy: A state of violent mental agitation or wild excitement.

 Deliberately: one with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects.

Strides: To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.

Groggy: Unsteady and dazed.

Monotonous: Lacking in variety

To whimper: To cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds.

Embers: A small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire.

Persistent: Refusing to give up or let go.

Bluntly: Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.

To grimace: A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust. 
To smolder: To burn with little smoke and no flame.

Chapter 28

Peter and Cole decide to go to the pond together.
Peter still doesn't believe Cole has changes.
He challenges him by beating Cole hard and keep hitting him, and then Peter felt on his knees crying like a baby.
They see the spirit bear.
Cole trusts Peter fully and he hopes he will ever get Peter's trust.

Chapter 27

Peter starts to irritate Cole, by walking with his muddy shoes through Cole's sleeping place, he even destroyed the bear carving on the totem.  Peter has carved a better bear at the totem where the old bear was first, Cole is so impressed that he wants to learn such a nice carving skill.

Chapter 26

Cole prepares his favourite meal for everyone. Peter doesn't eat because he doesn't want to sleep in the small cabin together with Cole.
Peter and Garvey follow Cole when he is doing his daily rituals.
Peter bumps against Cole so he came out soaking wet.
Peter invited Cole into the shelter, and Cole accepted his invitation.