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Touching Spirit Bear
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Ben Mikaelsen
Cole Mattews has been violent and destructive for most of his 15 years, but when his beating of Peter Driscal results in brain damage, Cole is forced to face the consequences. Sent to an island in the harsh climes of Alaska, he must fend for himself for a year. Initially thinking that he can escape the island, the troubled teen is set upon by a ...
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Ghost of Spirit Bear
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Ben Mikaelsen
In the sequel to his gripping "Touching Spirit Bear," Mikaelsen weaves a tale of urban survival where every day is a struggle to stay sane. As the problems in his school grow worse, Cole Matthews realizes that it's not enough just to change himself--he must change his world.
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Petey
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Ben Mikaelsen
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; 60 years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life. An ALA Best Book For Young Adults for 1999.
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Sparrow Hawk Red
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Ben Mikaelsen
Ricky always thought his mother's death was accidental. Now the DEA has asked his father, Benito, to take one more mission--against the drug cartel responsible for his wife's murder. When Benito refuses the assignment, Ricky vows to avenge the murder himself. This novel takes readers on a daring adventure across the Mexican border.
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Red Midnight
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Ben Mikaelsen
Twelve-year-old Guatemalan Santiago leads his 4-year-old sister on a trek to America after their home is burned to the ground by soldiers. Their harrowing adventure is fraught with pirates, violent storms, and a dangerous trip across the Gulf of Mexico. Will the two make it to Florida safely?
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Countdown
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Ben Mikaelsen
Fourteen-year-old Elliott Schroeder is thrilled when he is selected by NASA to become their first Junior Astronaut. Little does he know that his life will soon become intertwined with that of Vincent Ole Tome, a young Masai herder living in Senegal.
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Tree Girl
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Ben Mikaelsen
Based on a true story, this novel of civil war in Guatemala tells of mass atrocity through the first-person narrative of Mayan teenager Gabriela Flores, who witnesses the torture, rape, and massacre of Indians, including her own family, before escaping to a refugee camp in Mexico.
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Stranded
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Ben Mikaelsen
Ever since the bike accident that caused her to lose her right leg below the knee, 12-year-old Koby's parents have been fighting, the kids at school treat her differently, and people stare at her when she wears her artificial leg. The only place Koby feels comfortable is out in her dinghy on the ocean. It is there, when she helps some stranded ...
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Rescue Josh McGuire
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Ben Mikaelsen
A young boy defies his family and all authority to save a bear cub. The hardships he endures in the wilderness make for a dramatic modern-day adventure that is also a hopeful exploration of an innocent animal's rights in a complicated world. International Reading Association 1992; Children's Book Award in Older Reader Category.
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Touching Spirit Bear
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Carol Alexander, Ben Mikaelsen, Joyce Friedland (Editor)
Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.
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Rescue Josh McGuire
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Ben Michaelsen, Ben Mikaelsen
This "fast and suspenseful survival story" (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) is the winner of the 1991 Spur Award for best fiction, given by the Western Writers of America. Set in the Montana mountains, the "tense plotting will grip adventure lovers".--Booklist. IRA Children's Book Award for "Older Reader" category.
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