Touching Spirit Bear Mass Market Paperback – Box set, January 4, 2005

I needed this for a college class and actually found it interesting and a good read.

Excellent book. Lots of deep life lessons. if you allow yourself to apply them to your life they can help you grow.

Kids love this book

I bought this for my 5th grader who’s homeschooled. I remember reading it in 4th grade. Great life lesson for kids especially those with anger issues.

Bought this as a gift. It has a bright cover, dust jacket is well made. I bought the hardcover. It’s not a real thick book. The price for the hardcover was reasonable. I don’t know what this book is about— so no help there. The person I bought it for requested it.I’d like to note, it says it’s appropriate for about a 10 year old. The person I bought it for is 29. I don’t know. Many adults like youth fiction.

I read this book for the first time in seventh grade for my literature class. Rereading it, being an adult now, gave me a new perspective on the events in it.I bought this book nine years later for a reason. It really was as good as I remembered it to be. The messages of taking responsibility for your mistakes and learning to get control of your anger were really strong. Cole being forced into humiliating situations like eating bugs to survive really forced him to become humble in a way that not much else can.Cole's arrogance in the beginning, thinking he could escape, was very realistic. His lack of forethought as to what he would do if he got to land and had a warrant out for his arrest was also very realistic for a hotheaded fifteen year old.I found the dynamic between his parents at the circle meetings to be very relatable, as someone who grew up with abusive parents.Cole's sudden horror at having almost burned the at.oow, the only symbol of trust anyone had ever granted him, was very realistic and understandable.I think there was a missed opportunity at addressing the PTSD that the bear attack must have caused. I find it very hard to believe that he didn't suffer from it.The things I didn't like about this book are few. One of them is the message that everything in life is what you make it. That can be true for a lot of cases, but it's important to remember that no one can turn every instance of suffering into a party just by putting some tomato and pepper onto it. Suffering hurts, and it's unrealistic and damaging to expect people who are suffering to smile through it. Humans have a range of emotions for a reason and consoling others who are hurting with some love laugh love spiel is not going to get you anywhere. Empathy and understanding are important for healthy relationships.While I liked this book, I wouldn't recommend the sequel at all. For any of you considering reading it, go check out my review first.

Hard to put the book down. While it was an easy read, the story was great. I’d recommend this for anyone, but especially any young person with anger issues.

My teen was reading this in school so I got a copy and it is so inspiring

This book was recommended as we are going to Canada soon to see Spirit Bears (hopefully) it is clearly described as being suitable for young adults. The book is beyond that. (I am not a young adult, I am an old sack) There are comments or lessons therein which can help everyone. On a superficial level, it is a good read. On a deeper level, you could learn something from it.

Oh what a wonderful book such a moving story that had me in tears throughout! Native American belief teaches us how to connect to Grandmother Earth and the Animal Nation and to have respect for all people and all life throughout this story. It was great to see a positive outcome for the main character a much troubled young man and of how he finds himself and is then able to forgive others and heal his life. I loved the story so much that l didn't want the book to end!

Personally I bought the book for my chlidren, but myself found it so interesting, I could not put it down. As a psychotherapist I highly recommend the book, as it contains most valuable insights from my Native American fellowbeings who bring wisdom into even this respect of life. Dealing with hurt and strongly disturbed young adolescents in such a good, yet hard, but successful healing way for all involved in the matter, was yet another relevation about how deeply Native American understanding goes. An absolute joy to read.

good ethos. not that well written but compelling story nevertheless

A thoughtful book about a boy who is almost beyond redemption but with the help of Circle Justice changes his life and outlook.