Touching Spirit Bear is based on critical acclaim novel by Ben Mikaelsen the story is about a fifteen-year-old boy named Cole Matthews who is sent to a remote Alaskan island as penance for assaulting a boy named Peter. On the island, Cole sees a white bear and knows it as an “Spirit Bear,” which Edwin told him about the history of it. Cole attempts to attack and kill the Spirit Bear, but it attacks him instead, leaving him gravely injured. To survive, Cole must stop blaming others and take responsibility for his life.
