Touching Spirit Bear-Book Summary

Touching Spirit Bear is a wonderful book. This book follows the life of Cole Mathews as he redeems himself after committing a crime (beating up a boy, Peter Driscal.) He considers himself to be lucky because instead of going to jail he goes to a remote island in Alaska. His new home for the next year consists of a hut by the ocean and tools that will help him along the way. The first time Cole went to the island he just kept making it harder and harder to survive until he couldn't. The reason for his soon ending stay at the island is caused by Cole getting mauled by a bear. After 6 months of recovering he goes back to the island to finish what he started. Once Cole's stay was almost over he insisted for Peter to come visit for a while, thinking maybe Peter could make up with him. In the end Cole had made an extraordinary change from community bully to a wise young man.

We believe that this book was one of the best books Ben Mikaelsen wrote. What are your thoughts on the book?


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Al Capone Does My Shirts-Book Recommendation

If you like realistic fiction books, then "Al Capone Does My Shirts"; by Gennifer Choldenko is the perfect book for you! "Al Capone Does My Shirts" is about a 12 year old boy named Moose who lived in 1935, the time of the Great Depression. He had to move to Alcatraz Island because his dad had to take a job as a guard/engineer on Alcatraz Island. It was very hard moving because..... wait, did I mention that Alcatraz Island is a prison?
Personally, I like this book because There are a lot of conflicts and problums in the story, mostly at the middle and end of the book. My favorite character in the story is Piper, Moose's enemy/friend. She's very sly and sneaky. You should really give this book a try! What does everybody else think?

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Mystery Book Recommendations-Sable/Lauer Team!

Here is a list of mystery book recommendations from the Sable/Lauer Team:

The Figure in the Shadows by John Bellairs
Varjak Paw by S.F. Said
The Mystery Of Dead Man's Curve By Laura E. Williams
Cam Jasen and The Televison Dog
The Mystery of Monster Mountain by M.V. Carey
The Bodies in the Besseldorf Hotel by Phillis Naylor
The Gooses Gold by Ron Roy
The Boxcar Children the Mystery of the Hidden Painting by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew- Mall Madness By Carolyn Keene
39 clues- The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Tower Treasure By Franklin .W. Dixon
The secret of shadow ranch by Carolyn Keene
The Seer Of Shadows By Avi
Hunting For Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon
The Three Investigators And The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure By Robert Arther
Dead Letter by Betsy Byars
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen
Dive the Discovery by Gordon Korman
Hardy Boys Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn by John Bellairs
The Million Dollar Strike By Dan Gutman
SCAT by Carl Hiaasen
The View from the Cherry Tree by Willow Davis Roberts
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man by Wendelin Van Draanen
Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Face in the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
The Search For The Snow Leopard:a Hardy Boys Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Seer of Shadows by:Avi
Stormbreaker by A. Horowitz

If you have any suggestions for mystery books, please write about them in the comments section below.

Thanks,

Sable and Lauer Team