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But the only way they can be truly safe is to leave Guatemala behind forever. 1,100 Instead of jail time or being send to a special home, Cole is offered Circle Justice: a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal offender. No matter how many times I read it, I enjoy it each time. Please try your request again later.

Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption—from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself.

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Even so, the Circle Justice decides to give Cole a second chance on the island.

One thing I liked about this book, however, was that it encompassed all three major conflicts: man vs. self, man vs. nature, and man vs. man.

He felt most at home in the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife.

His life is headed south when he violently beats up another young man in a brutal manner.

It had good description but it could have been better. This time he truly changes. At first, he did this only to avoid jail. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.I love this book.

the second half of this book really just irritated me, and made me wary of reading the sequel, which i have already purchased.

Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. He even tries to escape the island, but fails. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go.While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. One theme suggested in the book is everyone has anger, but you must learn to control it.

, He beats up one of his classmates, a boy named Peter, and as a result of this beating, Peter has permanent damage. Cole screws up immediately, Cole, a very generic juvenile delinquent from a very generic abusive family, is generically filled with rage and lies; he appears on course for a life perpetually in and out of prison, but then he gets drawn into the alternative Circle Justice system.

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I read this book with my students during reading class and they really enjoyed it. Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots of his anger without absolving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities.

He goes to court. Audio CD
Life in the wilderness—exiled from civilization as a punishment for his violent behavior—had its own set of hurdles, but for fifteen-year-old Cole Matthews, it's returning home and facing high school that feels most daunting.With gangs and physical altercations haunting the hallways of their school, Cole and his former victim Peter—who Cole has now become friends with—must face it all together.So when Peter’s limp and speech impediment make him a natural target for bullies, Cole’s suppressed rage comes bubbling to the surface a lot quicker than he anticipated.

Ghost appearances! Narrated by Lee Tergesen. THIS REVIEW (MAY) CONTAINS SPOILERS.

After he goes to the hospital he goes back to the island and everyone lived happily ever after the end.

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hardcover The book is intense and a bit graphic in Chapter 8 when he encounters a spirit bear.