Everything you need to understand or teach Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen.
Cole Matthews is a teenager with a troubled childhood. He is routinely abused by his father and the abuse leads to a deep, constant anger that Cole can't control. His mother witnesses the abuse but generally does nothing to stop it, leading Cole to believe that no one cares for him. Cole believes that everyone is making fun of him unless he makes them afraid of him. He routinely fights and...