In the fiction Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen, Cole Matthews is a troubled teen that has been given the chance to avoid jail (3). Cole is a fifteen year old boy from Minneapolis (5). He has a past record of crime (10). He broke into a hardware store and bragged about his success (7). His crime had not negatively affected him until a child by the name of Peter Driscoll told on him (7). His only way to reduce a jail sentence is to join Circle Justice (14). Cole will do anything in his power to reduce his jail sentence, even if it means joining something he doesn't believe in (14)

Coles emotions can have a negative impact on his behavior. He feels sadness about his life and he begs his parents for attention (30 and 31). He doesn't