Who wrote touching spirit bear

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Questions for Ben. What was your inspiration for this book? I was born to conservative white parents in Bolivia, South America. This gave me a perspective on justice not shared by many American children. By the time I was ten years old, I had been through three revolutions, walked the streets stepping over dead bodies, had a man shot to death only feet away and watched my first execution.

Ben Mikaelsen born December 1, is a Bolivian American writer of children's literature. Mikaelsen was born on December 8, in La Paz , Bolivia , the son of missionary parents of Danish descent. Mikaelsen moved to the United States with his family shortly before entering the seventh grade, [1] where he encountered further bullying because of his poor English skills. Mikaelsen owned a male American black bear named Buffy for 26 years until the bear's death in September He has written a few books from an inspiration from his bear such as, "Touching Spirit Bear" and also the sequel "Ghost of Spirit Bear". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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