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BLACKFORD COUNTY PRESENTS :
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Author Ben Mikaelsen visited the community from April 28 - May 1 2008
| Author Ben
Mikaelsen, has won the International Reading Association Award and the
Western Writer's Golden Spur Award. In addition, his novels have won many
state Reader's Choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire,
Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey,
Touching Spirit Bear, Red Midnight , Tree Girl and
Ghost of Spirt Bear. His novel's, Rescue Josh McGuire, Petey
and Touching Spirit Bear have also been optioned for screen use. Ben's articles and photos have appeared in numerous magazines around the world. His novels have been carried by Scholastic and Troll book fairs, and are recorded on unabridged audio tape with recorded books. Recently Ben was featured nationally on Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures and also on German national TV. |
Painting by Amy Smith
ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY Program November 19, 2007
ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY PROGRAM 2006
One Book One Community is made possible through a grant from 4Blackford County