Cole Matthews has been fighting and stealing for years. Cole's recent crime is smashing Peter Driscal's skull into the sidewalk. Cole will have to choose between Circle Justice or prison! Cole chose Circle Justice and is on a Southeast Alaskan island for one year. Cole decides to go to the island. When Cole messes with a white bear called the Spirit Bear, Cole gets mauled. One week later, Cole is taken back to the Circle Justice. They decide for Cole to go back with Peter. In the end, Cole and Peter go to the pond alone and Peter does not give Cole another chance. After Peter beats Cole up they build a totem pole and forgive each other! JS 08/28/08 This book was entertaining. At the beginning of the story, Cole beats up a kid named Peter so hard that after he was never the same. Cole gets to choose between jail or an Indian program called "The Circle Justice". Cole chooses the Circle Justice because he thought it would be better than jail. On the island he learns many things about himself. I thought the story was unique because it was very descriptive and it was easy to picture in my head. JA 6/20/08