Ben Mikaelsen
Ben Mikaelsen is a writer of children’s literature. Mikaelsen is a Bolivian . He was born in Bolivian. When he was student. He was bullied for his race. His life in Bolivia is tough, so his family moved to USA and he entered seventh grade. He became a writer in 1984, he won many award, for instance, the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers’ Golden Spur Award. He can fly a plane and he is good at it. He taught himself to swim and dive. He wrote many great novels such as Tree Girl, Touching Spirit Bear, Ghost of Spirit and Petey. Many people wondered why he always wrote stories about Bears? Mainly because he owned a Black Bear for 26 years. Now, Mikaelsen lives with his family near Bozeman.
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This is the official website of Ben Mikaelsen: http://www.benmikaelsen.com/