First of all I am going to be introducing you to the book touching spirit bear and the 4 basic needs. The 4 pasic needs are Power, Fun, Love and Belonging and Freedom. Power means to be recognized, be a leader or to be helping out. Fun means to be happy, funny or energetic. Freedom means to be free and able to make your own decsions and last but not least love and belonging means to have friendship or a good relationship. Now I am going to tell you about the book Touching Spirit Bear. Touching spirit bear is about Cole Matthews who doesn't have any of his 4 basic needs met and he tries to meet them with cheap ways like beating on others. A way Cole tried to fill his freedom need was by staying out later than the time he was allowed to stay out and he was beaten by his dad. Another way met his freedom need is when he was at the healing circle was when the feather went to his dad and the dad said they have always wanted the best for Cole had all his anger burst out and said how his parents drink until they can't stand and how his father almost all the time beats hims until his clothes can't hide all his bruises. A way he tried to meet his power need was he tried to kill spirit bear and then everyone would be scared of him. Another way he tried to meet his power need was by beating up Peter Driscall and he thought that would make Peter Driscall scared of him and these are some ways Cole has tried to fill his bucket