# Ben Mikaelsen — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Ben Mikaelsen appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/ben-mikaelsen
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- survival (2)
- courage
- emigration and immigration
- justice
- kayaks
- kayaks and kayaking
- nature

## Genres

- Adventure
- Realistic Fiction

## Every Ben Mikaelsen title on file

- [Touching Spirit Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/touching-spirit-bear) _(Grades 6–9 · 2001)_
- [Red Midnight](https://readinglist.school/book/red-midnight) _(Grades 3–8 · 2002)_

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