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Ben Mikaelsen

“Writing is storytelling and all of us are authors, not just of words but of reality. You are the author of your life, so go out and live! Then never quit writing about it!” This is a quote from Ben Mikaelsen,and it means to never give up no matter what you do. Ben Mikaelsen was born in Bolivia and is the author of many novels including Petey, Touching Spirit Bear, and Tree Girl. He was also the owner of a 750 pound bear named Buffy.

Ben Mikaelsen has won the international reading association award and the western writer’s golden spur award. This all started when Ben was at boarding school, and since Ben had never learned to read or write he was constantly being strapped for doing the wrong thing. This went on until

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