cole mathews goes to an island because he beat up a kid for narking on him because he stealing from a store,on the island cole got mauled by a spirit bear then went to the hospital,6months later he went back to the island with a whole new perspective on life.He tries to be friends with peter but peter hasnt forgave him for the beating he got from cole.cole goes to a small pond that is really cold to cleans his body,it helps his mended bones feel better.cole tries to see the spirit bear. the only way to see the spirit bear is to be mentaly invisible cole figured out howe to to be invisible so he sees the spirit bear all of the time now eat the end of the book cole makes friends with peter.