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Love That Dog

by Sharon Creech

Love That Dog Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"I guess it does

look like a poem

when you see it

typed up

like that."

Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments — and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog.

Review:

?Readers will love that dog, and this book.?(Publishers Weekly (xStarred Reviewx) )

Synopsis:

Jack hates poetry, but he can't avoid Ms. Stretchberry's assignments. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

Synopsis:

Jack hates poetry. Every time he tries to write a poem his brain feels empty. But his teacher won't stop giving the class poetry assignments. Jack can't avoid them, but then something amazing happens--the more he writes, the more he learns he has something to say.

About the Author

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060292874
Author:
Creech, Sharon
Publisher:
Joanna Cotler Books
Author:
by Sharon Creech
Subject:
General
Subject:
Animals - Dogs
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Novels in verse
Publication Date:
August 2001
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Pages:
112
Dimensions:
7.75x5.54x.67 in. .63 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12

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