Love That Dog: A NovelThe Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, this novel is perfect for kids and teachers, too. Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Miss 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 that he does have something to say. "I guess it does |
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... mean to him , surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem . ISBN 978-0-06-440959-9 [ 1. Poetry - Fiction . ] I. Title . PZ7.C8615 Lo 2001 [ Fic ] -dc21 00-054233 CIP AC Typography by Alicia Mikles Revised Harper Trophy edition ...
... it out loud ? Do you promise not to put it on the board ? Okay , here it is , but I don't like it . So much depends upon a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road . OCTOBER 10 What do you mean- Why does so much 4 OCTOBER 4.
A Novel Sharon Creech. OCTOBER 10 What do you mean- Why does so much depend upon a blue car ? You didn't say before that I had to tell why . The wheelbarrow guy didn't tell why . What was up with the snowy woods poem you read 5.
... They look nice typed up like that on blue paper on a yellow board . ( But still don't tell anyone who wrote them , okay ? ) ( And what does anonymous mean ? Is it good ? ) I don't have any pets so I can't write about 11.