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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... writing with everyday words that make personal music.” —ALA Booklist “Dog lovers and poetry lovers, who don't always occupy the same chair in grade school, will like this one.” —Chicago Tribune U S $ 5 .9 9 / $ 7 .5 0 C A N ~<(sk!q ...
... writing his own inspired poem. ISBN 978-0-06-440959-9 [1. Poetry—Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.C8615 Lo 2001 00-054233 [Fic]—dc21 CIP AC Typography by Alicia Mikles ❖ Revised Harper Trophy edition, 2008 For Sandy and Jack Floyd Mark and ...
A Novel Sharon Creech. JACK ROOM 105—M ISS STRETCHBERRY SEPTEMBER 13 I don't want to because boys don't write poetry. Girls do. I tried. Can't do it. Brain's empty. SEPTEMBER 27 I.
... t the person just keep going if he's got so many miles to go before he sleeps? And why do I have to tell more about the blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road? I don't want to write about that blue car that 6 OCTOBER 17.
A Novel Sharon Creech. I don't want to write about that blue car that had miles to go before it slept, so many miles to go in such a hurry. I am sorry to say I did not really understand 7.
Contents
Section 1 | 21 |
Section 2 | 23 |
Section 3 | 37 |
Section 4 | 43 |
Section 5 | 47 |
Section 6 | 51 |
Section 7 | 69 |
Section 8 | 83 |
Section 9 | 105 |
Section 10 | 109 |
Section 11 | 123 |