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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JACK ROOM 105—M ISS STRETCHBERRY SEPTEMBER 13 I don't want. With special thanks to Walter Dean Myers and to all the poets and Mr.-and-Ms. Stretchberrys who inspire students every day.
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.
A Novel Sharon Creech. I tried. Can't do it. Brain's empty. SEPTEMBER 27 I don't understand the poem about the red 2 SEPTEMBER 21.
SEPTEMBER 27 I don't understand the poem about the red wheelbarrow and the white chickens and why so much depends upon them. If that is a poem about the red wheelbarrow and the white chickens then any words can be a poem.
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User Review - atreic - LibraryThingIs this review a poem If I break up the lines? This book Shows us these questions Also shows us Read full review
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User Review - Bookslesstravelled - LibraryThingOddly one of my favorite books as a kid...Probably because I made my mom read it out-loud (every night!) much to her utter dismay! XD Read full review
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 |
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| Title | Love That Dog: A Novel |
| Author | Sharon Creech |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Harper Collins, 2014 |
| ISBN | 0061961337, 9780061961335 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs Juvenile Fiction / School & Education Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse |
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