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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A Novel Sharon Creech. Awards and Praise for Love That Dog: Carnegie Medal commended book New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing” Book Sense 76 Bestseller ALA Notable Book School Library Journal Best Book ...
A Novel Sharon Creech. LOVE THAT DOG ALSO BY SHARON CREECH WALK TWO MOONS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL CHAOS.
ALSO BY SHARON CREECH WALK TWO MOONS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL CHAOS PLEASING THE GHOST CHASING REDBIRD BLOOMABILITY THE WANDERER FISHING IN THE AIR A FINE, FINE SCHOOL RUBY HOLLER GRANNY TORELLI MAKES SOUP HEARTBEAT WHO'S THAT BABY?
A Novel Sharon Creech. SHARON CREECH LOVE THAT DOG J O A N N A C O T L E R B O O K S A HarperTrophy® An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams, from Collected Poems:
A Novel Sharon Creech. “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams, from Collected Poems: 1909–1939, Volume I. Copyright © 1938 by New Directions Publishing Corp. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.
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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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