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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“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” from The Poetry of Robert Frost edited by Edward Connerey Lathem. Copyright 1923, © 1969 by Henry Holt and Co., copyright 1951 by Robert Frost. Reprinted by permission of Henry Holt and Company, ...
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.
What was up with the snowy woods poem you read today? Why doesn'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?
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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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