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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Love that dog / by Sharon Creech p. cm. Summary: A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
A Novel Sharon Creech. For Sandy and Jack Floyd Mark and Karin Leuthy Benjamin Louise England Rob Leuthy all of whom love love love their dogs. H. JACK ROOM 105—M ISS STRETCHBERRY SEPTEMBER 13 I don't want. With special thanks to Walter ...
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User Review - sgentr1 - LibraryThingI thought this was an excellent book. It is such a unique writing style and very easy to read. It is written as a writing journal that gives us only the student’s (Jack) ideas, answers, and questions ... Read full review
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User Review - DJLunchlady91404 - LibraryThingJack reminds me of my eleven year old son. Unsure of his talents, Jack doesn't want to write poetry. the story is told in a series of poems given as a class assignment. At first Jack doesn't want to ... 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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