AUTHOR: Sharon Creech
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
PUBLICATION DATE: April 8, 2008
PAGES: 112
SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS:
"I guess it does
look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that."
Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. 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 he does have something to say.
MY RATING:  I like how Jack and his dad adopt a dog from a shelter/dog pound. Jack and his dog both had a great time together. It's really heartbreaking when his dog died and Jack no longer wants to have another pet because of the trauma he got from losing one. The short and bittersweet poem he wrote in the end is like a memorial for his dog. |
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