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by Sharon Creech
Genre: Realistic Fiction/AR 4.5
I'm cheating a bit because we don't have this book in the Walnut Grove library, yet. This book lets us peep into the writing journal of a young boy, Jack, who is forced by his teacher to write and respond to poetry. It's a struggle for him until his teacher reads Love That Boy by Walter Dean Myers which resonates with Jack on a personal level. Inspired by Myers, Jack writes his own version of the poem, Love That Dog, and eventually writes a letter inviting Mr. Myers to his school. Will Mr. Myers come? Will he be mad at Jack for copying his poem? Jack is a character to love and this book will help everyone find a poem to enjoy. I can't wait to buy it for the library.
