'A beautiful wonderful lovely little book.' Geraldine McCaughrean 'I really loved this one - so original and funny and touching. It's completely captivating ...' The Independent 'A touching account of a boy's new-found love of poetry. Readers can't fail to be affected by this lovely tale.' The Guardian ' life-enhancing.' Financial Times

Slowly Jack learns the pleasures of writing poetry as Miss Stretchberry encourages him to tell his own story through verse. What emerges is a moving and memorable story about a boy and his dog and his growing passion for poetry.
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A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry as he finds his voice and tells his own story.
A Carnegie honor winning novel by multi-award winning author A brilliant story set in the classroom with a wonderfully inspiring teacher

Product details

ISBN
9780747557494
Published
2001-09-17
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
100 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
9 mm
Age
J, 02
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
112

Author

Biographical note

Sharon Creech lives in the USA. She is the recipient of all the major children's book awards including the Newbery Award and the Carnegie Medal which she won with Ruby Holler.