Love That Dog
Free verse novel by Sharon Creech
978-0-06-029287-4Love That Dog is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher.[1] The author drew inspiration from Walter Dean Myers' poem, Love That Boy.[2] The book received good reviews[3][4] and was a finalist for the 2001 Carnegie Medal as well as being commended at the 2002 Children's Book Awards.[5][6] The book has also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.[7] Love That Dog is composed of multiple short chapters – each chapter is listed as a diary entry. As the novel develops and Jack's confidence grows, so does his literary style. He progresses from short and defiant sentences to more sophisticated poetry. Jack writes many poems, and eventually stops being anonymous.
Jack hints, but only directly tells at the end, that his dog named Sky got run over by a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road.
References
- ^ A Writer Who's 13 At Heart – TIME
- ^ Sharon Creech Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USATODAY.com – These good reads make great listens
- ^ Quick Listens - washingtonpost.com
- ^ Booker Prize value soars to £50,000 | UK news | The Guardian
- ^ 'Pied Piper' brings belated literary reward | UK news | The Guardian
- ^ BEST SELLERS: March 16, 2003 – New York Times
External links
Children's literature portal
Novels portal
- New York Times review
- Profile on author's website
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The works of Sharon Creech
- Absolutely Normal Chaos
- Walk Two Moons
- Pleasing the Ghost
- Chasing Redbird
- Bloomability
- The Wanderer
- Fishing in the Air
- Love That Dog
- A Fine, Fine School
- Ruby Holler
- Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
- Heartbeat
- Replay
- Who's That Baby
- The Castle Corona
- Hate That Cat
- The Unfinished Angel
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