Hate That Cat - by Sharon Creech (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With plenty of poetry from Tennyson, Eliot, and Poe, along with a hilarious hero and one amazing surprise, Newbery Medalist Creech makes magic once again, in this narrative poem sequel to her acclaimed "Love That Dog."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Return to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat!</strong></p><p>The Newbery Medal-winning author of <em>Walk Two Moons, </em>Sharon Creech<em>, </em> introduced Jack in <em>Love That Dog</em>, a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller. Both <em>Love That Dog</em> and <em>Hate That Cat</em> are approachable, funny, warm-hearted introductions to poetry told from the point of view of a very real kid wrestling with school assignments.</p><p>These books are fast reads that will be welcomed by middle graders as they too wonder how poetry and schoolwork connect with their interests and how to uncover their true voices.</p><p>In<em> Hate That Cat</em>, Jack is only trying to save that fat black cat stuck in the tree by his bus stop--but the cat scratches him instead! At school Miss Stretchberry begins teaching new poems, everything from William Carlos Williams to Valerie Worth to T.S. Eliot.</p><p>As the year progresses, Jack gradually learns to love that cat and finds new ways to express himself.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Jack</p><p>Room 204--Miss Stretchberry</p><p>February 25</p><p>Today the fat black cat<br />up in the tree by the bus stop<br />dropped a nut on my head<br /><em>thunk</em><br />and when I yelled at it<br />that fat black cat said<br /><em>Murr-mee-urrr</em><br />in a <br />nasty<br />spiteful<br />way.</p><p>I hate that cat.</p><p>This is the story of <br />Jack<br />words<br />sounds<br />silence<br />teacher<br />and cat.</p>
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