Jack; Room 105 - -Miss Stretchberry; September 13; I don't want to; because boys; don't write poetry. Girls do; But before he knows it Jack is creating his own poetry and a wonderful story emerges as he becomes interested in this thing that 'girls do'! Not only is Jack inspired to write to his favourite poet, but the poet agrees to visit, and Jack discovers how much more there is to poetry behind the words on the page. A lovely, loving and very impressive novel that defies definition.
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Sharon Creech is the author of many very fine books for young readers. She won the Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler and the previous year was a Carnegie Honour winner for Love That Dog. Sharon lives in the US, where she writes full-time.
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