Love That Dog
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:8th Jun '06
£6.99
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A Carnegie honor winning novel by multi-award winning author A brilliant story set in the classroom with a wonderfully inspiring teacher
A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry as he finds his voice and tells his own story.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.
'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
- Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2002
- Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 2002
ISBN: 9780747557494
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 9mm
Weight: 100g
112 pages