| Shakespeare Bats Cleanup Contributor(s): Koertge, Ron (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763629391 ISBN-13: 9780763629397 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: Written in free verse with examples of several poetic forms slipped into the mix, this funny, poignant story by a master of dialogue tells of a straight-talking 14-year-old first baseman, benched by mono, who takes a swing at writing poetry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.25 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68614 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This funny and poignant novel celebrates the power of writing to help young people make sense of their lives and unlock and confront their problems. -- School Library Journal (starred review) When MVP Kevin Boland gets the news that he has mono and won't be seeing a baseball field for a while, he suddenly finds himself scrawling a poem down the middle of a page in his journal. To get some help, he cops a poetry book from his dad's den -- and before Kevin knows it, he's writing in verse about stuff like, Will his jock friends give up on him? What's the deal with girlfriends? Surprisingly enough, after his health improves, he keeps on writing, about the smart-talking Latina girl who thinks poets are cool, and even about his mother, whose death is a still-tender loss. Written in free verse with examples of several poetic forms slipped into the mix, including a sonnet, haiku, pastoral, and even a pantoum, this funny, poignant story by a master of dialogue is an English teacher's dream -- sure to hook poetry lovers, baseball fanatics, mono recoverers, and everyone in between. |