Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

"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." â€”Â School Library JournalÂ (starred review)

When MVP Kevin Boland gets the news that he has mono and wonâ€™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 dadâ€™s den â€” and before Kevin knows it, heâ€™s writing in verse about stuff like, Will his jock friends give up on him? Whatâ€™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 teacherâ€™s dream â€” sure to hook poetry lovers, baseball fanatics, mono recoverers, and everyone in between.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|284025
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2006-02-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780763629397

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