| Author | Sharon Creech |
| Title | Love That Dog |
| Illustrator | N/A |
| Readability Score | 4.9 |
| Genre | fiction |
| Subgenre | Poetry |
| Theme | Children can learn that putting their thoughts down on paper can help you find your voice. |
| Primary and Secondary Characters | Primary: Jack Secondary: Teacher, Mr. Walter Dean Myers |
| Award(s) and Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Publishing Company | Harper Collins Publishers |
| ISBN Number | 0-06-029287-3 |
| Summary | This story begins telling a story about a boy who who doesn't like to write poetry and thinks poetry is something only for girls. The boy, Jack comes to love poetry as he discovers things about various poems that he likes or can identify with that his teacher reads to the class. He starts off writing poems but wants his teacher to keep them anonymous until he is inspired by a famous poet, Walter Dean Myers, who changes Jack's perspective about writing and who he is. |
| Description of how you would use the book | I will use this book to teach writing and perspective. I will also use it as a resource when teaching inferences. |
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