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Hardcover Hate That Cat Book

ISBN: 0061430927

ISBN13: 9780061430923

Hate That Cat: A Novel

(Book #2 in the Jack Series)

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Book Overview

Return to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech , introduced Jack in Love That Dog , a New York Times bestseller. Both Love That Dog and Hate That Cat are approachable, funny, warm-hearted introductions to poetry told from the point of view of a very real kid wrestling with school assignments. These books are fast reads that will be welcomed by middle graders as they too wonder how poetry and schoolwork connect with their interests and how to uncover their true voices. In Hate That Cat , Jack is only trying to save that fat black cat stuck in the tree by his bus stop--but the cat scratches him instead At school Miss Stretchberry begins teaching new poems, everything from William Carlos Williams to Valerie Worth to T.S. Eliot. As the year progresses, Jack gradually learns to love that cat and finds new ways to express himself.

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8 customer ratings | 7 reviews

Rated 5 stars
Can you judge a book by holding it?

A college professor once told one of my classes that just holding a book could somehow impress on the holder the book's content. (Out of context this seems silly, but was very wise within context.) This time I must disagree with that dear professor. Holding "Hate That Cat" with its ugly red cover, then opening it and looking at the poetic forms inside made me snap it closed, put it back on the shelf, and huff: Why would I...

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Readers of all ages will enjoy

I am a high school English teacher and very much enjoyed Creech's Hate That Cat, which followed Love That Dog. She has a lovely voice and will draw you into the story through Jack. I received this book as a gift (from another English teacher!) and have since given to a student because I enjoyed it so much.

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Delightful, funny and moving

This author uses the vehicle of a very young poet writing poetry for class assignments as a way to explore serious life events in a touching and often humorous way. This book made me laugh out loud and cry as well, all in very few words. This isn't a book for those who hate cats, but for whoever loves life and hope and poetry. Although it is sold as a children's book, it probably takes an adult to fully appreciate it...

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Hate That Cat

Follow up to her other book "Love that dog" No matter what Sharon Creech writes it is great. The style for these two books is also good for reluctant readers or when you want quality in small doses. Almost makes you want to write something on your own just to work out a problem or two.

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With thanks to Mr Walter Dean Myers, and Jack

I love that book like my grandpa loves pie I said I love that book like my grandpa loves pie Love to eat it in one sitting Love to eat it lean back, sigh.

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