Love That Dog facts for kids
The cover of Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
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| Author | Sharon Creech |
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| Original title | for loving that Dog and hating that cat |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy, Realistic Fiction, Poetry |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (US) Bloomsbury(UK) |
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Publication date
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2001 |
| Pages | 86 hardback 128 paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-029287-4 |
| OCLC | 45757381 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C8615 Lo 2001 |
| Followed by | Hate that Cat |
Love That Dog is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. The author drew inspiration from Walter Dean Myers' poem, Love That Boy. The book received good reviews and was a finalist for the 2001 Carnegie Medal as well as being commended at the 2002 Children's Book Awards. The book has also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Love That Dog is composed of multiple short chapters - each chapter is listed as a diary entry. As the novel develops and Jack's confidence grows, so does his literary style. He progresses from short and defiant sentences to more sophisticated poetry.
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