Love That Dog is different from any other novel I have read. I loved the fact that the whole book was poem writings from a student named Jack. In the beginning of the book he did not like poetry. He writes about not liking poetry and doesn't realize that he really is writing poetry. Throughout the book he struggles with writing what he thinks should be poetry. He doesn't realize that poetry doesn't have to rhyme.
I love the parts about his dog Sky. He writes poems about a dog that he adopts from the shelter. He really loves playing with his dog and adds in different poems from the previous poems his teacher has read them in class.
He also struggles with letting his classmates look at his poems. He doesn't think that what he writes is good enough for his classmates to read. Eventually he is inspired by Walter Myers to write a poem that he lets the class read. It is also cool that Walter Myers actually came and spoke at their school.
As a future teacher I really enjoyed the process that this kid went through. In the beginning he said he hated poetry. He kept trying and his teacher did not push him. Instead she just read her class examples of different poetry that they could try and write. Eventually, Jack was inspired by an author and he actually comes to the school. I think this kid really ended up loving poetry because his teacher helped him realize that poetry can be any piece of writing!
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