Hate That Cat, Sharon Creech
Hate That Cat, Sharon Creech
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Hate That Cat

Author: Sharon Creech

Narrator: Scott Wolf

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/23/2008

Synopsis

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.

About Sharon Creech

Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Creech says.www.sharoncreech.com

About Scott Wolf

Scott Wolf's theatre credits include Side Man on Broadway, Far East, and Dead End at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. His movies include White Squall and The Evening Star. For six seasons he was seen as Bailey Salinger on Party of Five on Fox Television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Terri on August 27, 2008

Love that book like a boy loves a cat I said I love that book like a boy loves a cat Love to take a pen in the morning love to take a pen Write like that! Love that book like a cat loves birds I said I love that book like a cat loves birds Love to feast on its pages Love to feast on Perfect words! Love that Do......more

Goodreads review by Clarice on November 30, 2017

I hadn't read any of Sharon Creech's poetry until this book. It was way different than her other writing, but I still thought it was good. All of the poems were written by Jack, a boy in elementary school. It acts like a diary of sorts. It was definitely unique, and I hadn't read anything like it. I......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on June 04, 2008

There are few things nicer than catching a glimpse of an upcoming children’s book title and bursting into laughter at the cover. A nice laugh, of course. I don’t suppose that many people thought that Sharon Creech’s Love That Dog was in particular need of a sequel. It was a perfectly nice book but......more

Goodreads review by Jenna on December 10, 2019

I normally can't stand poetry because of how serious it is, but this took away any issues I had. It had a lighter feel than heavy and meaningful poetry, even with a dark sense of humor. I thought it was almost as good as the first one, love that dog.......more

Goodreads review by Jamey on June 11, 2017

I love this book, and I love how the character is the same. I love that it was about moving on, and that things are not as they appear to be. Jack in the first book was learning how to live with his dog's death, and now it is about bringing a new member to the family. He learns that somethings may l......more

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