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Book Review By alisa
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech

Love that Dog is the touching story of a young boy named Jack. The story develops as Jack responds to his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, over the course of the school year. She tries to get him to start writing but Jack keeps saying "I can't" or "i won't". But as the teacher begins to feed him inspiration, Jack finds that he has a lot to say and many ways to say it.
All year long, Jack tries to talk about his teacher, his beloved dog Sky, and his life in more in-depth ways. One day, Sky dies because he is hit by a truck. Jack uses poetry and his new joy in writing to cope with this loss, which is quite huge considering that Jack is only in third grade.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 11-14
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of...

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a kid
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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