Chapter Book 7

Author	Sharon Creech
Title	Love That Dog
Illustrator	NA
Readability Score	Grade level equivalent:  4.9 Lexile Measure: 1010L DRA: 50 Guided Reading: T
Genre	Poetry
Subgenre	Narrative
Theme	This book emphasizes the power of poetry.
Primary and Secondary Characters	Jack, Miss Stretchberry, Mr. Walter Dean Myers, Sky
Award(s) date of publication	2001
Publishing Company	Harper Trophy
ISBN Number	978-0-06-440959-9
Brief Summary	Jack doesn’t believe that he has the ability to write poetry.  He doesn’t even want to write poetry because it is something that “girls do.”  However, with constant motivation from his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, Jack slowly begins to realize that he can in fact write poetry.  Through his poems, Jack comes to terms with the loss of his dog Sky.
Picture of book cover
Description of how you would use book with students	I would use this book at the beginning of a poetry unit to motivate and encourage all students of their ability to write poetry.