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THE POWER OF POETRY #30: LAUREN GILMORE

September 3, 2015 by Christopher Margolin

  Two years ago, as part of my hometown’s annual literary festival, I competed in a teen poetry slam. For winning, I was given the opportunity to open for two of the headliners, Major Jackson and Robert Wrigley. It was a poem about my father dying. I read it from memory so the page wouldn’t shake.  After the show, I was flooded with enthusiastic praise. Everyone wanted to shake my hand, and more than once I was asked what I […]

Categories: THE POWER OF POETRY • Tags: #powerofpoetry, Drunk in a Midnight Choir, frustration, IWPS, lauren gilmore, Outdancing the Universe, Teen, the poetry question, university of hell

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REVIEW: AMANDA MACIEL-TEASE

June 9, 2014 by

  The summer before Sara Wharton’s senior year was supposed to be filled with friends and parties. Instead, Sara finds herself immersed in a world that believes she’s responsible for the death of her classmate, Emma Putnam. Faced with charges of harassment and bullying, Sara has to learn to deal with the consequences of her choices. But is it really Sara’s fault? Sara’s not so sure. In her debut novel, Tease, Amanda Maciel (Balzer + Bray)  deals with issues facing every […]

Categories: ARCHIVE • Tags: Bullying, HarperCollins, harrassment, high school, high school life, Teen, teen lit, the poetry question, YA Novel

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REVIEW: SHARON CREECH – HEARTBEAT

May 26, 2014 by

I was first introduced to Sharon Creech as a student teacher. Her ability to weave together story lines and characters that left an imprint upon readers caused me to devour books such as Ruby Holler, Walk Two Moons, Bloomability, and Love that Dog. But somehow, I missed Heartbeat until recently. Published in 2004 by HarperCollins, Heartbeat is the story of Annie, a quirky twelve-year-old, struggling to make sense of the world, and her place within it. This novel, told through verse, is simplistic in style and rich in meaning, Annie’s […]

Categories: ARCHIVE • Tags: fiction, HarperCollins, heartbeat, love that dog, loveisagoodbook, poetry, review, sharon creech, Teen, the poetry question, YA Fiction, YA Novel

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