Winner of the 1998 Best Books for Yound Adults, ALA Winner of the New York Public Library, 1998 Boss for the Teen Age.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect book for teachers!,
By stephen shearer (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Just People & Paper/Pen/Poem: A Young Writer's Way to Begin (Paperback)
Kathi Appelt's book of poetry is my favorite book to use with intermediate and high school readers. After twelve years in the classroom, no book comes close to the success I have experienced with Just People.The book is organized into two sections -- one containing transcendent free-verse poems focusing on the adolescent experience, and the second an exploration of Appelt's own writing process with specific invitations to respond to each poem. The title poem "Just People" stuns my students. They visualize the story so easily thanks to Appelt's imagery that they share Marsha Cates' loss when her boyfriend is killed by a drunk driver. "Emergence" captures every teen's desire for breaking out and venturing into the unknown of adulthood. Appelt focuses on the simple image of a young person sitting in a parked car in the driving rain, yet the yearning is universal. "Javier" is a poem of rebirth. A young boy waits outside a library in the early morning cold. A compassionate school librarian breaks the rules and lets him in early. His life is transformed through the warmth of books. I've had the opportunity to present with Kathi Appelt and have her speak to my students. She is a writer of uncommon grace who can take young readers on emotional roller-coaster rides. I love this book!
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They were buckled up in a blue and red cup fastened tight the two of them alone not needing to say a thing nothing eyes on the ground as bright as day faces in the sky as bright as night. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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They were buckled up in a blue and red cup fastened tight the two of them alone not needing to say a thing nothing eyes on the ground as bright as day faces in the sky as bright as night. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
garage wall Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marsha Cates New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Elephants Aloft by Kathi Appelt in Front Matter
- A Red Wagon Year by Kathi Appelt in Front Matter
- Bayou Lullaby by Karel Appel in Front Matter
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