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Spinning Through the Universe: A Novel in Poems from Room 214

Age 10-14
Grade 5-6

Helen Frost

Spinning Through the Universe: A Novel in Poems from Room 214

Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux April 1, 2004) , 1st Edition

Engrossing tales from the fifth grade

Every child is like
A little world with ever-changing weather,
Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,
Spinning through the universe together.

Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family.

Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.

ISBN
0374371598 / 9780374371593
Pages
112
Weight
8.8 oz.
Dimensions
5.68 x 0.56 in.

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