About This Book
This unique book offers an intimate look into the lives of sixth-grade students through their journal entries, presented in a poetic format. Readers will explore their personal feelings, navigate family dynamics, and witness their growing interest in poetry, inspired by a new substitute teacher. It's a gentle and reflective read that normalizes the emotional landscape of pre-teen years and subtly introduces the beauty of verse.
The entries in the journals of two sixth grade students reveal much about their personal feelings, family lives, and a growing interest in poetry sparked by their new substitute teacher.
Discussion Prompts
1
What kinds of feelings do the students write about in their journals? Have you ever felt similar things?
2
How does the substitute teacher change the students' feelings about poetry? What subjects do you enjoy learning about?
3
If you kept a journal, what kinds of things would you write in it?
4
How do the journal entries show us what friendship and family mean to these students?
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