Author

Publication

2004 - Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

23,250 words, Guess

Page Count

93 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.F9205 Sp 2004
  • LCCPS3556.R5982S65 2004

Description

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.

Description

A collection of poems written in the voices of Mrs. Williams of room 214, her students, and a custodian about their interactions with each other, their families, and the world around them. Includes notes on the poetic forms represented.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

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Other Editions

  • Spinning through the universeFarrar Straus Giroux2004

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