{"product_id":"hate-that-cat-9780061430947","title":"Hate That Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWalk Two Moons, \u003c\/em\u003eSharon Creech\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e introduced Jack in \u003cem\u003eLove That Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. Both \u003cem\u003eLove That Dog\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHate That Cat\u003c\/em\u003e are approachable, funny, warm-hearted introductions to poetry told from the point of view of a very real kid wrestling with school assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese books are fast reads that will be welcomed by middle graders as they too wonder how poetry and schoolwork connect with their interests and how to uncover their true voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Hate That Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack is only trying to save that fat black cat stuck in the tree by his bus stop--but the cat scratches him instead  At school Miss Stretchberry begins teaching new poems, everything from William Carlos Williams to Valerie Worth to T.S. Eliot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the year progresses, Jack gradually learns to love that cat and finds new ways to express himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreech, Sharon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for\u003cem\u003e Walk Two Moons\u003c\/em\u003e, the Newbery Honor for\u003cem\u003e The Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, and Great Britain's Carnegie Medal for \u003cem\u003eRuby Holler\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, \"lured there by our grandchildren,\" Creech says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.sharoncreech.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604094292242,"sku":"9780061430947","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c9b3fa6-20f1-4cd9-adf5-30357ab3864c.jpg?v=1732254437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hate-that-cat-9780061430947","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}