Troy Thompson, a Grade 6 student, in trying to understand the art of poetry, as he stumbles over the Japanese form of ‘Haiku’, the ballad, the limerick and the sonnet. At the end of the year, Troy’s poetry has improved and his respect for his teacher has grown too! An entertaining introduction to poetry, which can be read as a narrative. It is divided into assignments for the reader to follow and participate in and is peppered by Troy’s doodles and margin comments to his teacher. Ms Kranke obviously has quite a soft spot for this cheeky young student, and encourages him on his way, whether writing of his love for his school sweetheart, Kylie, or revealing the heroic and moving death of his policeman father.

Related: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9781929132522
• Author: Crew, Gary
• Illustrator: Smith, Craig
• Published: 2003, Kane/Miller Book Pub
• Themes: Poetry, Writing
• Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 35