Verse+Novel

media type="custom" key="6980015" Koertge, R. (2010). //Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs//. York, PA, U.S.A.: Candelwick Press.

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When 14-year-old Kevin's mother became terminally ill, writing poetry became a refuge for him. Nearly a year later, Kevin and his dad are still grieving the loss of Kevin's mother, and the gift of a new notebook inspires him to resume writing. Most of his entries are in free verse, some are emails, but the form is less important than the reflection and self-expression his journal allows him as he grapples with changes in his life. His baseball team has made it to the playoffs, so his life is busy with school, practice, and games. His girlfriend doesn't like baseball (and she thinks blank verse means a poem about nothing), his dad wants to start dating, and he still misses his mom. When he meets an interesting girl at a poetry reading, things begin to get more complicated.

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Author Cyber-Hunt