Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech October 29, 2008
Posted by jcarlson in : Poetry Fiction , 10comments
If you loved reading Love That Dog, you must read Hate That Cat. In the continuing story of Jack, we learn that his teacher, Miss Stretchberry moved a grade with him. Jack still misses his dog Sky and continues to write poetry. In Hate That Cat, poetry writing is fun because Miss Stretchberry makes everything in school fun.
Throughout the book, Sharon Creech leaves you clues about silence and sound. You will not figure out what the clues mean until the end of the story. Read carefully to find out more about Jack’s family, his letters to Walter Dean Myers (a real life author) and how he feels about cats.
This book hooked me from the first page. The reading goes quickly because every page looks like a poem. At the end of the book, there is a list of poems from the story that are fun to read. As a huge fan of Sharon Creech, I was not disappointed; in fact I have given the book to two other teachers to read. They loved the story. So if you read Hate That Cat and love it, pass it on to someone else who will enjoy reading the book.
Let me know what you think and if you were surprised by the silence and sound clues.
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Shultz