Room 214: A Year in Poems

By Helen Frost

Book Overview

Engrossing tales from the fifth grade

Every child is like
A little world with ever-changing weather,
Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are,
Spinning through the universe together.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250040094
• ISBN13: 9781250040091
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9