Why a good book is a secret door

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The Fearless Ha

The Fearless Ha

I picked Inside Out and Back Again for my free verse book. I REALLY loved it. I loved Ha’s genuine and raw voice. Her words were all so necessary. Every poem throughout the book gave us a piece of information about their everyday struggles or who she was as a person. It was refreshing to …

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Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming

The book I’m reading for this assignment is Brown Girl Dreaming. I fell in love with this book as soon as I started to read it. The style of writing is very different from something I would ever typically select for myself, so I’m glad that I had the opportunity to read something outside of …

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Poem book

Poem book

A) When I first started “ Inside Out & Back Again” I was a little confused. It took me off guard that a story was written in a poem. Shortly after, I realized I really liked this format. Like I have mentioned before, I hate reading. This format was awesome, because I got to read …

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Crossing Over to Poetry

Crossing Over to Poetry

Part 1: The book I chose to read for this unit was the Crossover by Kwame Alexander. I chose this book because I have always been very involved in sports and have played then since I was five years old. Sports, especially soccer, have been a huge part of my life and I felt like …

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