Friday, August 19, 2016

New Book Alert: Moo by Sharon Creech


Moo (Aug. 30th, 2016) by Sharon Creech
(ARC begged & borrowed from a fellow blogger)

Full disclosure: I love Sharon Creech. She has written some of my favorite books of all-time. I wrote an entire poetry curriculum around reading aloud Love that Dog (click here for details). I bawled out loud while reading Walk Two Moons, and I am not a book crier. I also loved sharing Walk Two Moons as a small group discussion book with my fourth graders (click here for book club discussion questions and page breakdowns). I have a huge bin of Sharon Creech books in my classroom library.

So it is no surprise that I would be excited about any announcement of a new book by Sharon Creech. But a new novel in verse? Based around an ornery cow? (Even if it does happen to be set in Maine and not my native Wisconsin.) Featuring a main character named Reena so that I cannot wait to share it with a former student of mine named Reena? Love.

Twelve-year-old Reena may have been the one to suggest moving to Maine, but that doesn't mean she really knows what she's in for. Told in imaginative free verse, Moo is a story about changes: moving to a new home and a new state, leaving behind the big city for the oceanside countryside, and learning to get past first impressions. 

People Said ...

My parents' friends said
Are you crazy?
and
It gets cold in Maine, you know.
and
There are giant mosquitoes in Maine.
and
It gets cold in Maine, you know.
and
Why? Why? Why?

But some others said
They have lobsters there.
and
Great blueberries in Maine!
and
Beautiful ocean and mountains!
and
Great skiing!
and
Lots of lobsters!
Lots of blueberries!

Though ... it does get cold there
you know?

This is an amusing, enjoyable, and heartwarming story wrapped up in the memorable voice of the protagonist. Whether you like cows and countrysides or just want an excuse to visit for awhile by book, Moo is a story that will appeal to a wide range of readers and poetry-lovers. (I've already pre-ordered the copy for my classroom library.)

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7 comments:

  1. Sounds like a good one. I'll look for it.

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  2. On my list and certainly can't wait, Katie. I'm sure it's wonderful as you shared! Thanks!

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  3. Sharon Creech is one of my favorites. Can't wait to get this book!

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  4. Great review! Wonder which blogger you begged and borrowed from?!? (tee-hee) Maybe you should mention that SHE got it the very same way from another blogger! (Such fun to share from Maine to Ohio to Wisconsin and back!)

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  5. Thanks for the peek, Katie. Sounds great!

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  6. I love Sharon Creech, too. I love Maine, though I've never been in winter. I'm looking forward to Moo.

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  7. So much goodness in everything Sharon Creech writes. Moo is on my TBR list. Thanks for the review, Katie. =)

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