{"product_id":"hate-that-cat-9780061430947","title":"Hate That Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn to Miss Stretchberry's class with Jack, the reluctant poet, who over the course of a year encounters new and challenging things like metaphors, alliterations, onomatopoeia, and one mean fat black cat \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Newbery Medal-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWalk Two Moons, \u003c\/em\u003eSharon Creech\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e introduced Jack in \u003cem\u003eLove That Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller. Both \u003cem\u003eLove That Dog\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHate That Cat\u003c\/em\u003e are approachable, funny, warm-hearted introductions to poetry told from the point of view of a very real kid wrestling with school assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese books are fast reads that will be welcomed by middle graders as they too wonder how poetry and schoolwork connect with their interests and how to uncover their true voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Hate That Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, Jack is only trying to save that fat black cat stuck in the tree by his bus stop--but the cat scratches him instead  At school Miss Stretchberry begins teaching new poems, everything from William Carlos Williams to Valerie Worth to T.S. Eliot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the year progresses, Jack gradually learns to love that cat and finds new ways to express himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-74137\"\u003eSharon Creech\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.73h x 5.16w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061430947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061430943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV002050\"\u003eAnimals | Cats\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV070000\"\u003ePoetry (see also Stories in Verse)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV035000\"\u003eSchool \u0026amp; Education\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48107189436653,"sku":"9780061430947","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_35937d65-d04d-473c-9423-ce298df368b6.jpg?v=1747535294","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hate-that-cat-9780061430947","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}